1985'4, p.31
Zalysina I. A. , Smirnova Ye. O.
Some peculiarities of psychological development of preschool children educated not within a family
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Comparative study of psychological development of 4-6 years old children educated within and not within a family is reported. Peculiarities of communication with adults and with age-peers have been taken as a main index of psychological development. Communication in general has been analyzed in terms of M.I. Lisina's theory of the communication genesis. The study reveals that the two groups of children significantly differ both in the general pattern of behavior and in the way they communicate with adults and age-peers. As a whole pupils of children's homes somewhat fall behind in the development of communication skills - especially in the development of emotional-volitional aspects of the latter. Some recommendations are given as to how to overcome the delay.