Deputy MPR Speaker: Quality One Hour with Family Programme Requires Support from All Parties

The implementation of the Quality One Hour with Family Programme requires strong support and collaboration between the central and local governments, as well as society.

Efforts to enhance parents’ abilities in applying appropriate parenting patterns for their children are very important to realise the Quality One Hour with Family Programme initiated by the government,” said Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Lestari Moerdijat in a written statement on Thursday (26/3).

The Quality One Hour with Family Programme, launched by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education RI (Kemendikdasmen RI) on 10 March 2026, is part of the government’s efforts to instil good character values in the next generation through simple activities such as storytelling, dialogue, and playing together.

According to Lestari, consistency in implementing the programme is very important to achieve the expected positive impact.

However, said Rerie, the familiar name for Lestari, the challenges in realising the programme are not easy.

Data from the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) records 2,031 cases of child rights violations occurring throughout 2025, with biological fathers and mothers being the most common perpetrators of child rights violations.

Meanwhile, the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (Kemenko PMK) reported that 42.25% of early childhood children have accessed mobile phones and the internet, but the parental supervision rate is only around 28.58%.

“These notes indicate that there are still indications of weaknesses in parenting patterns in the family environment,” said Rerie, who is also a member of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR RI).

Rerie believes that the Quality One Hour with Family Programme must be carried out with discipline and not half-heartedly.

The member of the NasDem Party’s Supreme Council assessed that strict monitoring and evaluation of the programme must be carried out to ensure its sustainability.

The central and local governments, said Rerie, must be able to consistently ensure that parents can be fully present in interactions with their children in implementing the programme.

Rerie greatly hopes that this good practice of family-based character strengthening can spread throughout the country. So that, she firmly stated, every child of the nation has strong character and competitiveness in the future.