CONSISTENCY OF BALINESE FAMILY EDUCATION IN

FORMING A LOVE OF CULTURE FROM AN EARLY

provision of basic and primary education is within the family (Karimullah, 2021c). Because

this is where the institutions of human life are felt to be able to give influence each individual

(Ilyas, Hafidhuddin, & Al-hamat, 2018). Early childhood is in a period of growth and

development in various aspects. At this age, children are often referred to as great imitators;

they are easy to imitate what they see and hear. Elements of early childhood development

need to be developed, but the preservation of local culture is no less essential to be honed

from an early age. It is important to stimulate children to love and preserve culture as national

identity (Indrayani, 2019). The Balinese family has a role in fostering love and culture from

early childhood. Balinese tribes are not only found on the island of the gods of Bali but also

spread across various islands, including in remote areas of South Sumatra, especially the

children as the next generation (Miharja, 2013). In adulthood, there are many moral declines

use Android like other adult children; they can easily access searches on YouTube and other

social media accounts. Gadgets have become one of the media supporting the development of

the times that are increasingly eroding the character of early childhood. According to

Balinese culture, many children prefer to imitate foreign songs and bad, harmful ones, such

as calling the names of family members without using special calls. Awareness of the

importance of local and cultural wisdom values as national cultural wealth should be able to

provide good benefits for the existence of local wisdom (Mahardika & Darmawan, 2016).

Culture is one of the guidelines for living in a community group as a reference for

behavior. Therefore, culture can become a color in the tradition from generation to generation

from the ancestors (Azima, Furnamasari, & Dewi, 2021; Karimullah, 2021b). If Balinese

growing phenomenon in the field that the Balinese language is increasingly being abandoned.

Indonesian and languages have shifted the position of Balinese as a mother tongue from other

countries. As a result, its use has also decreased in quality and quantity. Likewise, the

Balinese script, its existence requires serious attention in the modern era, considering the

culture of nyastra is increasingly being abandoned by children. Besides language and writing,

Balinese literature is also experiencing a negative impact from the progress of globalization

development along with the decline in the use of the Balinese language among the younger

generation.

Preservation of culture with a community background that has a variety of customs,

cultures, and different beliefs is a challenge for Balinese families in maintaining consistency

development because local cultural values have universal goodness, that the noble culture, the

beauty of the nation's philosophical values, which is the nation's cultural heritage, is critical

to be passed on from generation to generation through education so that this nation's

generation understands and applies these noble values in their lives (Arnyana, 2014).

Through this research, The researcher wants to find out how Balinese families anticipate and

deal with foreign cultural influences in the era of progress that can quickly enter Indonesia

(Yudipratomo, 2020), especially in Balinese tribal communities in the village of Metro Rejo

Oku Timur. Thus, departing from the phenomenon and the development of this era is

expected to be able to take lessons for all of us to learn in facing the challenges of

globalization and be able to foster a sense of love for the culture of the homeland as a

methods and triangulation of sources, including the observation method used to determine the

cultural conditions in Balinese tribal families. At the same time, the interview method was

carried out to obtain information and documentation as evidence (Noor, 2008; Taherdoost,

2016). The data analysis technique is inductive, including data reduction, which aims to

simplify the data obtained in the field to facilitate the presentation of data, and conclusion

drawing or verification.

Balinese family education provides a lot of learning from an early age, as for the forms

of activities carried out to instill a love of Balinese culture by the people around Metro Rejo,

This progress needs to be balanced with various steps and accurate anticipations, one of

which is strengthening culture or arts to avoid cultural collapse or the extinction of culture

and art in the younger generation, even from an early age. Each regional culture must be

fostered further without disturbing the life of the national culture. The strong correlation

between regional culture and national culture needs to be regulated. So that they can support

each other and respect each other's development. Apart from being a unifier, regional culture

serves as an essential point for developing the nation's culture. National culture will grow

well if it is supported by a local culture that is still maintained.

