**5. The components of game favored by children**

The attractive components of game as a medium of education for children need to be known. This is the key in ensuring the effectiveness of a game as an educational medium. The result of the study in investigating game components favored by children conducted by the author can be considered in designing the game as the educational media for the characteristics of the main character, the model of the game presented, and the color that dominates the game.

The characteristics of the main character that children enjoy in a game are moving creatures or object, consisting of evolutionary and an attractive appearance. The main character is one of the main things that attracts kids to play a game. If the main character is interesting, the children will try to play the game. This is important in the development of educational games because the attraction of children to play games is a step forward in providing educational information [29]. One of the characters of the game that is also appealing and is loved by preschoolers is a funny and cheerful character [42]. Preschoolers aged 3–5 years old have imaginative playing characteristics which are both fantasy and informal. The imagination provides an opportunity for players to experience decision-making of problem resolution in risk-free conditions [35]. This will create a pleasant learning environment for children as well as stimulate improvement in mindset.

In developing the method for preschoolers, it must take into account four things that are clear and consistent instruction, challenging learning environment, having a choice in controlling the game, and having an attractive appearance. An attractive display includes images of background, image descriptions, and sound that are appropriate with children. An appealing appearance of the game will increase the interest of children in the learning process. Therefore, it will stimulate cognitive cognition of children in the learning process.

The characteristics of the game that are loved by children are varied such as giving prizes and having varied games. Preschool age is the best age to learn quick. Children have great curiosity and want to know things about work [43]. Preschoolers also have psychographic characteristics that are like being active, high curiosity, happy to be involved with something new, and having high creativity [44]. Schoolchildren enjoy imitative, imaginative, and dramatic games where in the game can give them the right condition to express themselves. Preschoolers are generally given cognitive game [42]. In educating preschoolers, it needs components: audiovisual, interaction, termination, and positive reinforcement to result positive learning process.

Positive reinforcement is pivotal in developing educational game to increase children's motivation particularly intrinsic motivation. This may motivate children to play and learn something so as to they can feel the story of the game. The game players may obtain active learning experience, so it may elevate children's ability in analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating [35].

The primary colors used are red, yellow, and blue and the secondary colors are green, orange, purple, and pink. Children are fonder of learning through visually interesting, colorful, and interactive objects than just textbook and oral learning. Video games with color, sound, and attractive appearance significantly increase children's interest in learning. This will lead to dissolution in the education message delivered through the game. All the interests are increasingly becoming more important for learning, so that this will increase the motivation of children in learning.

#### **6. Conclusion**

Health education to prevent diarrhea is important to identify health behavior of preschoolers. When preschoolers' health behavior has been identified, then it can be used to determine an effective education media in preventing diarrhea. The basic healthy behaviors to be taught to children are washing hands using soap in critical time, healthy eating behavior, and eating balanced nutrition. The effective educational medium to teach healthy behavior in preschool children is game. The components of a game favored by children are the main character, the model, and dominant color of the game.

#### **Acknowledgements**

I would like to thank A. Adriana Amal and Fitriani for their assistance in translation in order to write this chapter. I would also like to thank all authors whose works I cited in this work for their valuable contribution to knowledge.

**Author details**

Arbianingsih Tiro

**81**

Alauddin State Islamic University, Makassar, Indonesia

*Health Education to Prevent Diarrhea in Preschoolers DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86414*

provided the original work is properly cited.

\*Address all correspondence to: arbianingsih.tiro@uin-alauddin.ac.id

© 2020 The Author(s). Licensee IntechOpen. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,

### **Conflict of interest**

The author declares no conflict of interest.

*Health Education to Prevent Diarrhea in Preschoolers DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86414*

game can give them the right condition to express themselves. Preschoolers are generally given cognitive game [42]. In educating preschoolers, it needs components: audiovisual, interaction, termination, and positive reinforcement to result

Positive reinforcement is pivotal in developing educational game to increase children's motivation particularly intrinsic motivation. This may motivate children to play and learn something so as to they can feel the story of the game. The game players may obtain active learning experience, so it may elevate children's ability in

The primary colors used are red, yellow, and blue and the secondary colors are green, orange, purple, and pink. Children are fonder of learning through visually interesting, colorful, and interactive objects than just textbook and oral learning. Video games with color, sound, and attractive appearance significantly increase children's interest in learning. This will lead to dissolution in the education message delivered through the game. All the interests are increasingly becoming more important for learning, so that this will increase the motivation of children in learning.

Health education to prevent diarrhea is important to identify health behavior of preschoolers. When preschoolers' health behavior has been identified, then it can be used to determine an effective education media in preventing diarrhea. The basic healthy behaviors to be taught to children are washing hands using soap in critical time, healthy eating behavior, and eating balanced nutrition. The effective educational medium to teach healthy behavior in preschool children is game. The components of a game favored by children are the main character, the model, and

I would like to thank A. Adriana Amal and Fitriani for their assistance in translation in order to write this chapter. I would also like to thank all authors whose

works I cited in this work for their valuable contribution to knowledge.

The author declares no conflict of interest.

positive learning process.

**6. Conclusion**

dominant color of the game.

**Acknowledgements**

**Conflict of interest**

**80**

analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating [35].

*Perspective of Recent Advances in Acute Diarrhea*
