Parents’ Interpersonal Communication in Improving Children’s Learning Motivation in Medan City

Abstract

As social beings, it is undeniable that everyone always needs the help of others in fulfilling their needs. In the process of meeting these needs, a communication process is needed. The communication process can be done by anyone, such as parents to their children. The actualization of needs carried out by parents to their children is carried out to find out various thoughts, ideas, emotions, defend each other, provide support to establish more meaningful relationships and can entertain and motivate children to learn to prevent actions that violate values and values norms prevailing in society. The focus of this research study discusses how parental interpersonal communication in increasing children's learning motivation in Medan City. The research approach uses qualitative research with the research subject being parents who have elementary school age children. The results of this study indicate that parental interpersonal communication increases motivation to learn by participating in all learning activities, especially in terms of parental supervision of children. In addition, giving appreciation and exemplary parents also supports in increasing children's learning motivation.