Indicators In Communication Skills of Taman Posyandu Cadres In The Implementation of Tender Loving Care-Based Child Growth And Development Services Asiyah Siti1,2,*, Suminar Dewi Retno3, Narendra Moersintowarti B.4, Devy Shrimarti Rukmini5 1Student in Doctoral Program, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia 2Lecturer in Health Polytechnic of Ministry of Health, Malang, Indonesia 3Lecturer in Faculty of Psychology, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia 4Consultant Pediatrician in Dr Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia 5Lecturer in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Siti Asiyah, Student in Doctoral Program, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia, Indonesia, e-mail: siti.asiyah-2015@fkm.unair.ac.id
Online published on 4 April, 2020. Abstract Child development activities must be based not only to fulfill physical nutrition for children, but also to pay attention to meet the needs ofpsychological nutrition, such as giving love, attention and affection to children thatcan be manifested in talk, action, touch and gentle speech to children(1). These are the values of Tender Loving Care (TLC)-based parenting, especially in growth and development services by cadres in Taman Posyandu. This researchaims to analyze the dominant indicators in the competence of communication skills of health cadres in TLC-based Taman Posyandu. It is a kind of quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. This research was carried out in 4 districts (cities) in East Java Province with a large sample consisting of 320 Taman Posyandu. The results of thisresearch show that the dominant indicator in the competencies of cadre communication skills is an indicator of understanding the basic communication with children when performing services in Taman Posyandu (0.78). This skills needs to be continuously developed optimally to provide growth and development services in Taman Posyandu, sothe services can be implemented properly and wholeheartedly by TLC-based cadres. Top Keywords Health cadres, Communication skills, Tender loving care (TLC). Top |