Sibling Rivalry : Gambaran Dinamika Pengetahuan, Sikap Dan Reaksi Ibu

Sibling Rivalry is an event of tension and conflict between siblings who
\r\nseeking for parents affection, which is often characterized by disputes and jealousy in
\r\nfighting over time, seeking for attention and love from their parents. The aspects of
\r\nSibling Rivalry are aggressive behavior, crying, anger (protesting), spoiled and fussy.
\r\nMother's knowledge is very important in dealing with problems in children and must
\r\nprovide a lot of time and energy to reorganize relationships with their children. This is
\r\ndescriptive study to get pictures of the dynamics of knowledge, attitudes and reactions
\r\nof mothers towards the behavior of children suspected of experiencing feelings of
\r\nSibling Rivalry. Researchers had conducted a preliminary study in the form of
\r\nobservations and interviews based on the complaints of mothers that their children had
\r\na difficult time. Some of them can solve and understand the problems that occur, but
\r\nsome other mothers feel they do not have an understanding of the situation at hand.
\r\nThe questionnaire was also given to the mother to give a check list on the behavior
\r\nsuspected to be sibling rivalry. As a result, as many as 48 mothers gave an alleged
\r\nresponse to sibling rivalry. This study uses a quantitative descriptive type, taken by the
\r\ntotal sampling method to the mothers whose children attend the Play Group and TK
\r\nCookies Kids Batam as many as 50 people. Methods of collecting data with
\r\nquestionnaires, observation and interviews, and Chi Square data analysis. The results
\r\nof the study were 38 mothers who had good knowledge and positive reactions to the
\r\noccurrence of Sibling Rivalry and 12 mothers had sufficient knowledge and reaction to
\r\nthe occurrence of Sibling Rivalry
\r\nKeywords`: knowledge, reaction, Sibling Rivalry