Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Dasar Anak Oleh Orang Tua Pasca Perceraian

Abstract

Jember is a district with a high divorce rate in the East Java province. Divorcing leaves behind a victim which is the child of a divorced couple. Children who are victims of broken home usually have negative behavior both for themselves and the surrounding environment due to family conditions that are broke apart. In addition, the needs of broken home child unlike when the family is still intact. But the children's victim of the divorced parents in Tegalsari Village did not show deviant behavior like most children who were victims of broken home. The purpose of this study is to describe how to fulfill the basic needs of children by parents after divorce. The approach of this research is qualitative and uses descriptive type of research. Determination of informants in this study using a purposive technique. The technique of collecting data uses observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis used data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion or verification. The data validity technique used is in the form of source triangulation. The results showed that both divorced parents still met their children's needs even though they were not in one house. Needs fulfilled by parents are educational needs, health needs and needs of achievement. The way fathers and mothers fulfill their children's needs is somewhat different. Mothers in meeting their children's needs are more responsive, organized and resilient starting from simple things to serious problems. While the father in fulfilling his children's needs is less sensitive to the needs of his child. It means that the father in meeting the needs of his children seems serious when the problem is considered very important, for example a child who is seriously ill must be taken to the hospital and others.