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This study examines how significant others perceptions and positions on the formation of childrens self-concept, and how the childs self-concept in Latimojong Village. The approach in this study uses the phenomenology approach to get a picture of communication behavior related to perception, describe according to the meaning of the subject and a thorough description based on the focus of the study while the significant others in this study are mothers and PAUD teachers. The results of research on the description of the childs self-concept based on the perception of the mother as a significant others ie mothers tend to have negative perceptions compared to positive perceptions including physical, psychological perceptions perceived by character came (fussy and spoiled), and children are more dominant having positive stimuli from peers and the media than the mother while social perception is passiritan (shy), so early children are prone to experiencing negative Pygmalion effects due to the influence of negative mothers perception as a significant other. Furthermore, the significant position of others tends to use the nickname of the reproach of children as a joke, using behavioral discipline and emotional control through promises, using instructions rather than persuasion and reactive to mistakes (labeling bingo or stupid) and less responsive to positive behavior of children. So overall the role of parents and teachers has not been significant, so the importance of nature-based approaches.