Keyword: «growing up»

The article examines the psychological and pedagogical problems that accompany the process of growing up in modern society. The authors analyze the features and trends of youth growing up in the society of the XXI century, changes in the relationship between parents and children.

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of child-parent relations in adolescence and the description of an effective method of their diagnosis and correction. Adolescence, characterized by intensive personality development and changing behaviors, is often accompanied by conflicts and misunderstandings between parents and children. The paper presents the «Traffic Light» technique developed by medical psychologists of the State Medical Institution «Children's Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan». The basis of the technique is E. Bern's scheme, which includes three ego states: «Child», «Adult» and «Parent». As part of the exercise, the participants interacted in various role combinations, which allowed them to understand the peculiarities of communication and the causes of conflicts. The results showed that constructive dialogue is achieved when interacting in an Adult-Adult position. The technique has received positive feedback and has proven its effectiveness in improving child-parent relations.

This article attempts to further explore the prospects for studying the maturation of growing children through the lens of cultural-historical psychology. Taking into account profound transformations in the social developmental context, the influence of digital technologies, and changing notions of adulthood and the boundaries of childhood, it demonstrates the promising role of cultural-historical psychology in the child's generation of signs and symbols, the development of joint activities between children and adults, the specific content of the zone of proximal development in adaptation to new realities, and the formation of dynamic characteristics of the interconnected mechanisms of personality development in growing children–interiorization and exteriorization–which have a significant impact on the development of their independence.