"Hence, families, especially parents, have a very important role in preparing their children to become superior and competitive human resources," the ministry's acting deputy for coordination of quality improvement for children, women, and youth, Didik Suhardi, noted in Jakarta on Friday.
Suhardi remarked that parents should provide assistance and set an example for their children to emulate it and become individuals with positive and noble character.
Properly preparing members of the next generation, who will become the future leaders of the nation, is deemed crucial, especially in the context of welcoming the demographic bonus and golden Indonesia 2045, he remarked.
"For this reason, a healthy parenting pattern is needed, starting from the child's birth, up to the school age. Good parenting will help the child's growth and development to become optimal, both physically and psychologically," he remarked.
He also stated that parents have a noble duty to ensure that their children are physically and psychologically healthy.
"That is why, character education and exemplary parental assistance are very important to shape the children in growing with love and will spread the love to their surroundings," he remarked.
He noted that the ministry accentuated four important aspects for parents to implement in educating and nurturing their children.
According to Suhardi, children's education must encompass four characteristics: performance character, relational character, moral character, and religious character.
"Apart from the need to send their children to school, parents must also ensure that parenting at home and in the surrounding environment are important. They must also ensure that their children's education, includes these four characteristics," Suhardi noted.
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