PERAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM KELUARGA SEBAGAI UPAYA PEMBENTUKAN KECERDASAN SPIRITUAL ANAK

Abstract

This article aims to identify the role of moral education in the family as an
effort to form the spiritual intelligence of children. Lately the spotlight on morals is quite
serious in other words the quality of morality is still far from expectations. The quality of
morality should always be strived to be better again. The family as the first and main
educational environment is a solid foundation in the process of moral formation. Moral
formation requires early habituation because morals can not be formed in a short time.
The existence of the role of education, especially family education will be very helpful in
the formation of the main person. The family is one of the institutions that are responsible
for the implementation of education that will determine the success or failure of children's
education. Therefore, parents in Islam have an obligation to provide education and
guidance to their children as one of the mandate of Allah SWT. Children are in need of
education from their parents, so that he grows and develops into a child who has good
character, and has a good spiritual intelligence.
Keywords: Pendidikan karakter, keluarga, kecerdasan spiritual.