<![CDATA[This study aims to describe the parenting styles of parents toward a five-year-old child whose language development is not age-appropriate, as indicated by a tendency to use coarse language, and to analyze the relationship between these parenting styles and that tendency. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach using a case study design in the Cikarang Utara area of Bekasi Regency. The subject was selected through purposive sampling: one 5-year-old child. Data were collected through direct observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation in August 2026, and were subsequently analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model, with triangulation of methods to ensure data validity. The research findings indicate that the parenting style employed is a hybrid, combining democratic elements in communication with permissive elements in enforcing rules particularly regarding restrictions on device use and the consistency of reprimands. The tendency for children to use coarse language is shaped by repeated exposure to older siblings and cousins, unsupervised digital content, and the use of coarse language by the parents themselves when angry which undermines the consistency between verbal guidance and the behavior they model. This study concludes that consistency in parenting not merely the existence of rules shapes children’s language behavior, while also highlighting the strength of the case study approach in capturing the nuances of parenting that are often overlooked in large-scale quantitative research.]]>
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