Application of 3 Magic Words for Early Childhood Social Character Formation in Ra Ar-Raudah Binjai

Abstract

Early childhood education is not an education that focuses only on academic learning, but in early childhood education, students aged 4-6 years will focus more on moral education, manners and character. Because at that age range, children are in the golden age phase, which is more likely to imitate than to think critically. From this study, the researcher will share how the application of 3 magic words can form the character of early childhood. Here the researcher uses a qualitative method. Through this method, the researcher collected data using interviews with educators and observation for 3 months. With this 3 months, the researcher carried out 3 stages, namely, the introduction, habituation, and reinforcement stages. From there, the results obtained that most of Ra. Ar raudah can apply the 3 Magic words well so that they form a more positive social character. Like students who tend to be more accountable, honest and have high empathy. This can be seen from how their social interaction with their friends and the environment around the school. Even so, there are still a small number of students who are not used to applying the 3 magic words because basically children still have a sense of ego that dominates them.