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Volume 1 , Number 2, November 2016 
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Relationships Education Level of Parents  

With Kids Healthy Lifestyle 

Galuh Kartikasari 
STAI Mifahul 'Ula Kertosono Nganjuk 

galoeh.91@gmail.com 
 

Published:  
October 20 2016 

Reviewed:  
September 5, 2016 

Accepted: 
August 9 2016 

 
Abstract: This article is about a research Aimed at finding out the correlation 
between parents' educational level and elementary school children's pattern of 
healthy living in Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta. The research population consisted 
of 1,600 parents of 5th grade students from 56 state elementary schools in 
Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta (DIY). As the research sample, 300 parents from 
nine public elementary schools were selected by using proportional random 
sampling. The result of a descriptive analysis reveals that 86.3% of elementary 
school children's pattern of healthy living in Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta is 
Categorized good and 42.7% of Reviews their fathers and 38.3% of Reviews 
their mothers are senior high school graduates. The result of a correlation 
analysis reveals a significant correlation between parents' educational level and 
state elementary school children's pattern of healthy living in Depok, Sleman, 
Yogyakarta. 

 
Keyword:  parents educational level, children's pattern of healthy living. 

 

Introduction 

Annual report The Progress of Nations 1995 which launched UNICEF 

in Indonesia, Wednesday, June 14, 1995, states that the number of deaths 

Toddlers in Indonesia was ranked the fourth-highest in the world after India, 

China, and Nigeria. Cases of maternal mortality in Indonesia is ranked fourth 

highest in Asia Pacific, after Papua New Guinea, Cambodia and Myanmar. 

Roger Shrimpton (UNICEF representative in Indonesia) in the book launch at 

UNICEF's office in Jakarta, said that despite Indonesia's economy has 

increased as indicated by the GNP continues to increase, the rate of infant 

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mortality and maternal experienced no significant decline. Conditions have not 

improved even tend to worsen already being felt since ten years ago, looking at 

the situation of sanitation in Indonesia. Even to this day still continues sanitary 

conditions, and has not been a significant drop. Many children have diarrhea 

and vomiting even until someone dies. 1 Based on data from the Provincial 

Health Office, with diarrhea 2005 was 40 504 people, up to 28% than in prior 

years.2 UNICEF fully supports respect for the rights of children through 

cooperation and assistance to government institutions and organizations, non-

governmental organizations working in the field development of childhood 

(through health, nutrition, water and sanitation), basic education, and protection 

of the children who are most vulnerable. For the years to come shortly, 

UNICEF has prioritized education for girls, the development of early 

childhood unified, immunization "plus", fighting HIV / AIDS, and to improve 

the protection of children from violence, abuse, exploitation and discrimination. 

UNICEF gives special attention to children affected by the conflict. Although 

the quality of education in Indonesia continues to improve, said Stephen, 

Indonesia must continue to work hard. "Currently the Indonesian education, 

still below Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei," he said.3 For UNICEF, water and 

environmental hygiene - clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing, as well 

as the provision of proper toilet facilities are part of the core functions of the 

program.4 In emergencies, infectious diseases can be started only with one drop 

of dirty water.  

Child mortality remains a serious problem in Indonesia. Reduce 

mortality obviously need access to good health, quality of birth care and 

                                                      
1 UNICEF, The Progress Of Nation (Indonesia: Laporn Tahunan, 1995). 
2 Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi DIY, Perkembangan Penderita Diare Di DIY (Kompas, 13 April 2006). 
3 UNICEF, The Progress Of Nation. 
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management of childhood illnesses good. Besides, it needs to be supported 

better environmental health. For example, with the provision of clean water and 

sanitation, communicable disease control, and good maternal nutrition. No less 

important is the environment that provides protection against the risk of 

children from violence, abuse and exploitation. 

From the above data, it appears that all of it, due to lack of awareness of 

parents about the importance of healthy lifestyles for children and their families. 

The foregoing if left continuously, it will result in less good for the health of 

themselves and the environment. 

Education is a process to improve the culture of human dignity. 

