The Effect of Food Sharing Activities on Children’s Social Interaction Skills

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of food sharing activities on the social interaction skills of children aged 5-6 years at PAUD Tunas Bangsa, Tambora, West Jakarta. The research subjects consisted of 28 children, divided into two groups: 14 students in class B1 as the experimental group and 14 students in class B2 as the control group. The research method employed a quantitative approach with an experimental design. The results of hypothesis testing using the t-test showed that the average social interaction skills of children before the food sharing activity were 68.92 (standard deviation 4.410) and increased to 75.64 (standard deviation 4.584) after the activity. This indicates that food sharing activities have a positive impact on children's social interaction skills. Based on the pretest and posttest data, the t value was 7.859, and the Sig. (2-tailed) value was 0.000, which is less than 0.05, concluding that there is a significant effect of the food sharing activity method on the social interaction skills of children aged 5-6 years at PAUD Tunas Bangsa, West Jakarta.