30.

PENELITIAN PENDIDIKAN
PERANAN ORANG TUA DALAM MENDIDIK ANAK
DI ERA GLOBALIZATION

Simson Sembiring ‘

ABSTRAK

Peranan orang tua dalam mendidik anak sangatlah penting, karena dalam, rumah tangga lah
seorang anak mula-mula memperoleh bimbingan dan pendidikan dari orang tuanya.

Tugas orang tua sebagai guru atas pendidikan utama dan pertama bagi anak-anaknya dalam
menumbuhkan dan mengembangkan kekuatan mental dan fisik serta rohani mereka.

Terutama dalam era globalisasi ini orang tua sangat sibuk dalam tugasnya dan seorang ibu
sebagai wanita karir sangat sibuk sehingga anak menjadi terbengkalai.

Orang tua harus mengambil peranan penting yang bisa dilaksanakannya setiap hari adalah sebagai
beritkut:

 Membimbing tentang penghormatan, pengendalian diri dan kejujuran.

 Bertanggung jawab dalam perawatan, penjagaan, pendidikan dan bimbingan anak
 Membina watak anak, mempengaruhi perkembangan tabiatnya dan melindungi anak.

Kata kunci: Peranan orang tua, Mendidik anak, Globalisasi

THE ROLE OF PARENTS IN EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

ON GLOBALIZATION ERA

Simson Sembiring ‘

ABSTRACT

The role of parents in nurture of children is extremely necessary, since household is a domain in
which a child has initially guidance and education by his or her parents.

Like teachers, parents have function as initial, prominent educators for their children in fostering
mental, physical or spiritual power of children.

Parents are in considerable preoccupation of their duties, especially in a globalization era, and a
mother as career woman was being simply busy, making education of her children unfinished.

Parents will have to take important role to play in everyday activities, as is following:

 Provide children with guidance of admiration, self-control, and honesty.

 Responsible for children treatment, nurture, education, and guidance.
 Develop characters of children, affect behavioral development, and protect children.

Key words: The role of parents, Educate child, Globalization

‘ Drs Simson Sembiring MSi, is a Lecturer at Department of Civil Engineering Education, School of
Vocational and Technology Education, Indonesia University of Education