PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECT OF CARE AS AN ATTRIBUTE OF MATURE RELATIONSHIPS

Within the process of developing relationships, the category of "care" is considered as one of the attributes of achieving mature relationships. In keeping with the concept of V.N. Myasishchev, the definitions of the "relationship" and "care" categories are substantiated. The pedagogical aspect of care in the relationship in the system child - teacher - collective is touched upon. The studentship period is analyzed as an important stage in the development of maturity in the system of relationships. The reliance on the conceptual approaches to the education by Academician I.P. Ivanov is made. Care corresponds to the concept of responsibility. It is proposed to substantiate the need for the development of humanistic relationships through the inclusion of all subjects of these relationships in care for one another and about themselves. The results of empirical studies of child, counselor, students’ images are presented as well as reflective images of students. Also there are the results of the study, proving that the expression of parental care for the child ensures his psychological well-being.