Family Communication Pattern to the Development of Children's Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Related to the Low Socioeconomic Background at TK Amaliah Al-Ilmi Bekasi, Indonesia

Amaliah Al-Ilmi Bekasi Kindergarten for children from families with low socioeconomic status in Pekayon, South Bekasi. Measurement of the socioeconomic status of a family can be viewed from factors of the environment of residence, parental education level, type of work, income and expenses of a family. The aims of this study: (1) Parent and child communication patterns in school at Amaliah Al-Ilmi Kindergarten Bekasi, (2) The extent of understanding and family awareness of the importance of family communication patterns on the development of children's emotional intelligence. The type of research that researchers use is descriptive qualitative, through the case study method. Data collection techniques are interviews and observation of four research subjects. The results showed that the dominant communication patterns applied by the four research subjects were pluralistic and protective families. Parental understanding and awareness of the importance of family communication on children's emotional development are quite low. Communication patterns that give children the freedom to express and discuss anything have better emotional intelligence development compared to families who apply family communication patterns with less communication intensity and closed conversations. Contribution: Parents need to understand that emotional intelligence is as important as cognitive intelligence.