A culture is a form of change with significant changes in which culture develops

holistically, both horizontally and vertically. Cultural transformation can be seen as a change

praising, as well as creating a person of good character according to Hindu teachings.

Furthermore, in instilling other religious processions by inviting children to pray. This is

in accordance with Mrs. Anggun's words in an interview with one of the residents of Metro

Rejo: "Surely as a Balinese, I invite you to learn to pray, madam, and to participate in

religious activities. In addition, train children to use Balinese in their daily life. And don't

forget to also send children to learn Balinese dance to the experts." From this, it can be

understood that this education is carried out from an early age so that children are trained and

accustomed to the habits applied by their parents. In addition, it also aims to provide a

religious foundation so that it is attached to every child.

In the interview that the researcher conducted with one of the Balinese tribal community

Based on the results of interviews with Balinese residents in Metro Rejo Village, a

unique way of anticipating the development of an increasingly advanced era, so to face the

challenge of this is that Balinese cultural education provides rules and guidance, this is

according to the expression of Mrs. Kadek: "I limit using cellphones, ma'am, because if

children are too frequent, besides being not good for health, it can also have a bad effect. The

influence is not good, for example, small children like to imitate the blackpink style of

clothing, prefer to Korean dances like that. I'm afraid that later they will even prefer Korean

dances to Balinese dances. I'm a little worried too, but yes, excessive use of cellphones must

be avoided, it must be monitored as well. In addition, if the habits of Balinese people on the

Metro are usually small children who have learned to dance." The purpose of this is to

Balinese people here often make celebrations with Balinese dances (bumbung). Also, at the

time of worship at the Pura, there are always religious dance activities, so children are used to

cultural and religious habits like that Ms. This is done to get children to see and participate in

preserving Balinese culture amid the diversity of the surrounding environment and the

adverse effects of technological developments.

The interview results above show that preserving Balinese culture is difficult because of

the various challenges that must be passed, especially in minority areas, such as Metro Rejo

Village and Palembang. Apart from being a minority tribe, the community's challenges in

maintaining Balinese culture also occur in the influence of cellphones or gadgets, which are

one of the sources that cause acculturation. As stated by respondents, children prefer to dance

environment that is multilingual (ethnic). Second, the task field is relatively unstable. Third,

the parents are of different ethnicity.

Furthermore, from the interview results, Mrs. Intan revealed: "Astungkara, my son still

loves Balinese culture. For example, when praying, my children are usually enthusiastic

about being invited to the Pura, and happy to be invited to learn Balinese dance with their

friends. I'm used to doing those activities, if possible, I invite my children, I'll just take them.

And besides that, all family members and even family members of my children's friends also

used to include their family members from childhood to adulthood." The important thing is

that we have to get used to it from a young age. Thankfully, most Balinese people find it easy

to make this habit in this Metro village. It is supported by the environment, too, Ms. The

to pass on knowledge of Balinese culture as the identity of the Indonesian nation so that it

will not be lost to time. So, the challenges of the times, family, and environment have an

essential role in maintaining Balinese culture even though it is far outside the island of the

gods of Bali. In correlation with the preservation of Balinese culture, the environment is very

influential in supporting the preservation of Balinese culture; every movement or activity

related to the use of Balinese culture requires cooperation between family members, in

addition to involving children in every activity by doing habituation methods, have a positive

impact with involving the younger generation so that they have awareness and responsibility

in preserving local culture.

Irzik, 2006). At the same time, the family includes family members in the form of father,

mother, and children. The prenatal family is formed because of the legal marriage between a

man and a woman. In addition, the family includes fulfilling psychosocial tasks and functions

(Alfaruqy et al., 2018; Karimullah, 2021a). Therefore, family education is an effective means

to guide and direct everything towards a better one. This family is one of the main elements

in continuously forming and stimulating good habits (Desforges & Abouchaar, 2003; Jailani,

2014). In this case, it is relevant to the results of research which show that the function of

education is very complex and sustainable according to the desired goal, namely being able to

stimulate to form good potential in early childhood and as a provision to anticipate everything

that is not good through this education.

