Correlation of Stimulation with Development of 2-Year-Old Babies (Baduta) in Mamuju District, West Sulawesi Supratti Department of Nursing, Ministry of Health Polytechnic Mamuju, West Sulawesi Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Children are the nation's future generation. One of factors that infuences children's quality is early stimulation. Early stimulation is given according to the children's development. Badutaor infants aged 0–24 months is the baby's golden period (golden age period) which is a period where the baby's brain is experiencing very rapid development, because at this time the baby's brain is functioning properly so that it can absorb up to 100% of information affecting and determine their next development. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of stimulation on the level of development of Baduta(2-year-old babies) in Mamuju District, West Sulawesi. This research is an analytic observational study with cross sectional design. The population in this study were all infants aged 0–24 months in the working areas of Binanga, Bambu and Tampapadang PublicHealth Centre. Sampling using accidental sampling, the number of samples is 96 infants. The Pre-Screening Development Questionnaires (KPSP) were used at the age of 3–24 months, KPSP measured gross motor development, fne motor development, speech and language skills, socialization and independence skills, and stimulation questionnaire according to the development of children aged 3–24 months. The datawas collected by distributing stimulation questionnaires according to the child's development and direct observation of the level of development using KPSP according to the age of the child, giving explanations to their parents if there is a statement in the questionnaire is not understood. Research shows that there is a signifcant infuence between stimulation (p = 0.039) with the level of development of Baduta in Mamuju District. Parents are expected to provide stimulation according to the child's development continuously with loving care, doing early detection to child development, and giving health counseling to parents about the importance of parents'role to provide early stimulation to children according to the stage of child development. Top Keywords Development, stimulation, baduta, 2-year-old babies. Top |