EDUCATIONAL TOY AND HOSPITALITY RESPONSE TOOLS FOR TODDLERS

Abstract

Background: Playing is a good medium for learning because by playing children will talk (communicate), learn to adjust to the environment, do what they can and recognize time, distance and sound. The sick condition of playing activities still needs to be carried out. Play needs at the toddler can trigger a response to hospitalization for children. Objectives: This study was conducted to see how the influence of educational games on the response of hospitalization to toddler age children. Methods: Static-Group Comparson research design with purposive sampling method (judgment sampling), the number of samples is 14 children. Data is taken using an observation sheet. After tabulation the data is analyzed by using the Wilcoxon Range Test with a significance level of 0.05. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of educational game tools on hospitalization responses to toddler age children. Results: The results of the study, children who were given the play treatment experienced an adaptive response of 6 people (85.7%), while the adaptive mall response was 1 person (14.3%). The frequency of hospitalization responses was more often experienced in the control group without treatment, with adaptive mal responses of 6 (85.7%) and adaptive responses experienced only by 1 person (14.7%) respondents. The results of the statistical test showed that there was the influence of educational games on the response of hospitalization to toddler age children with a significant level of 0.025 (P <0.05). Conclusion: Fulfillment of playing with educational games can minimize the frequency of adaptive mall response to hospitalization of children when hospitalized.