The history of the formation of scientific and psychological views on the development of infants and young children in Russia
https://doi.org/10.24884/2219-8245-2025-17-3-2-14
Abstract
The goal is to analyze the ideas about the mental development of a child in infancy and early childhood according to the traditions of Russian science in the 20th century
Material and methods are articles, theses, manuals, textbooks and other psychological, pediatric and pedagogical literature related to infancy and early childhood.
Results: the main theories, options for age periodization, key parameters for assessing development, diagnostic tools, personalities, tasks of scientific and practical work of specialists are discussed
Conclusions: the authors present a generalized vision of the problems that originated in the scientific and practical line of development of the 20th century and moved into the 21st century (theories, diagnostics).
About the Authors
N. V. ZverevaRussian Federation
Zvereva N.V., Candidate of psychological sciences, PhD in Psychology, leading researcher Department of clinical
psychology and Department of I Interdisciplinary Research in Child Health and Development, Mental Health Research Center
Moscow
S. V. Trushkina
Russian Federation
Trushkina S.V., PhD in Psychology, Head of the Department of Interdisciplinary Research in Child Health and Development, Mental Health Research Center
Moscow
S. E. Strogova
Russian Federation
Strogova S.E., PhD in Psychology, Senior Researcher Department of clinical psychology and Department of I Interdisciplinary Research in Child Health and Development, Mental Health Research Center
Moscow
D. S. Klak
Russian Federation
Klak D.S., Junior Researcher Department of clinical psychology and Department of I Interdisciplinary Research in Child Health and Development, Mental Health Research
Moscow
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Zvereva N.V., Trushkina S.V., Strogova S.E., Klak D.S. The history of the formation of scientific and psychological views on the development of infants and young children in Russia. Medical Psychology in Russia. 2025;17(3):2-14. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/2219-8245-2025-17-3-2-14











