Interaction between family and school as the main educational institution in society.
The article describes the problem of formation (development) a child in a family. It demonstrates a problem in parent-child relationships.Distinctive features and characteristics of the modern family are given. The article analyzes scientific literature and methodological recommendations on family education. The basic rules on the basis of which the in-teraction between family and school as the main educational institution in society is based are highlighted. The family as a socio-cultural phenomenon allows us to speak not about forming it according to a certain set pattern, but about optimizing the process of family education. Psychological mechanisms of child socialization in the family are revealed. It is shown that in addition to the main socio-economic factors, other factors – biological, psychological, moral, and demographic-are involved in the transformation of the family. It is noted that family life is characterized by numerous relationships: socio-biological, economic, moral, and psychological. From the variety of functions performed by the family, educational and parental functions are highlighted.