Through education for all sections of society, including women's participation is 

expected to increase. The knowledge and skills acquired through formal 

education, non-formal and informal supplying them to play a role in the 

development activities primarily within the family. According to Soemantri 

Wardoyo that the education of rural housewives in Bantul still relatively low, 

more than 49% had not completed primary school never even schools.5 

From the description above, the writer tries to discuss how the 

relationship between education level of parents with healthy lifestyle primary 

school children in Depok Sleman Yogyakarta. 

 

A. Healthy Lifestyle 

Talk about a healthy lifestyle can not be separated from healthy grasp 

the meaning itself. Many opinions about healthy, as According to Law No. 23 

of 1992 is "Health" is: "Health is a state of being of body, soul and social enable 

everyone to live socially and economically productive."6 While understanding 

                                                      
5 Soemantri Wardoyo dkk, Peran Ibu Rumah Tangga Terhadap Kebiasaan Hidup Sehat Dalam Keluarga 

, Laporan Penelitian, (Yogyakarta: FPIPS IKIPN,1993), 36. 
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the sound according to the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1945 is as 

follows: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not Merely 

the absence of desease andinfirmity.That is, health is the state of perfect physical, 

social and spiritual one, not only free from illness / disease or infirmity. 

Health question is the physical health of individuals or entities. Healthy 

lifestyle can be identified with a clean lifestyle, because with it one can maintain 

the cleanliness or avoid the disease. Hygiene (sanitation) include: 1) for 

sustainability Sihan home; 1) the cleanliness of the page; and 1) good personal 

hygiene body hygiene, food, and clothing. 

The degree of a person's health is influenced by four factors: 1) 

heredity; 2) factors of health services; 3) behavioral factors; and 4) 

environmental factors, both physical environment, biological, and social. The 

last two factors, a factor which is a great effect on people's health. Behavioral 

and environmental factors, including personal health efforts and 

neighborhoods. According Entjang, personal health efforts is the effort of man 

by man to maintain and enhance the degree of his own health.7 

Based on some opinions about a healthy sense of the above, there are 

three components of healthy related, that their healthy physical, spiritual one, 

and socially. Meaning can be defined not healthy dalarrt not a negative sense, 

free from pain, but in a positive sense as a state in which the body is ready to 

perform an activity. All organs of the body to function optimally in response to 

the reasonable demands and to do, and can to repair itself properly to the 

situation and restore itself to carry out further activities. 

 In line with the above opinion, Hanlon stated that it includes a healthy 

state in a person to still have the ability to take charge full physiological and 

                                                      
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psychological.8 Another opinion on the definition of a healthy life according to 

Islam put forward Ahmad and Salam are living diridoiNya, which is a fairy-

behavior that always diwamai by obedience to all His commands and avoid His 

prohibitions.9 

Based on some healthy definitions mentioned above, it is clear that the 

size of the sound is very high value, which is mentioned in a perfect state. Not 

only for the healthy state of physical or rokhaninya healthy, but should be 

perfect overall good physical, social and spiritual one. Good health status would 

be achieved if there is an effort to behave in a healthy life. 

Attempts to behave in a healthy life as follows. 

1. Maintaining hygiene (body, clothing, housing and Lingkung's). Maintaining 

health is a preventive measure of a person. Various preventive measures 

are: a) to bathe regularly; b) wash your hair regularly; c) nails clipped 

regularly; d) regular brushing and correct movement; e) washing hands 

before eating; f) washing the feet before going to bed; g) clothes are always 

clean. 

2. Healthy food (clean, sufficient quality and quantity). These dietary factors 

are also very important to get attention, especially in terms of sanitation, 

for example in the selection of foods we choose are still fresh and intact. 

Clean in processing or process food by washing shortly before processing, 

processing equipment or tools hidang used in a clean state. In addition to 

clean and nutritious food should be adequate for the needs and activities of 

individuals. 

3. Regimentation. There is a balance between sleep, work and rest. Good 

sleep was between 8 hours in a day and a night, when the lack of sleep and 

the body will feel tired and sleepy. Long working time is not the same 

                                                      
8 Mariyati Sukami, Kesehatan Keluarga Dan Lingkungan (Bogor: PAU Pangan dan Gizi, 1989), 1. 
9 WP Ahmad dan MA Salam, Islam, Etika, dan Kesehatan Cet. I  (Jakarta: CV Rajawali, 1986), 162. 



