During this pandemic, the government appealed to social distancing as an effort to prevent the transmission of Covid-19. However, children actually do not understand what is happening and this understanding of social distancing is not fully understood by children because during childhood it is a play phase so that children activities and gather with their friends this will pose a risk of virus transmission. greater than. Therefore, during the Covid-19 pandemic, proper education is needed regarding the prevention of transmission of the virus to children. Providing children with an understanding of Covid-19 is very necessary so that children can prevent the transmission of the virus. Providing education to children about the corona virus or Covid-19 requires creativity and the delivery of information that is easily understood by children. Based on this, counseling activities on the prevention of covid-19 transmission were carried out through social distancing education for elementary school children in Nyelak Hamlet. This PKM aims to provide education and understanding to children and parents so that they can reduce gathering activities outside the home and avoid crowds while playing to prevent transmission of the virus. The content of this counseling is an understanding of the importance of effective social distance in preventing corona transmission, the reason for prohibiting social interaction with friends during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the implementation of this activity, it can provide understanding to children and parents so that they can avoid the transmission of Covid-19.

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui efektivitas layanan bimbingan kelompok untuk pemahaman pemilihan studi lanjut sswa kelas IX sekolah SMP Islam Darul Qur’an Al-Mahdi NW  Tahun Pembelajaran 2021/2022. Jenis penelitian ini adalah pre-eksperimen design dengan desain One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah kelas IX dengan jumlah sampel penelitian berjumlah 16 orang siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket, analisis menggunakan data kuantitatif berupa angka-angka yang diolah menggunakan statistic sederhana. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa data kondisi awal sebelum diberikan perlakuan (pre-test) yang berupa layanan bimbingan kelompok berada pada kategori sedang dengan skor 16, sedangkan setelah diberikan perlakuan (post-test) layanan bimbingan kelompok berada pada kategori tinggi dengan skor 21,12. Dengan demikian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan efektivtas layanan bimbingan kelompok untuk pemahaman pemilihan studi lanjut siswa kelas IX sekolah SMP Islam Darul Qur’an Al-Mahdi NW.

This study aims to determine the effect of group guidance in assisting children reaching puberty in Central Lombok. The strategy uses group guidance and the media uses youtube videos and hands-on practice with tutorials. Group guidance services function as an understanding and prevention of deviant behavior during the transition from childhood to early adulthood. The research method used is experimental with pretest and posttest designs. Subjects consisted of 6 students aged 9-13 years. The topics discussed are 1) what and how puberty is, (2) the influence of puberty in the social environment, 3) the meaning of menstruation, and how to live a healthy lifestyle. Based on the data, the results of the pretest showed an average value of 21% and a standard deviation of 2.44%. The posttest results showed an average value of 24.8%, standard deviation of 4.49%. It shows that the enactment of group guidance is effective in increasing the understanding of puberty teenagers. Based on the satisfaction questionnaire after being given group guidance, a score of 20-24 is included in the very good category.