Relationship Between Baby Gym Frequency on Development In 6-9 Months Aged Infants at Posyandu RW 12 Pademangan Barat North Jakarta

Abstract

Motoric development in children is related to the child's ability to control his body movements. One of the interventions that can be done to improve crawling ability is a baby gym. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the frequency of giving baby gym to the development of crawling abilities in infants aged 6-9 months at Posyandu RT12/RW 13 Pademangan Barat, North Jakarta. This study used a cross-sectional study. The design of this design is a study that studies the relationship between the frequency of giving baby gyms to the development of crawling skills in babies aged 6-9 months. Sampling was carried out using the Slovin formula as follows in 260 populations, there were 72 samples. Then the sampling using non-random sampling technique with purposive sampling criteria. The instruments used in this study were observation sheets for crawling abilities and Developmental Pre Screening Questionnaires (KPSP). Based on the results of the study, the results of statistical analysis using the Fisher's exact test obtained a pvalue = 0.000, which means that there is a significant relationship between the frequency of giving baby gyms to the development of crawling abilities in infants aged 6-9 months at Posyandu RT12/RW 13 Pademangan Barat, North Jakarta. The researchers concluded that baby gymnastics or baby gym is a collection of movement games that aim to stimulate optimal growth, development, and baby's motor skills. Suggestions for the need for community service so that people know and are more familiar with baby gyms and can do baby gyms independently