CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN BALIKPAPAN CITY AS THE EFFECT OF URBANIZATION

Changes in Indonesian public policy especially in handling people’s spread to another area resulting in people’s desire to move to another area that have the potential place to become their source of income in order to support their family life. Problem arose when their hopes to get a better life did not accomplished so the family cannot have the better live. The phenomenon of street hawkers in city of Balikpapan is one of bad fact that happened because the parents cannot fulfill their children’s needs. Another thing is they did not have civil record, so it is hard for the children and parents to get medical insurance in order to have the access on medical. This research is aiming to develop and explain the problems of street hawkers in city of Balikpapan that must be working and getting into the bad environment. Methods that being used is deep interview with relation institution such as Social Institutions also Women Empowerment, and Children Protection Institution whereas the problems being solved by them with coordination from civil society. It concludes that the phenomenon affects children’s development that should be able to enjoy life properly. Keywords— Street Hawkers, Child Development,