<![CDATA[Time discipline is a character value that begins in the family, yet parents in farming communities often have limited time to supervise their children. This study aimed to describe the role of parents in shaping time discipline among fifth-grade students and to identify the factors influencing it at SD Naskat Rumoi Ker-Ker, Teor District, East Seram Regency, Maluku. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed. Eighteen parents, selected through purposive sampling from 24 identified candidates, and the fifth-grade homeroom teacher were interviewed, while classroom observations and document analysis complemented the interviews. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model and validated through source and technique triangulation. The findings show that parents act as guides, motivators, and facilitators by habituating early waking, reminding children of study and departure times, giving advice and verbal praise, and preparing uniforms and stationery the night before. Most students were punctual and orderly, but four to five of 24 students were still frequently late and some lacked writing tools. Family environment, home-to-school distance and weather, and peer influence and mobile phone use shaped students' time discipline. Sustained cooperation between parents and the school is needed to strengthen time discipline habits.]]>
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