“Classy Parenting”: Keteladanan Orang Tua Membangun Karakter, Regulasi Emosi, dan Literasi Digital Anak: Studi Kasus di RA Nurul Falah pada Era Society 5.0

Abstract

Verbal advice regarding character and emotional management remains a primary method for some parents raising young children; however, children at this age learn far more from what they observe than from what they hear from their parents. This study aims to formulate and analyze the "Classy Parenting" model a parental role-modeling approach that intentionally and consistently demonstrates positive character, emotional regulation, and digital literacy in the presence of young children. Employing a qualitative case study design at RA Nurul Falah, the research involved parents, Group B teachers, and students as participants. Data collection utilized in-depth interviews, participant observation, and documentation, with validity verified through credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. The findings indicate that parental character modeling is the most consistently applied and strongly reflected in children's behavior, whereas modeling for emotional regulation and digital literacy specifically the habit of using devices wisely in front of children remains a weak point limiting the model's overall effectiveness. This study contributes the "Classy Parenting" model as a three-dimensional role-modeling framework that can be tested and implemented in other early childhood education contexts; it further emphasizes that consistent role-modeling across various situations rather than mere parental good intentions is the primary determinant of the model's success in shaping the character, emotional regulation, and digital literacy of young children in the Society 5.0 era.