21 responsible and determine their attitude to be discipline. Children
are also given the freedom in delivering their opinions, feelings and desires. The children also learn to respond to the opinion of others.
Children can develop control over their behavior with the things accepted by the society. The creativity capacity or the children will
develop well because the parents stimulate them to be able to be initiative.
According to
Yatim and
Irwanto 1991:101,
the characteristics of parents with the authoritative parenting style are
as follows. 1. Orang tua suka mengajak anak dalam diskusi
pengambilan keputusan. 2. Orang tua mendengarkan keluhan anaknya.
3. Orang tua memberikan tanggapan. 4. Orang tua menghargai pendapat anak.
5. Tidak kaku
c. The Importance of Parenting Style
In the research conducted by Benjamin Bloom found that the student learning achievement very depends on family environment
compared to the other learning factors, such as quality of school and other learning facilities. Further, Bloom in Brockdorf 1990:11 stated:
The home environment is a most powerful factor in determining the level of school achievement of students, student interest in
school learning and leraning achievement. It accounts for more of the student motivation in learning than does the school
curriculum or quality of the instruction in the school.
This proves that the role of parents is very important in increasing student learning achievement at school. In addition, a good
22 parenting style will have an impact on the high learning motivation
which means simplify students in absorbing the lesson. Thus, study result will be optimally reached.
Understanding the importance of the role of the parents in learning, it is not uncommon for school to have a relationship on good
cooperation with parents. Further stated by Emblem, ...the most important result of schools and families working
together is that it demonstrates to teachers, parents, and children that teacher do not regard themselves as the sole experts in field
of learning. It reinforces with each group that learning takes place in the home as well as at school. Brockdorf, 1990: 11
Based on the opinion can be concluded, parenting style is very
important for individual in learning interest and motivation to study at school. More specific, parenting style really affects student learning
achievement. The implementation of education for students is not only at school. Teacher is not the only learning master influenced the
student learning achievement. The role of the parents in implementing education in family environment are also important, besides as the
provider of facilities, students’ mentor of learning at home, the parents also have a role as the maker of personality and learning habit of the
student.
3. Emotional Quotient