  
 

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person Tergan-tung occupations. Break needs to be done when it is tired, 

because the body will give us the code when it's time for a break. 

4. Increase endurance. Efforts to increase endurance can be done in various 

ways such as exercise regularly adjusted age and needs. Eat regularly, take 

vitamin and mineral supplement in accordance with the needs of the body, 

vitamin B and other - the other. 

5. Avoid the occurrence of the disease. How to avoid the disease can be 

carried by not talking too close to people who are sick, especially 

communicable diseases, wash hands and feet after traveling and exposed to 

dust, being careful to act like a knife, walked the Ian foot, riding and so 

Iainnya , 

6. Improve intelligence. This effort is essential to improve health, especially 

these spiritual health by fostering knowledge and abilities such as reading, 

broaden your horizons, as well as the need for a strong religious 

foundation. 

7. Completing the house with healthy living facilities. Permanent houses, 

tiled, fentilasi enough, mata hari rays can enter the house, available sources 

of clean water, no toilet / latrine healthy, there are landfills and sewage was 

good, the availability of first aid supplies at home. 

8. Medical examination. The medical examination is very important to do well 

when healthy or diseased. Prevention would be better than to cure, in 

addition to savings, we can know the disease early. The examination 

includes: dental examinations, and regular eye on the child every six 

months. The medical examination was conducted to determine what 

disease that affects, for immediate treatment or to the doctor when the 

body feels no pain. Keep in mind that the body weight does not terlapas of 

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itself, given the cost to doctors and drug prices are still deemed too high or 

expensive. 

As expressed by Adam Smith et al. in microeconomic theory, the 

doctrine of economic growth based on the principle that human beings in all 

actions driven o1eh own interests. Jeremy Bentham saw man as a creature that 

takes into account and consider the cost-benefit to be gained from any behavior 

that would be done. This applies da1am maintain body health and the 

environment. Prevention efforts will be better, when compared with the healing 

action.10 

Other theories related to health issues, developed by Herzberg, namely 

the theory of two factors(Motivator-hygienentheory),which suggests that satisfaction 

with the work about a man that is affected by a factor that is often called 

satiation factor. On the other hand, on the implementers themselves are 

dissatisfaction with the so-called health factors. The availability of health factors 

means disallows a healthy work environment, healthy both physically and 

mentally healthy.11 

Health efforts on elementary school children are already many dilaku-

right through the School Health Unit (UKS). The purpose of UKS according 

Entjang, is to achieve health is a state of all school children and the 

environment so as to mem-given opportunity to grow and develop hannonis 

and learn efficiently and optimally.12 

According Zamroni, a healthy lifestyle is closely related to life 

expectancy in the future, values and attitudes towards life mastery of 

knowledge, awareness, healthy living. In this context the need for attitudes that 

lead to the formation of habits that are embedded in the child such as: l) 

                                                      
10 BDH. Swastha dan Hani Handoko, Manajemen Pemasaran Analisa Perilaku Konsumen 

(Yogyakarta: Liberty, 1987), 27. 
11 I. Gitosudarmo, Prinsip Dasar Manajemen Edisi ke-3, Cet. I (Yogyakarta: BPEF, 1996), 82. 
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bathing regularly at least twice a day; 2) brushing teeth after meals and before 

going to bed; 3) wash hands before eating; 4) wash your feet before going to 

bed; and 5) wash your hair regularly, and others. These habits will eventually 

become the pattern in this case a healthy lifestyle.13 

There are three important factors cause someone unhealthy (ill), namely; 

1) disease (from within and from outside the body); 2) human; and 3) the 

environment. If any of the three factors are imbalance then, the disease arises. 

But if between all three factors can be balanced, then someone will be healthy. 

