<![CDATA[Stunting can cause various adverse effects on children, including impaired physical growth, delayed motor development, reduced cognitive abilities, increased susceptibility to infectious diseases, and long-term consequences that affect health status and productivity. One of the key factors in stunting prevention is adequate family knowledge regarding the fulfillment of children's growth and developmental needs. In this context, improving maternal knowledge is particularly important because mothers play a central role in child care, nutrition, and growth monitoring, thereby helping reduce the risk of stunting. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of health education in improving the knowledge of mothers with toddlers. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental one-group pretest–posttest design was employed. Bivariate analysis was conducted using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to compare participants' knowledge before and after the intervention. The study involved 93 mothers with toddlers as respondents. The findings showed an increase in the mean knowledge score following the health education intervention, with a statistically significant improvement in respondents' knowledge (p-value = 0.000). These results indicate that regular health education for mothers has the potential to support stunting prevention efforts by enhancing maternal knowledge regarding children's growth and development.]]>
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