THE IMPACT OF PARENTING PATTERNS IN SIGNIFYING POLITENESS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the impact of parenting on signifying polite attitudes for elementary school - aged children. This research utilized descriptive qualitative research. The subjects of this study were four children and four parent s . Th is study was carried out in Desa Sumbersari , Kecamatan Kayen Kabupaten Pati. Data collection techniques and instruments used in this study were observation, interviews and documentation. The data were analy zed through qualitative data analysis with reference to the concept of Miles and Huberman. The results of this study indicate d that there wa s an impact on each parent’s parenting style.Different parenting patterns resulted in different parenting effects. Children with authoritarian parenting showed a lack of manners in actions and language. Children with permissive parenting demonstrated a lack of politeness in language, but possessed a good manners of action. Lastly, c hildren with democratic parenting showed language politeness and good actions.