Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini merupakan periode kritis dalam perkembangan anak, mereka mengalami pertumbuhan fisik, kognitif, sosial, dan emosional yang pesat. Kasus bullying juga terjadi pada anak usia dini. Seriusnya dampak dari tindakan bullying, perlunya diadakan pencegahan bullying pada pendidikan karakter. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memperoleh deskripsi implementasi pendidikan karakter dan pencegahan bullying melalui pendidikan karakter.
Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan teknik wawancara mendalam, observasi dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yaitu koleksi data, kondensasi data, display data, dan penarikan kesimpulan.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa komitmen dalam menanamkan nilai-nilai karakter pada peserta didik melalui metode pembiasaan setiap hari sebelum pembelajaran dimulai. Pencegahan bullying melalui pendidikan karakter yaitu adanya komitmen sekolah dengan pembentukan Tim Pencegahan dan Penanganan Kekerasan (TPPK), program parenting, penanaman nilai-nilai moral, dan penanganan langsung tindakan bullying, mengajarkan nilai-nilai toleransi, dan tanggung jawab dapat menciptakan lingkungan belajar dengan penuh kasih sayang bagi seluruh peserta didik.
Kata kunci: Pendidikan karakter, Pencegahan bullying
Early Childhood Education is a critical period in children's development, they experience rapid physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth. Cases of bullying also occur in early childhood. The serious impact of bullying requires the need to prevent bullying in character education. The aim of this research is to obtain a description of the implementation of character education and prevention of bullying through character education.
This study used qualitative research methods. Data was collected using in-depth interview techniques, observation and documentation. Data analysis techniques are data collection, data condensation, data display, and drawing conclusions.
The research results show that there is a commitment to instilling character values in students through the habituation method every day before learning begins. Preventing bullying through character education, namely the school's commitment to the formation of a Violence Prevention and Handling Team (TPPK), parenting programs, instilling moral values and directly handling bullying, teaching the values of tolerance and responsibility can create a full learning environment. love for all students.
Keywords: Character education, Bullying prevention