 

B. Level of Education Parent 

Education is an important part of any business and the development of 

a nation state, because education is expected to change. The change then all the 

different needs, attention and activity will be increasingly complex in every 

human person. Whiterington argued that education is a process that is 

deliberately done to develop one's personality and abilities.14 

As is the personality is se1uruh a person's behavior, ranging from how 

to think, act, and act including the underlying worldview. Education in the 

primary and the family is the first by-kan by parents to their children. The 

education be-fine example and guidance. Exemplary parent in the form of 

values attitudes and behaviors that would be a fad pattern for their children, 

while the parental form of advice about the values, attitudes, behavior is worth 

doing well in life and society ke1uarga. 

Education can be broadly interpreted start since human beings are born 

and lasts throughout life. Pendi-formal tance taken with the aim of obtaining a 

certain level of education an individual basis. The concept of barn about 

                                                      
13 Zamroni,  Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Perilaku Orientasi Hidup Sehat Di Kalangan Remaja 

(Yogyakarta: FPIPS IKIP, 1993), 5. 
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education were developed UNESCO, erusaha unite all educational activities 

both in school, out of school in the wider society and in the family of integrated 

lifelong, often called the"LifelongLearning and Distance HigherEducation"or 

lifelong education integrated. This concept is understanding that there are two 

esen-pesky namely: 1) education must walk a man's lifetime from birth to death; 

and 2) education should be an integrated activity between educational activities 

at school and outside of school. If we look at the concept of education 

developed by UNESCO, the first section explains that education should not 

only prepare young men to become members of adult society, but it becomes 

imperative for adult groups if they want to live in harmony or not behind the 

development of society. Then the second part explains that education can 

integrate a variety of activities in the community, both in formal education, 

education organization, education in the workplace or socially broadly.15 

Arguments presented supporting this theory is people who have a 

higher education level, which is measured also by the length of the school day, 

will have jobs and better wages than lower educated. What-if wages reflect 

productivity, then more and more people who have a higher education, the 

higher the productivity and the results of the national economy will grow taller. 

Based on the description of the theory as mentioned above, it can be 

concluded that the level of education is closely related to the willingness of 

individuals to follow or can be said to depend on the awareness of the 

importance of education and obtain pengeta-huan. Extra time for education will 

increase awareness on the one hand and add to the development of knowledge 

on the other. As it is said Purwanto, that the quality of education and teaching 

provided by the teacher is influenced by education level where the higher the 

person's education level, the higher the quality of education and teaching it 

                                                      
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receives and the higher the degree of society.16 Meanwhile, in front of the 

Journalists Forum Care Education (Forta), Abdul Malik Fadjar, said the success 

of the education system can be seen from the ability of graduates to use the 

results of education for life. Therefore, a good education system should be able 

to provide supplies for the graduates to face life or provide life skills in learners. 

"Logically, the higher a person's level of education the higher the role they may 

play in the life of society," said Malik Fadjar. 17 

Departing from such logic, Malik reminded that education is not dead 

things that can not be changed. Talking about education means speech problem 

that involves many aspects of life. The more sharply highlighted education, it 

further proves that education has live motion. 

According to Ware Halen levels of education, both for women and men 

commonly measured by one of four ways: 1) as the dichotomy between illiterate 

and literate; 2) the length of the school year were settled; 3) the highest 

education level achieved; and 4) the qualifications or a degree achieved. 

Through education, people can do the classification, gives meaning to 

something, and gave the interpretation of something. The level of education a 

person has in this case the parents have a relationship with the ability to 

perform the role as educators. How to measure the level of education of 

parents in this study, using the second way is by the length of the school year 

were settled.18 

  

C. Education Level of Parents and Children Healthy Lifestyle 

In principle that education is a mut-lak needs must be met by everyone. 

Education usually determine the type of work that is selected as the source of 

                                                      
16 NM. Purwanto, Pendidikan Teoritis Dan Praktis (Bandung: Remaja Karya, 1984), 170. 
17 Abdul Malik Fajar, Pendidikan Berorientasi Life Skill (Kompas, edisi 2 Januari 2002). 
18 M. Singarimbun, Kelangsungan Hidup Anak (Yogyakarta: Gajah Mada University Press, 1988), 

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life and hose-jutnya determine family income. According Mumiati Sulastri, 

mother's education level also have an influence on children's development. This 

is due to an educated mother will be able to motivate, guide and parenting19 

According Astuti, the higher the level of education in general, the greater the 

opportunity to earn more income. With an adequate income expected family 

members get nutritious food, better health care and the environment are 

relatively in line with expectations.20 

Someone will go forward and succeed when supported by adequate or 

good education. Likewise, parental education has a close connection with his 

duties as an educator first and foremost for children. Education can be broadly 

interpreted start since human beings are born and lasts throughout life. 

