FKIP – Early Childhood Education Teacher Education Study Program (PG PAUD) Teacher Training and Education Faculty (FKIP) Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Surakarta held an online education discussion via zoom meeting on Saturday (2/7/2022 ).

An educational discussion is an event that is routinely held by the PG PAUD Study Program every semester. This discussion carries the theme “Fairytales for Early Childhood in the Digital Age, ‘Is it still relevant to do?'”.

The education discussion was opened with remarks delivered by Dr. Anayanti Rahmawati, S.Psi., Psi., M.A. as the Head of the PG PAUD FKIP UNS Study Program (Kaprodi). In his speech, Dr. Anyanti explained the background of holding this educational discussion activity.

“The theme this time is related to technological progress. There are so many stories and comics that we can access online. Even small children from an early age have been holding gadgets and even facilitated by their parents. As we know, it has advantages but also disadvantages. Regarding fairy tales, this has to do with stimulating language development, but instead it clashes with technological developments, “said Dr. Anayanti.

This discussion presented speakers from Trunojoyo Madura University, namely Dr. Yudho Bawono, S.Psi., M.Sc. Dr. Yudho presented the material with the title “Fairy Tales and Early Childhood”.

“Fairy tales are imaginary or fantasy stories that tell about the strangeness or miracles of something, such as telling about the origin of a place or a country, or about strange and amazing events about human or animal life,” said Dr. Yudho.

Dr. Yudho explained that the history of fairy tales was found since the bronze age, then traces were found in Persia in the 10th century, namely “The Story of 1001 Nights”. Then in Indonesia, it is known as the culture of oral literature, to the digital era, namely audio and visual.

Dr. Yudho also conveyed the classification of fairy tales which were divided into four, namely animal tales, ordinary tales, jokes and anecdotes, and formulaic tales.

Next, Dr. Yudho explained eight benefits of fairy tales that will be associated with the digital era.

“The benefits of this fairy tale will be related to the digital era. If it’s still useful, it’s relevant. The first benefit of fairy tales is to build a close relationship between parents and children. Second, stimulate children’s language skills. Third, stimulate children’s imagination. Fourth, develop children’s emotions. Fifth is the cultivation of children’s moral values. Sixth, stimulate reading interest. Seventh, shape the character of the child. Eighth, sex education for children,” said Dr. Yudo.

According to Dr. Yudho, in the digital era, fairy tales come not only through tattooed letters but through websites. Now fairy tales are getting closer to the audience as applications on smartphones are rampant.

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Editor: Zalfaa Azalia Pursita

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