The International Journal of Social Sciences World TIJOSSW is Available Online at: https://www.growingscholar.org/journal/index.php/TIJOSSW Vol. 2 No. 02, September 2020, pages: 69~76 DOI: .............. Growingscholar Publisher ISSN 2690-5167 69 Children Pain Perception using “Draw, Write, and Tell” Method Maria Magdalena Goha a , Nyimas Heny Purwati b , Tria Astika Endah Permatasari c Article history: Received: ..., 2020; Accepted:..., 2020; Displayed Online: ..., 2020; Published: ..., 2020 Keywords Abstract Children; Pain; Write; Draw; Tell; Children’s responses, related to pain, follow a developmental pattern and are influenced by temperament, the ability to cope, and exposure to pain and previous painful procedures. The current research objectives are to determine the perception of pain in children using the Draw, Write and Tell Method, as well as to identify the characteristics of the respondent (age, gender and medical diagnosis experienced), which called theme. The method applied in this study was a qualitative descriptive study using an inductive approach. The subject was ten children aged 4-8 years with acute pain who received inpatient services at Prof. Dr J. A Latumeten Hospital, Ambon, Indonesia. Data were obtained using the technique of “draw, write, and tell”. As the results, it is found that there are three themes related to children’s pain perception, namely: 1) Characteristics of Pain 2) Presence of Mother, and 3) Comfort. 1. Introduction Pediatric Nursing Services in the field of pain management for children hospitalized focus on pain recognition, pain intensity assessment and access to safe and appropriate interventions for pain in children. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience due to tissue damage, either actual or potential or described in the form of the damage (American Medical Association, 2013). Pain response in children is different from adults. Children can use crying expressions or verbalizations in expressing the pain they are experiencing. Pain in children is varied, complex and subjective. Effective assessment of pain in children and good management relies on a comprehensive biological, psychological and social approach (Nicole, 2018). a Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku- Indonesia, Email: mariegoha05@gmail.com b Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia c Fakultas Ilmu Keperawatan Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia