DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PREPAREDNESS TO RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD: BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY

• Валентина Шахрай

  Інститут проблем виховання НАПН України

The article emphasizes the importance to explore the problem of high school students’ preparedness to responsible parenthood in terms of such negative aspects as child abuse, high rate of divorce among married couples, early motherhood etc. Basic concepts of responsible parenthood include such notions as parenthood, responsible parenthood, positive approach to parenthood, reproductive culture, parental love, parental competence, high school students’ preparedness to responsible parenthood. Responsible parenthood is determined as integral background of individual that includes the whole complex of positive approach, facilities and expectations of the individual who is profoundly sensible of his responsibility towards  the present and the future of his child, parental feelings, primarily parental love and development of a basic pedagogical competence that allows to provide a meaningful family education and contributes to positive socialization of children. High school students’ preparedness to responsible parenthood is determined as the wide range of capacity that combines positive approach to parenthood, reproductive culture, family pedagogics knowledge and skills, emotional development and conscience of responsibility to children as a future father, family and society. High school students’ preparedness to responsible parenthood includes concentration on the loyal parenthood model and realizing the importance of showing balanced love towards his future children. High school students’ responsible parenthood maturity usually involves theoretical and practical aspects. Conclusions specify that the future aim of investigations that includes identification of forms and methods of educational work, focused on high school students’ preparedness to responsible parenthood, would be discovered on the basis of concepts mentioned in the article.

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