Instilling Islamic Values ​​in Parenting a Father as a Single Parent

Abstract

The ideal family consists of father, mother and child, but it is different if there is spouse death or divorce so father or mother becomes single parent. Nevertheless, a single father is still optimize the nurturing to his children. This study aims to explore the internalization of Islamic values of a single father parenting. This study used qualitative methods with a phenomenological approach. The research subjects consisted of 6 single fathers. Data is collected with interview. Analysis is done by descriptive analysis. The results show that the values include religy, self value, responsible for the tasks, and social interaction. It can be concluded that a single father continues to carry out parenting by applying Islamic values.The renewal of thsis research is for fathers to optimize their function in educating their children and providing an understanding of good parenting patterns.