THE EFFECT OF EDUCATION THROUGH POCKET BOOKS ON MOTHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF TODDLERS

Abstract

Speech and language development in children, especially toddlers, is an essential aspect of growth and development that determines the child's ability to communicate and socialize. Lack of maternal knowledge about the stages of speech and language development in children can cause delays in early detection of communication disorders, which impacts the child's social and emotional development. This study aims to determine the effect of using pocket books on speech and language in toddlers on the knowledge of mothers in Tuntungan II Village, Deli Serdang Regency. This study used a pre-experimental research design, with a one-group pretest-posttest design on 52 respondents who have toddlers in Tuntungan II Village, Deli Serdang Regency. The intervention was given in the form of pocket books on speech and language in toddlers. The test used by researchers was the Chi-Square test. The results obtained were p-value = 0.033, where this result was lower than the significant standard p <0.05 or (p <0.05). This shows that there is an influence of providing pocket books on speech and language to toddlers on the knowledge of mothers in Tuntungan II Village, Deli Serdang Regency, in 2025.