Through education will be obtained development of society, so it can be 

presumed that the addition time for education will increase awareness on the 

one hand and the development of knowledge on the other. The duty of parents 

to give education, nurturing and guiding the child should be with patience, can 

be friends and be an example for his son. 

Since the content of the education of children has been received from 

parents through, attitudes, habits, and instances of behavior. If the parents do 

not have the knowledge or education level was quite good and knowledgeable 

about health, food / nutrition, how to educate children, how to get along with 

the surrounding communities, as well as the knowledge or skills related to the 

job, so as to provide education to children of course also in accordance with 

what is owned. On the contrary, if parents have enough knowledge or higher 

education or a good, broad horizons, then in providing education to the 

                                                      
19 Suryatinah dan T. Wakiman, Pengaruh Pendidikan Orang Tua, Pekerjaan Orang Tua, dan Motivasi 

Berprestasi Terhadap Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa PGSD D-II FIP IKIP (Yogyakarta: FIP IKIP, 1993), 
10. 
20 SI. Astuti, Hubungan Antara Tingkat Pendidikan Dan Pekerjaan Orang Tua Dengan Tingkat 

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children will be good also in accordance with what they have. 

The education level of parents who menentuklan attitude, kebiasa's, and 

his behavior will result directly or indirectly to his son, milsalnya in feeding, 

caring for children, and others. Moreover, what is done by the parents will be 

emulated by their children. 

 

D. Research Methods 

Survey research was conducted in Depok Sleman Yogyakarta Region 

Istitnewa. Depok selected as the research under consideration from 17 Districts 

with the number of 466 primary schools, the highest number at 56 primary 

schools, located in Depok Sleman Yogyakarta. The experiment was conducted 

in 2015. 

The respondents were parents of public elementary school students in 

grade 5 in Depok Sleman Yogyakarta. The sample is determined by 

proportional random sampling. The number of samples is determined based on 

the table Krejcie and obtained 300 respondents from a population of 1600 

respondents with an error rate of 5%. Data parental education be obtained 

through a questionnaire with 11 alternative answers, while the data of healthy 

lifestyles of children using a questionnaire with four alternative answers (Likert 

scale). Indicators of a healthy lifestyle-liputi me: 1) physical; 2) diet; 3) patterns 

of rest; 4) patterns of play; 5) clothing; and 6) the environment. Data analysis 

was carried out de-ngan descriptive statistics and correlation 

 

 

 

 

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After analyzing the data, the obtained results are deskriptifyang research 

will be presented in the following table. 

 

Table 1 Distribution of Healthy Lifestyle Children 

Category Frequency Percent (%) 

   

Good 23 7.7 

Self 259 86.3 

Less 18 6.0 

Not good 0 0.0 

Total 300 100.0 

 

Tabe1 1 informs that 6% (18 students) have a healthy lifestyle is not 

good, 86.3% ( 259 students) including enough category, and 7.7% (23 students), 

including both categories. It can be concluded that a healthy lifestyle of children 

in public primary schools, grade 5, in Depok Sleman Yogyakarta Special Region 

included in the category enough. 

 

Table 2 Distribution Education Level 

Level 

Fathe

r   

Moth

er 

Education Frequency  Percent (%) Frequency  Percent (%) 

SD 46  15.3 84  28.0 

JSS 46  15.3 36  12.0 

High School 128  42.7 Lis,  38.3 

Diploma 38  12 7 19  6.3 

SI 28  9.3 32  10.7 

S2 & S3 8  2.7 14  4.7 

Missing 6  2.0 -  - 

Total 300  100.0 300  100.0 

 

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children Depok 42.7% (128 persons) 8LTA, 15.3% (46 persons) 8D, 15.3% (46 

persons) 8LTP, 12.7% (38 persons) diploma, 9.3% (28 persons) 81, and 2.7% 

(8) berpendidik late 82 and 83, 2% (6) missing / not answered. Education 

Capital 38.3% (115 people) 8LTA, 12% (36 people) 8LTP, 28% (84 people) 8D, 

6.3% (19 people) dilploma, 10.7% (32) 81, and 4.7% (14) 82 . thus, it can be 

concluded that the level of parental education in public primary school students 

in grade 5, in Depok Sleman Yogyakarta Special Region long time the majority 

of studies included enough (SLTA = 12 years). 

