Parental Roles in Shapping the Moral of Child: a Research in Tanah Merah Kelantan

Abstract

The research discusses the role of parents in shaping the moral of the children: a research done in Tanah Merah, Kelantan. The research includes discussion on the Islamic educational concept and moral education as well as their relationship in shaping the moral of the children. The research also studies the approaches that can be used in the effort to educate the children, the role and the effect of moral education in shaping the moral of the children in Tanah Merah. In conducting the research, a few methods have been used. As the research is a case study that involves questionnaire, interview, observation and analysis of the data based on the respond from the respondents involved. The result of the research shows that the parents in Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Have played their role successfully through a number of wise approaches in their effort to educate and shape the moral of their children. The research found that the factor contributes to the problem of moral delinquency in the area is the teenagers themselves who are easily influenced by the bad influence.