ABSTRAK
Gawai merupakan istilah untuk beberapa alat teknologi seperti komputer, laptop, smartphone, tablet, ipad. Perkembangan sosial ialah pengembangan kemampuan anak yang didalamnya terbentuk hubungan antar orang dewasa dan hubungan antar teman dekat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan usia saat pengenalan gawai dengan perkembangan sosial anak usia pra sekolah. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan desain penelitian kuantitatif dengan jenis analitik korelasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional yang dilakukan kepada 137 anak yang dipilih berdasarkan simple random sampling. Didapatkan hasil bahwa anak yang mengenal gawai sejak usia dini sebanyak 92 orang 67,2 dan yang sudah sesuai usia mengenal gawainya sebanyak 45 orang 32,8 . Hasil penelitian ini diuji menggunakan rumus Chi Square ?=0,05 yang menghasilkan bahwa usia saat pengenalan gawai P=0,001 berhubungan dengan perkembangan sosial anak usia pra sekolah. Dari hasil penelitian ini diperlukan adanya pemberian materi mengenai dampak pengenalan gawai pada anak. Peran perawat ialah memberikan edukasi tentang perkembangan sosial anak usia pra sekolah dan pengaruh gawai terhadap perkembangan sosial tersebut.

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ABSTRACT
Gadget is a term for some technological tools such as computers, laptop, smartphones, tablets, ipads. Social development is the development of the ability of children in which formed relationships between adults and relationships between close friends. This study aims to determine the correlation between gadgets introduction in early Childhood with the social development of pre school age. The research was conducted using quantitive research design with correlational analytic type with cross sectional approach done to 137 children selected based on simple random sampling. The results of this study indicate the frequency and percentage of respondent characteristics. The result shows that Children who know gadgets since early age are 92 people 67.2 and those who know gadgets in the right age are 45 people 32.8 . The results of this study were also tested using the Chi Square formula 0.001 related to the social development of pre school age. From the results of this study required the provision of material about the impact of early gadgets introduction in children. The role of nurses is to educate the social development of pre school age children and the effect of the gadgets on social development.