PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY: RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE

Abstract

The problem of violence is topical in the modern world. Researchers study the issues of
preventing violence and child abuse in Russia as well. The authors cite Russian experience of violence
against children in the family, confirming the statistical data of surveys with facts. The article presents
the main causes and consequences of family violence, leading to the emergence of various phobias,
neuroses, destructive behavior. The consequence of the use of physical punishment by parents in the
family is the method of projection, when children repeat the methods of parental upbringing and
reproduce them in their families. Based on an analysis of Russian studies, the authors present data on
the use of physical punishment in the family, the most common forms of physical punishment of
children are the forms of spanking and slaps. Only 60% of parents realize that violence in the family
causes severe psychological trauma to the child, but consider it quite acceptable in cases when they
cannot cope with the child's caprices, stubbornness and disobedience. The article presents the main
directions of scientific research and practical developments on the prevention of violence in the family,
the use. The authors note that modern scientific research on this topic lacks a unified terminology. The
broad thesaurus of definitions used in Russian studies suggests the concepts of "violence", "cruel
attitude", "indifferent attitude" as semantically close. of various propaedeutic forms (conversations,
counselling, family visits, psychotherapy, etc.) in work with parents. At the same time, the authors
conclude that all of them are derivatives of the concept of "aggression", which is considered as
purposeful destructive behaviour that contradicts the norms and rules of human behaviour in society,
causing harm and physical damage and psychological discomfort.