Peran Komunikasi dalam Pola Asuh Keluarga: Studi Kasus Orang Tua Bekerja

This study aims to understand how the lack of parenting and parental communication affects the development of children in working families, with fathers as members of the Indonesian National Army (TNI). This research uses a qualitative approach with a case study method, through secondary data analysis and in-depth narratives from a 20-year-old male participant. The results show that the absence of the father is seen physically and emotionally, as well as limited two-way communication, which has an impact on the formation of children's characters such as quiet, temperamental, and difficulty in interaction. This study also explains that authoritarian parenting applied to military families has the potential to result in emotional distance between parents and children. This requires the active role of parents in building effective communication and appropriate parenting in order to support children's mental, emotional and social development optimally. This study provides recommendations regarding family therapy approaches, one of which is Bowenian Family Therapy as an alternative intervention in improving the quality of family relationships.