Topics of difficult life situations and coping coping behavior of younger students through the eyes of parents

Introduction. The topic of difficult life situations has arisen in science relatively recently and has not received sufficient consideration. We were interested in the question of effective overcoming of difficult life situations by younger schoolchildren, the participation of parents in this process. Our research allows us to analyze how parents see the main difficult life situations and ways of coping with them in younger students. This makes it possible to identify the main challenges faced by primary school children and their parents, and develop effective strategies to support them. The study of parents' ideas about the difficult life situations of their children allows us to identify common problems that can affect parental behavior, educational practices and the dynamics of family relationships. Knowledge about this will help in the development of measures to improve communication in the family, rapprochement and support of the child during education, prevention of somatic and psychological health of younger schoolchildren.Materials and Methods. The experiment involved 47 primary school students and 59 parents of primary school students. The research methods used were the theoretical method (analysis of scientific sources), the experimental method (content analysis), methods of processing, interpretation and presentation of experimental data.Results. The domestic and foreign studies on the topic of the work are analyzed. The topics of difficult life situations and coping behavior of younger students are highlighted from the point of view of different subjects: younger students and their parents. Similar and different views of parents and younger schoolchildren on the subject of the study are highlighted.Discussion and Conclusions. Experimental data made it possible to identify similarities and differences in the topics of difficult life situations and coping behavior in the parent and child groups. The topic of communication is a central topic that causes significant difficulties for younger students. The general topics of TZHS were highlighted, and different priorities in the topics of TZHS were established for different groups of respondents. The analysis of the identified copings also demonstrated the points of contact and differences in the opinions of the parent and child groups. Along with emotional coping behaviors, a significant group of behavioral coping behaviors in young schoolchildren stood out. The insignificant representation of proactive coping in younger schoolchildren is shown. The ways of developing work with parents of younger schoolchildren are outlined.