Journal of Maternal and Child Health (2022), 07(01): 100-109 Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret Research e-ISSN: 2549-1172 100 Correlation between Parenting Style during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Personal Social Development of Preschool Children (3-6 Years) Rahmaini Fitri Harahap, Marito Manullang, Nurul Hajah Butar-Butar, Nurfida Midwifery Study Program, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Prima Indonesia, North Sumatera, Indonesia ABSTRACT Background: The golden period (Golden Age) is the maturation of psychic and physical functions that respond to environmental stimuli and incorporate them into their personality. Child develo- pment is an important aspect that must be optimized in preschool, especially in the personal social aspect. Parenting patterns greatly determine the social activities of children in their development stage. This study aims to see the relationship between parenting patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic with the level of social development of preschool children (3-6 years). Subjects and Method: This research is an analytical observational study with a cross sectional design at Ummi Erni Kindergarten Pematang Johar on Friday, November 19, 2021. 30 subjects were selected by the total sampling method. The dependent variable is the level of child develop- ment. The independent variable is parenting. Data were analyzed by chi-square test. Results: From 30 subjects, it can be seen that there are 25 positive parenting styles with normal child development (83.3%), negative parenting patterns with suspected child development as many as 5 people (16.7%). This study shows that there is a significant relationship between parenting patterns and personal social development of preschool children (3-6 years) (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Parenting patterns are related to the personal social development of preschool children (3-6 years) at Ummi Erni Kindergarten, Pematang Johar Village. Keywords: parenting, personal social development. Correspondence: Rahmaini Fitri Harahap, Midwifery Study Program, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Universitas Prima Indonesia, North Sumatera, Indonesia. Email: rahmainifitriharahap@unprimdn.ac.id. Cite this as: Harahap RF, Manullang M, Butar NHB, Nurfida (2022). Correlation between Parenting Styles During the COVID-19 Pandemic with the Level of Personal Social Development of Preschool Children (3-6 Years). J Matern Child Health. 07(01): 100-109. https://doi.org/10.26911/thejmch.2022.07.01.11. Journal of Maternal and Child Health is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. BACKGROUND Since the end of 2019, the world has been shocked by the outbreak of Covid Sickness 19 or commonly known as the Coronavirus in the city of Wuhan, China. The coronavirus has crippled human existence in various fields, from finance to teaching. This infec- tion began to enter Indonesia since mid- 2020 and spread widely on Walk 2020. From the cases that emerged, almost all countries including Indonesia needed vari- ous approaches as an effort to break the chain of Corona virus spread. Approaches to limit the actual acceptance to public admi- nistration, suspension of movement of any kind outside the home including the learn- ing system in schools (Iyer, 2020). The im- pact of education is that more than 90% of