On February 3 at 7:00 PM, the next session of the seminar "Psychological Development of Children and Adolescents" will be held.

Seminar Leaders:

• Yu.A. Kochetova, Professor at the Department of "Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova", Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Head of the Department.
• I.V. Shapovalenko, Professor at the Department of "Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova", Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor.

Discussion Topic: "Opportunities for Optimizing Children's Relationships in a Kindergarten Group."

Speakers:

• Irina Anatolyevna Burlakova, Professor at the Department of "Developmental Psychology named after Professor L.F. Obukhova", MSUPE, Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Senior Researcher.
• Elena Viktorovna Kalinnikova, Educator at the ANOO "Khoroshevskaya School", MSUPE Master's program graduate.

The webinar will be dedicated to the current topic of children's socialization and interpersonal relationships in the preschool environment. The meeting will consider modern and "forgotten" approaches to studying children's groups and peer relationships in a kindergarten group. The main focus will be on the results of research on the dependence of a child's sociometric status on the psychological factor of the direction of a child's communication with peers (M.I. Lisina, E.O. Smirnova). During the meeting, the moral education program developed by E.O. Smirnova and V.M. Kholmogorova and its effectiveness in developing a subjective attitude towards peers will be examined in detail.

Key Discussion Questions:

• Relationships among preschoolers in a kindergarten group.
• The direction of a child's communication with peers.
• Sociometric status and behavioral characteristics of a preschooler.
• Possibilities for changing sociometric status.

The seminar will be held in webinar format. To participate, we invite you to register (MTS Link).

Recommended Literature:

• Lisina M.I. Formation of the Child's Personality in Communication. – St. Petersburg: Piter, 2009. – p.25.
• Repina T.A. Relationships Among Peers in a Kindergarten Group. – Moscow, 1978. – p.200.
• Smirnova E.O., Kholmogorova V.M. Psychological Foundations of Moral Education for Preschoolers // Psychologist in Kindergarten: Quarterly Scientific-Practical Journal, 2007, No. 2.
• Smirnova E.O., Kholmogorova V.M. The Correlation of Direct and Mediated Motivators of Children's Moral Behavior // Voprosy Psikhologii, – 2001, – No. 1.