Pernikahan di usia muda dapat memengaruhi kemampuan ibu dalam mengasuh anak, khususnya dalam pemenuhan gizi balita. Hal ini berdampak pada
pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak. Mengetahui hubungan antara pola asuh ibu yang menikah muda dengan status gizi balita usia 1–59 bulan di Desa Ambopadang, Kecamatan Tutar, Kabupaten Polewali Mandar. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif korelatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Sampel berjumlah 88 ibu yang menikah di usia 15–19 tahun dan memiliki balita usia 1–59 bulan. Data di kumpulkan melalui kuesioner serta dianalisis menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Sebanyak 67 dari 88 responden memiliki pola asuh baik dan balita dengan gizi
kurang sebanyak 35. Hasil analisis menunjukkan terdapat hubungan signifikan antara pola asuh ibu dan status gizi balita (p = 0,00). Pola asuh ibu yang menikah muda berhubungan dengan status gizi balita. Sehingga diperlukan edukasi dan dukungan dari tenaga kesehatan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan pengasuhan ibu muda.
Early marriage can affect the mother's ability to care for children, especially in providing adequate nutrition for toddlers. This has an impact on the growth and development of children. To determine the relationship between the parenting patterns of mothers who marry young and the nutritional status of toddlers aged 1– 59 months in Ambopadang Village, Tutar District, Polewali Mandar Regency. This study used a descriptive correlative design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 88 mothers who were married at the age of 15–19 years and had toddlers aged 1–59 months. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the Chi-Square test. A total of 67 of the 88 respondents had good parenting patterns and 35 toddlers with malnutrition. The results of the analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the mother's parenting patterns and the nutritional status of toddlers (p = 0.00). The parenting patterns of mothers who marry young are related to the nutritional status of toddlers. Therefore, education and support from health workers are needed to improve the parenting abilities of young mothers.