Latar Belakang: Overweight merupakan masalah gizi pada anak yang dapat memicu adanya gangguan pada kesehatan seperti kardiovaskular, diabetes mellitus, gangguan muskuloskeletal serta terjadinya kanker. Pola asuh orang tua menjadi bagian penting yang dapat mempengaruhi konsumsi diet anak yang berkontribusi pada kejadian overweight pada anak. Tujuan: Mengetahui hubungan pola asuh orang tua dengan kejadian overweight balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Kuta Selatan Kabupaten Badung. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain analitik korelatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Total 169 orang tua balita dipilih melalui teknik sampling Cluster Sampling. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner pola asuh orang tua dan pengukuran berat badan balita, kemudian dianalisis dengan uji statistik Chi square. Hasil: Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pola asuh orang tua dengan kejadian overweight (Pv < α , Pv=0,001 dan α=0,05). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa mayoritas responden menerapkan pola asuh cukup dan kurang sebanyak 74 responden (43,8%) dan sebagian besar anak yaitu 125 responden (74%) mengalami overweight. Kesimpulan: Terdapat hubungan antara pola asuh orang tua dengan kejadian overweight pada anak. Perawat dapat memberikan intervensi melalui edukasi terkait pencegahan overweight kepada seluruh orang tua untuk menekan prevalensi overweight pada anak. Kata Kunci: Overweight, Balita, Pola Asuh Orang Tua

Background: Overweight is a nutritional problem in children that can lead to health problems such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal disorders, and cancer. Parenting is an important part of influencing children's dietary consumption that contributes to the incidence of overweight in children. Aim: To find out the correlation between parenting style and the incidence of overweight in under five children in South Kuta Public Health Centre Working Area, Badung Regency. Methods: This study employed a correlative analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. A total of 169 parents of toddlers were selected through cluster sampling. Data were collected using the parenting questionnaire and toddler weight measurement, and then analysed with Chi square statistical test. Results: There is a significant correlation between parenting style and the incidence of overweight (Pv < α, Pv=0.001 and α=0.05). It was also found that the majority of respondents applied adequate and insufficient parenting style (74 respondents; 43.8%) and the majority of children (125 respondents; 74%) were overweight. Conclusion: There is a correlation between parenting style and the incidence of overweight in children. Nurses can provide interventions through education related to overweight prevention to all parents to reduce the prevalence of overweight in children. Keywords: Overweight, Toddlers, Parenting Patterns