This document is a research proposal that examines maternal behavior related to cases of acute respiratory infection (ISPA) in toddlers at the Mabodo Community Health Center in Kontunaga District, Muna Regency, Indonesia in 2016. The researcher, Tamsir, intends to study how mothers behave in response to toddlers experiencing acute respiratory infections using his position as a student in the Public Health program at Haluoleo University in Kendari, Indonesia.