The toddler age group is most often suffering from malnutrition such as stunting. The directcause of stunting is malnutrition due to lack of nutritional intake and the illness of the toddler.This study aims to find out in depth the pattern of parenting against the incidence of stuntingin infants. This research was conducted in Gianyar-Bali where the place is one of the districtswith a high incidence of stunting in Bali and became a pilot project handling stunting inIndonesia. Research methods using a qualitative descriptive approach by conducting in-depthinterviews with 8 informants, consisting of 4 housewives, 2 families, 1 cadre and 1 healthworker. Data analysis using thematic analysis. The results of the study: There are 5 principlesof the success of parenting care for toddlers such as: feeding directly or helping children feedthemselves, feeding slowly and patiently can encourage children to want to eat, a goodresponse to food rejection, providing food in a safe environment, time eating is a time to learnand love. In addition, there are determinants of behavioral influences that are supportive suchas knowledge, perception and availability of mother's time. And there are also inhibitingfactors that can be positive or negative such as the presence or absence of support fromvarious parties. Providing quality food to children is needed to prevent early stunting.
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