Implanting Discipline Program for Children Ages 4-6 Years Based on Multiple Intelligence

Abstract

Within the individual, a range of abilities or knowledge are evident and can help a person in enriching their lives and effectively respond to the environment. These are called multiple intelligences. The proposed discipline program can develop interpersonal intelligence, intrapersonal intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence and children aged 4-6 years. Children recognize the concept of right and wrong, self-control and be responsible to develop their intrapersonal intelligence. Good adjustment with the environment develops interpersonal intelligence. While the methods used in this program is a play which is believed to be able to develop children's kinesthetic intelligence. This study aims to create a discipline program for children aged 4-6 years. The program is tested on students in kindergarten Anak Sholeh Colomadu, Karanganyar aged 4-6 years. The assessment of the program's discipline methods are check list method combined with the observation. From the performance results of disciple imbeding program in children aged 4-6 years it can be seen that most of the children can follow a given program, besides the teachers had no difficulty in presenting the material because the material is easy to understand and implemented. Moreover, the tools are easly obtained. Therefore this program is suitable to discipline in children aged 4-6years.