PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR PRESERVING PRESCHOOLERS’ PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH

The article substantiates the relevance of preserving children’s psychological health issues. Approaches to defining the category “mental health” and “psychological health” and differences in their interpretations are analyzed. It is noted that psychological health is a condition for children’s adaptation and socialization. It provides the opportunity for continuous full-fledged development; it is a resource that helps to overcome stressful situations with the least possible damage to physical health. It is indicated that the main factors affecting the child’s psychological health are psychological (the child’s individual and psychological characteristics) and social (family, peers, teachers, and mass media). The article defines the favorable psychological and pedagogical conditions for preserving a child’s psychological health. The importance of taking into account children’s individual and age characteristics is emphasized. It is noted that one of the conditions for the formation of a psychologically healthy child is the social environment. For a preschooler, the major social institution that provides the necessary conditions for preserving and maintaining his mental health is the family. In this regard, emphasis is placed on the need to create a favorable psychological climate in the family and disharmony prevention and overcoming in child-parent relations. It is indicated that an essential condition for preserving children’s psychological health is to increase the level of psychological enlightenment of both parents and teachers. Examples of various online tools and resource usage are provided. They can contribute to solving problematic issues easily, quickly, and without time limits and are one of the effective ways in this direction in modern conditions. A number of children’s abilities and skills, which are necessary for maintaining and preserving psychological health, have been determined. It is noted that technologies for ensuring psychological well-being are effective in the course of psychologically healthy child formation, in particular, such as psycho gymnastics, relaxation, and art therapy.