Pelatihan untuk Orang Tua: Latihan Regulasi Gerak pada Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus di Pelangi Indonesia Homeschooling Bantul

Abstract

Children with special needs often experience difficulties in movement regulation, such as difficulty maintaining a sitting position, excessive movement, motor coordination problems, and difficulty following structured instructions. These conditions may affect learning readiness, behavioral control, social interaction, and independence. However, some parents still have limited understanding and practical skills in providing appropriate movement regulation exercises at home. This community service program aimed to improve parents’ capacity to understand and implement simple movement regulation exercises for children with special needs at Pelangi Indonesia Homeschooling Bantul. The program used a participatory approach, including needs identification, program planning, module development, training implementation, direct practice, discussion, and program evaluation. The findings showed that parents demonstrated improved conceptual understanding and practical skills in assisting children’s movement regulation exercises. Parents became more able to give simple instructions, model movements, provide gradual assistance, adjust exercises to children’s conditions, and use positive reinforcement. This program implies that parent-based movement regulation training can be an effective and sustainable strategy to support children’s motor development, learning readiness, behavioral control, and independence.