Title:
THE IMPACT OF AUTHORITARIAN PARENTING TOWARDS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

Authors:
Dwi Hastuti and Wantini ,Indonesia

Abstract:
This research aimed to know the impact of authoritarian parenting towards cognitive development of early childhood. The problem attempted to be answered through a literature review with the psychological approach. Jean Piaget's cognitive theory was chosen as a knife of analysis, not only did become one of the figures who examined cognitive development, Jean Piaget also changes our view of children's intellectual growth by showing that children think of the world differently from adults. Based on various literature reviews, it was concluded that authoritarian parenting has a negative or positive impact on cognitive development of early childhood, depending on the results of the different cognitive development process of each child (which includes schemes, assimilation and accommodation, adaptation, organization, balance and equilibrium ). This is caused by child cognitive development influenced by heredity or descent, maturity, formation, interest and talent, freedom for the children to choose the specific methods to solve the variety of problems, also the freedom to choose the problems according to children's needs. Authoritarian parenting has a negative or positive impact on cognitive development of early childhood depend on the results of the cognitive development process including schema, schemes, assimilation and accommodation, adaptation, organization, balance and equilibrium which is different.