Changes in the historical and social situation determine qualitative mental, physiological and personal changes in modern children, changes in the attitude of young people towards family and marriage and in their approach in raising the younger generations. Based on the systemic principle, an analysis of the phenomenon of the “modern child” was carried out. The article examines the physical and psychological characteristics of modern children, the specifics of family functions and the influence of family education on the development of children’s personality, highlights the features of the social situation of the upbringing and the features of macrosocial factors affecting the family and the child. The issues of family and state education of children in modern Russia are raised, and possible ways to solve them are presented.
Key words
• childhood • socio-psychological situation of development • family • family education • macrosocial factors of development •
Nadezhda Vladimirovna Mazurova
Doctor of science, Professor of the Department of Psychology of Family and Childhood, Vygotsky Institute of Psychology, RSHU, Moscow, Russian Federation
e-mail: mazariny-2@yandex.ru