Volume 5, Nomor 1, April 2021 ISSN 2623-1581 (Online) ISSN 2623-1573 (Print) PREPOTIF Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Page 448 POLA ASUH IBU DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA ANAK USIA 24-59 BULAN DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KELURAHAN SEKUPANG KOTA BATAM Mastiur Lumban Tobing 1 , Masdalina Pane 2 , Ester Harianja 3 , Magister Kesehatan Masyarakat, Direktorat Pascasarjana 1 Universitas Sari Mutiara Indonesia 2,3 chelseavictoria58@gmail.com 1 , mastiurlumbantobing@gmail.com 2 ABSTRACT Stunting is a form of stunted growth process, and is a nutritional problem that needs serious attention. Lack of parenting style, especially in giving food to children, is one of the causes of stunting. This study aims to determine the mother's parenting style with the incidence of stunting in children aged 24-59 months in the work area of the Puskesmas, Kelurahan Sekupang, Batam City in 2020. This type of research is qualitative with the case study method. The research informants were 7 people consisting of 5 mothers who have children aged 24-59 months who are stunted, 1 nutrition officer and 1 posyandu officer in the working area of Puskesmas Sekupang. This study used the interview method and measured the body length of children who had been identified as having stunted. Then the data is processed using qualitative data analysis. The results showed that the mother's upbringing was based on the care of giving food, the majority of mothers did not provide exclusive breastfeeding, the children had been given food and drink under the age of 6 months, the mothers provided breakfast but the children had difficulty eating and preferred snacks in stalls, the majority of mothers prepared food. children and the majority of mothers gave only rice porridge. Parenting is based on basic child care care that the majority of mothers work so that the child is the husband or other family member, basic immunization for children before the age of 1 year is incomplete. The mother's parenting style is based on hygiene and sanitation that the majority of mothers keep food in a closed and clean place in the cupboard, the children bathe twice a day, the children cut their nails once a week, the children's clothes are changed if they are dirty, the mothers clean the inside and outside of the house and use gallon water. refill to meet the family's drinking water needs. It is recommended to parents, especially mothers who have children with stunting, to pay more attention to parenting, especially the pattern of feeding according to a balanced nutrition menu and complete immunization for children. Keywords : Maternal Parenting Style, Stunting, Children aged 24-59 months ABSTRAK Stunting merupakan bentuk dari proses pertumbuhan yang terhambat, dan merupakan salah satu masalah gizi yang perlu mendapat perhatian serius. Pola asuh ibu yang kurang khususnya dalam pemberian asupan makanan pada anak merupakan salah satu penyebab terjadinya stunting. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pola asuh ibu dengan kejadian stunting pada anak usia 24-59 bulan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kelurahan Sekupang Kota Batam Tahun 2020. Jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Informan penelitian berjumlah 7 orang yang terdiri dari 5 orang ibu yang mempunyai anak usia 24-59 bulan yang mengalami stunting, 1 orang petugas gizi dan 1 orang petugas posyandu di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Sekupang. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode wawancara dan melakukan pengukuran panjang badan pada anak yang sudah teridentifikasi mengalami stunting. Kemudian datanya diolah menggunakan analisa data kualitatif. Hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa pola asuh ibu berdasarkan asuhan pemberian makanan, mayoritas ibu tidak memberikan ASI ekslusif, anak sudah diberikan makan dan minum di bawah umur 6 bulan, ibu memberikan sarapan pagi tetapi anak sulit makan dan lebih memilih jajan di warung, mayoritas ibu menyiapkan makanan anak dan mayoritas ibu memberikan hanya bubur nasi saja. Pola asuh berdasarkan asuhan perawatan dasar anak bahwa mayoritas ibu bekerja sehingga yang mengasuh anak adalah suami atau anggota keluarga lainnya, imunisasi dasar pada anak sebelum usia 1 tahun tidak lengkap. Pola asuh ibu berdasarkan asuhan hygiene dan sanitasi bahwa mayoritas ibu menyimpan makanan di tempat tertutup dan bersih dalam lemari, anak mandi dua kali sehari, anak potong kuku seminggu sekali, baju anak diganti