The results of inferential was obtained correlation r = 0138; P = 0.008. 

Based on these results mean ting-kat relationship of parent education • healthy 

lifestyle public elementary school children in Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta 

Province, positive and significant. 

 

2. Discussion 

In accordance with the needs and development of the times, a healthy 

lifestyle of children still need to be developed and improved. This can be done 

by increasing the education level of the parents, because the parents' education 

level positively and significantly associated with a healthy lifestyle of children. 

The education level of parents associated with: the pattern of view, this type of 

work as well as the impact on earnings (salary / wages). With an adequate 

income, the family's needs as the needs of food, clothing, housing and health 

will be satisfied. 

On the other hand, there are parents who are materially capable, but do 

not know how to keep children healthy, such as lack of attention to the 

nutritional diet of children, many prepared foods (instant), lack of attention to 

the health of the teeth so that the teeth of children a lot of holes, lack of 

attention to health eyes so that small children had to wear glasses minus. 

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38.3%; and healthy lifestyle of children categorized quite as much as 86.3%. See 

the above data, the parents of elementary school students in Depok Sleman 

already at an intermediate level, so that the health condition of children is 

expected to be even better. Healthy lifestyle can be enhanced with better if the 

parents' education level has increased as well. The education level of the 

parents, it can be improved in various ways such as reading, always keep up 

with technology, whether formal, non-formal, or informal, as the new concept 

of education developed by UNESCO that seeks to unite all educational 

activities both in the family, school and in the wider community, in an 

integrated manner that lasts a lifetime. 

The results of this study supported by the opinion Purwanto (1984: 

170), that the quality of education and teaching provided by the teacher is 

influenced by the level of education, the higher the level of one's education, the 

higher the quality of education and teaching it receives, the higher the degree of 

society. Astuti (1991: 170) says there is a correlation between education level of 

parents with children under five health level. 

Education is a process to improve the culture of human dignity. With 

education, hopefully will be a positive change from the old individulorang, so 

that will greatly affect the healthy lifestyle of children. 

The degree of a person's health, including children, can be influenced by 

four factors: a) native; b) health services; c) behavior; and d) environment. 

Behavioral factors and environmental factors are factors that have a great effect 

on people's health. Child's health history will affect the child's health condition 

further. Small children who since maintained their health tend to have a strong 

immune system, so it is not susceptible to disease on a per-plant stage further. 

High rates of child illness and numbers to nail a baby and toddler in 

Indonesia can be resolved by memper-hatikan sanitation and environmental 

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not littering. Thus, diseases that afflict many children such as diarrhea, dengue 

fever, will be overcome, if the children live in a healthy environment and eating 

nutritious foods. 

 

Closing 

A. Conclusion 

Based on the results of research and discussion, we can conclude the 

following things. 

 

1. The majority of parents' education level of high school and a healthy 

lifestyle in the public elementary school children Depok Sleman 

Yogyakarta including the category enough. 

2. There is a significant relationship education level of parents of children 

with a healthy lifestyle. 

 

B. Suggestions 

Based on the results it can be suggested that the majority of parents 

'education level high school and a healthy lifestyle in children enough children, 

parents' education level associated with a healthy lifestyle of children, the 

healthy lifestyle of children needs to be improved. As for improving healthy 

lifestyles of children can be done by increasing parental education, whether 

formal, non-formal, or informal, as the new concept of education developed by 

UNESCO that seeks to unite all educational activities that take place in school, 

outside of school, in the community comprehensive and integrated manner in 

the family that lasts a lifetime. 

 

 

 



  
 

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