Balinese does not need to go through a particular field. Still, it can be carried out by various

elements, both through formal and non-formal education. Balinese culture holds a lot of

potential for democratic values , and the requirements for good children's educational values

are still used to guide social life. These values are the first layer, namely ideas that

conceptualize the most substantive things in social life, followed by a more relevant layer,

namely norms and laws associated with the existing culture. In their daily life, the behavior of

the Balinese people is also based on the values of Hinduism and the Tri Hita Karana

philosophy.

Tri Hita Karana's philosophy of life emphasizes the existence of harmony and balance in

life between humans and humans, humans and the Creator, and humans and their

organizations), subak (irrigation organizations), and desa pakramanan in Bali, in evaluating

the behavior of their members. The phenomenon of socio-cultural change as a result of

modernization and globalization that has recently hit Balinese society has raised concerns

from various elements of the Balinese tribal community. These elements assess that the

Balinese face various challenges, even 'threats.' The most troubling thing is the fear of the

threat of the existence of the Tri Hita Karana ideology.

Indonesia has a lot of diversity in languages, customs, and religions that families

embrace the country. The Balinese family education is not only found on the island of the

behavior, attitude to life, and various local cultural tribal customs must be instilled in children

from the family environment. Of course, life attitudes or examples and behavioral habits that

reflect values that do not forget culture, because such attitudes to life and behavior developed

from an early age will be very imprinted on the child, with that found a solid personality to

lead to the formation of a person who has a personality.

Balinese family education teaches many lessons, one of which is through gending rare

songs. The purpose of this gending is to entertain children before bed. This is usually done in

early childhood. For the Balinese, songs intended for early childhood generally have

educative poems sung with melodious rhythms, cheerful, playful, funny, and contain advice

and character education. But unfortunately, people begin to ignore the values of local wisdom

sung as an introduction to Balinese culture from an early age. Balinese people often sing this

when they want to put children to sleep.

The culture of a region or nation, also called local wisdom, can be understood as local

ideas that are wise, full of wisdom, and of suitable value, which are embedded and followed

by community members. Expressing local wisdom is a truth that has become a tradition or is

children see the example of their parents, the children will imitate it with pleasure.

Local wisdom provides guidelines and life guidelines that can provide happiness in life.

People who uphold and implement this noble cultural heritage will be able to carry out their

lives well, primarily will provide support in making relationships with God, making

relationships with fellow humans in social life, and making relationships with their natural

environment. Culture or local wisdom is human wisdom that relies on the philosophy of

values, ethics, ways and behavior, tools, and excellent and proper habits passed down from

generation to generation that can provide life guidelines in maintaining relationships with

God, fellow humans, and nature. Environment. This is by interviews that researchers have

conducted with several sources. At the core of their answers, they say that Balinese cultural

namely that Balinese families do not only preserve their culture but also seek to establish a

good relationship with God through culture, such as training their children to dance Rejang

Dewa in Puras. Because Balinese people are certainly Hindus, many of their customs and

culture are inspired by this belief. Like the Balinese Rejang Dewa dance at the yadnya

ceremony, in this case, the gods are willing to come down to witness the sacred ceremony

performed by small children. It's no wonder that foreigners are stunned by Balinese culture,

which is very protective of its ancestral heritage from generation to generation and is attached

to each individual. Through habituation and consistency of Balinese families in educating

children from early childhood, they can anticipate the negative influences of foreign culture.

The following is the result of documentation of Balinese cultural activities:

good personality and instilling a love of culture as a national identity, especially Balinese

culture. The form of consistency of Balinese families in forming cultural love and facing the

times is by involving children from an early age in every traditional and religious activity; all

other Balinese family members also do this, and a supportive environment always uses a

series of Balinese culture in every event. After a series of habits are carried out in daily life, it

is not surprising that Balinese family education can maintain customs as well as a form of

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