Guidance and counseling services on parenting patterns to improve executive function of children aged 7-12 years

The objectives of this study were to (1) understand the parenting patterns used by parents for children aged 7-12 years in Bima city; (2) understand the guidance and counseling services used by parents for children aged 7-12 years in Bima city; (3) understand the condition of executive function of children aged 7-12 years in Bima city; (4) the relationship between guidance and counseling services with parenting patterns to improve executive function of children aged 7-12 years in Bima city. This type of research is descriptive quantitative research with a survey approach. The instrument used in this research is a questionnaire divided into several parts to measure variables related to parenting patterns, guidance and counseling services, and children's executive function. The collected data will be analyzed descriptively and inferentially using statistical tools. The results showed that democratic parenting with the highest percentage value of 39 percent can support the strengthening of children's executive functions, such as planning/prioritization, organization, time management, goal-directed persistence, flexibility, and metacognition. Guidance and counseling services on parenting patterns applied by parents have a significant relationship with children's executive functions. The calculation result of product moment correlation value is 0.351. Guidance and counseling services on parenting include directing and guiding, providing good examples, daily habituation, exemplary, empathy, and creating an open atmosphere with high scores and an average percentage of 11 percent. Thus, guidance and counseling services have great potential to support the development of children's executive function. Through structured programs and parental involvement in democratic parenting, children can be equipped with the necessary skills to face academic and social challenges and achieve their potential.