Tantri Kamandaka as a Mean of Stimulating Children’s Emotional Intelligence during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has been going on for almost 2 years, and this has paralyzed many aspects of life, including the world of children. Children who used to be able to actively play and learn outdoors are now limited by government regulations regarding learning from home and local and national scale restrictions. The purpose of this study is to identify the values of life contained in Tantri Kamandaka and how to stimulate emotional intelligence in early childhood with Tantri Kamandaka. This research is a literature review which is a qualitative research method. The primary data source came from the Tantri Kamandaka lontar, while the secondary source came from the Tantri Kamandaka translation books. The results of the research are presented with descriptive techniques. Based on the results of research on the values of life contained in lontar Tantri Kamandaka and these values can be used as a reference in stimulating the emotional intelligence of early childhood. In Tantri Kamandaka, there are 31 parts to the story, which starts with the story of King Jambu Dwipa, who marries a virgin girl every night and ends with the awareness of Raja Jambu Dwipa because of the story told every night by Ni Dyah Tantri. The method used in stimulating early childhood emotional intelligence with Tantri Kamandaka is the storytelling method, while the order is the first to choose a story, the second to determine the story schedule, the third to tell and explain the meaning of the story, and the last is to discuss.