INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN FAMILY

A family is a social group first encountered by a child when he/she was born into this world. The child is officially a member of a family that will become a place for him/her to grow and develop. Interpersonal relationships between parents and children is an important thing since a child firstly begin to build a belief system with the parents and then with the surrounding environment. When the system of trust with parents has been awakened, then that's where the role of parents as an educator can be implemented. Education that can be done by parents through direct behavior example (parents as the model) and the provision of advice from parents to their children. Parents act as the primary educator in the family, and the child will automatically receive their parent’s upbringing. How a child character has been formed really depends on how the parents provide education within the family. Education within the family is a very broad scope, including in it are spiritual values, moral, and academic. In spirituality parents recognize the values of religion, teach their children how to serve well and religious teachings.The scope of morality can be interpreted on how parents can instill moral values and decency within the child from an early age. In academic scope, parents help children by giving stimulation so that children will be ready for formal education. With the progress of time and the demands of life today, often unconsciously parents pay less attention to their role in the educational process within the family. Many parents are busy making money, so they forget about their duties as educators in the family, whereas the children’s physical and spiritual needs must be met. Many children who end up becoming unfocused because parents have less time with their children at home. Therefore, it is considered to be meaningful interpersonal parents and children relationship that can the success of the family educational process for the child