Abstract:
Growth and development were the different stages but both of them coinciding. High
growth and development obtained health-qualify generations. Toilet training was a kind of
treatment for children to control urination and defecate (Hidayat, 2008). Toilet training is
required in the golden age which is all children's potential growing fast. Toilet training
initiated an excellent habit to children, especially about self-hygiene. Teaching about
toilet training could be given by many methods, one of them was as picture media. This
research aimed to analyze effects of toilet training as media supporting cognitive in
golden age period. The research design used in this research was the Quasi-experiment
approaching method a group pretest-posttest design. Population in the study of children
aged 3-6 years. There was two pairs group include forty-nonrespondents. Filling out the
pre-test sheet, giving a treatment toilet training picture media and Fill out the post-test
questionnaire sheet. A respondent who had good ability before giving a treatment was 29
respondents (70.7%) and after treatment was37 respondents (90,2%). Increasing cognitive
ability was evident. Based on Wilcoxon signs rank test result, there was an impact of
media supporting cognitive ability in golden age period at PAUD and TK Tunas
HarapanBangsaMojokerto (ρ=0,02). So, It is better to increase the cognitive ability in
golden age period with picture media combining with modeling technique referring to
next researcher.
