МОЛОДА СІМ’Я В БІЛОРУСІ: ЕТНОПЕДАГОГІЧНІ ТРАДИЦІЇ В УМОВАХ ПОСТРАДЯНСЬКОЇ ПОВСЯКДЕННОСТІ (КІНЕЦЬ ХХ – ПОЧАТОК ХХІ СТОЛІТТЯ)

Abstract

The article examines some trends in the construction of post-Soviet everyday life on the example of a young family’s functioning in Belarus. Structural changes are shown regarding children, intrafamily contacts at the initial stage of life together, parenting and grandparents’ upbringing of children, and the influence of new means of communication on the life of new generations. Attention is focused on the inclusion of national traditions in the life of a young family, their actualization at the most important stages of family life. The author points to the formation of new social practices of the functioning of a family with three, four or more children, thus the author argues that a large modern Belarusian family is a sign of the health of the Belarusian nation, its adherence to fundamental national principles and traditions. At the same time, the author of the article emphasizes that the construction of everyday life is carried out not only through systemic support from outside. The author notes that the presentation of a modern large family is not limited only to the attitude towards its support and accompaniment by state institutions. A large young family is a self-sufficient social institution. She actively participates in creating her own image, the core of which is the traditions of the Belarusian people. As a successor to the experience of previous generations, on the one hand, she constantly strives to comprehend the national tradition, the positive lessons of folk pedagogy of upbringing, recorded in folklore sources, narratives, family stories, legends, traditions, fairy tales, and on the other, forms new everyday practices. However, pedagogical education and preparation for a «meeting» with their children in the new era – the XXI century – still remains an important area of work with young parents.