| dc.description.abstract | The toddler is the most important step of all stages of development. Children of
this age have tremendous potential, but the potential will arise when got enough
nutrition. Malnutrition in early childhood has an impact on low cognitive abilities.
The purpose of this research was to determine the correlation of nutritional status
with cognitive development in toddler age children in Mojowates Rejo Village,
Mojokerto Regency. The research method was analytic correlation with cross-
sectional approach. The population in this research were all children of toddler age
in Mojowates Rejo Village, Mojokerto Regency in May 2017 as many as 62
children. Sampling technique used purposive sampling. The sample size was 59
people. The results of research suggested that more than a half (61.5%) of children
with obese nutritional status had good cognitive development, more than a half
(61.9%) of children with normal nutritional status had adequate cognitive
development, and the majority (100%) Children with thin nutritional status had
less cognitive development. Data analysis used Spearman's rho test with a result
of ρ value was 0,010. There was a correlation between nutritional status with
cognitive development in toddler age children. Children who had good nutrition
got optimal brain development, thus supporting the child's cognitive development.
Parents should provide balanced nutritional intake, control child feeding to avoid
obesity, buy educative games to stimulate child development, teach nannies about
stimulating child development and allow children to explore the environment
without ignoring it. | en_US |
