Parenting Economy in The Household of Dayak Kapuas Hulu Community

This article is intended to determine how the parenting economy performed in the household of Dayak Kapuas Hulu Community in West Kalimantan. The present study employs qualitative approach, which is more natural, descriptive and inductive as well. The data source or research subject selection occur by revolving system as required to reach saturation, the research subjects are Dayak Kapuas Hulu community in West Kalimantan. According to the results, it indicates that parenting economy in the household of Dayak Kapuas Hulu community is performed by the following things: (1) provide verbal explanation, parents give advice to children how to perform economic behavior; (2) provide economic behavior exemplary, by performing cultural custom and habituation associated with efforts to fulfilled the daily needs; (3) conduct a discussion in economic decision making, for instance, discussing their children’s future occupation; (4) engage their children in economic activity, by inviting their children to the gardening, farming, and hunting activities; and (5)guide their children to perform economic behavior according to the agreed regulation of natural resource management