Different Types Of Families Research Articles

Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS-RII): A New Version

Numerous versions of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS) are constantly modified in order to make allowance for the limitations of previous versions. Approbation of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale (FRAS-RII), held in 2021, also showed the need to improve the instrument, verify its psychometric characteristics, which became the purpose of the current study. The study involved 627 respondents from Russia (n = 300) and Belarus (n = 327) aged from 18 to 67 years (average age of Russians 34.3 ± 12.5, average age of Belarusians 22.5 ± 7). We used the following methods: socio-demographic questionnaire, Family Resilience Assessment Scale FRASRII; Short version of Hardiness Survey; Test «Family Emotional Communications»; Revised questionnaire «Experience in Close Relationships». As a result, the optimal structure of the Family Resilience Assessment Scale FRAS-RII was elaborated with the psychometric characteristics indicating a high internal consistency of its five subscales. The subscales correlate with indicators of hardiness, family emotional communications, and experience in close relationships, indicating the external validity of the scale. The characteristics of family resilience differ depending on marital status and number of children in families, depending on the type of adverse event in the samples of Russians and Belarusians, which also confirms the applicability of the scale when working with different types of families. We may conclude that the FRAS-RII with its five subscales such as family communication and connectedness, positive outlook and problem solving, acceptance and flexibility, social resources, family spirituality, is a reliable, valid tool for research and for psychological help to Russian and Belarusian families.

A Study of the Effect of Family Structure on Adolescents’ Commitment to Learning

Normalized population mobility leads to smaller family sizes, which in turn leads to changes in China's family structure, with nuclear and single-parent families becoming more common. Research has shown that family structure has an impact on parent-child communication and even on adolescents' commitment in learning, and the impact varies across different types of families. This study centers on the keywords of family structure and learning engagement by reading relevant literature in recent years. According to the study, it is found that adolescents aged 13-15 years old lack communication with their parents, which is often caused by inappropriate communication between the two parties, or other related reasons. Compared with other family structures, parent-child communication in nuclear families is more perfect because they have a simple structure, a better family atmosphere, and parents spend more time with their children. However, parent-child communication in single-parent families is less effective, and parental divorce also has a certain impact on communication, which affects the children's learning efficiency. From the above, it can be seen that family structure affects parent-child relationship, and a good family structure is conducive to the establishment of healthy parent-child relationship.

ЗУБОЧЕЛЮСТНЫЕ АНОМАЛИИ У ДЕТЕЙ ДОШКОЛЬНОГО ВОЗРАСТА В ЗАВИСИМОСТИОТ ТИПА СЕМЬИ И МОРФОФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНОГО РАЗВИТИЯ РЕБЕНКА

Introduction. Dentоfacial deformities in preschool children do not show any downtrend. Studying how various factors affect their occurrence and development is of undoubted interest. Our aim was to study the impact of family types on the prevalence and nosology of dental system diseases. Materials and Methods. 2,556 children were examined, aged one to six years, of both genders, and from families of different types. To statistically process the study findings, descriptive statistics methods were used. Integrity was assessed in the compared groups by averaging and computing error in mean, using Student’s t-test. Results and Discussion. Prevalence of dental abnormalities among preschool children was higher among boys of all ages (63.6±1.353%), as compared to girls (57.5± 1.376%). It was found that children from substitute families were most susceptible to dental abnormalities. Prevalence of dentoalveolar deformities was in 100% of cases in all age groups in children from adoptive families. High prevalence of dentoalveolar anomalies was also recorded in preschool children living in incomplete families, i.e., in 82±2.78% of cases. The lowest prevalence of dentoalveolar deformities was found in children living in full families, i.e., in 56.1±1.129% of cases, and in extended families, i.e., in 59.2±3.367% of cases. In children living in reconstituted families, dentoalveolar abnormalities are found less frequently (78.9±3.167%) than in children living in substitute and one-parent families, but more frequently than in children living in nuclear and extended families. When analyzing the structure of dentoalveolar anomalies, it was found that most often there were bite pathologies (prognatic and deep bites), as well as abnormalities of dental arches. The least common pathology of the jawbone system in the examined children turned out to be the cross-bite pathology. Older age group children (aged 4.6-6 years) are most susceptible to dentoalveolar abnormalities as compared to other ages of preschool children. Conclusions. Data presented in this article are of practical importance for implementing and developing preventive measures, considering the type of family and the morphofunctional development of the child.

Türkiye'de Büyükşehirde Yaşayan Evli Kadınların Uyguladıkları Aile Planlaması Yöntemine İlişkin Görüşleri: Nitel Bir Araştırma

Objective: This research was conducted to examine the views of women on four different types of family planning they use. Materials and Methods: The period of time for this qualitative study was January through February 2023. 33 Istanbul-based women made up the study's sample. In order to create the greatest possible diversity, the study's participants' women were divided into groups according to their use of intrauterine devices (IUDs), combination oral contraceptives (COC), condoms, and withdrawal methods. Results: Based on information from 33 interviews with Turkish women, this qualitative research. Four different family planning strategies, the decision-making process, attitudes regarding the impact of family planning on sexual life, and four major themes were identified in the article. It has been observed that women are influenced by the environment and health personnel in family planning method choices and decision-making processes, they benefit from the internet, and their spouses are competent in the decision-making process. Conclusion: In this study, it was found that gender norms gave men the authority to decide on reproduction; this means that their partner usually has the final say on the number of children a woman has or planning a pregnancy. The fact that women do not have their own preferences is beneficial in terms of documenting these preferences and concerns of health personnel, as well as integrating them into the design, implementation and evaluation of the intervention, taking into account their caution towards interventions.

Degree of satisfaction with family functioning, using the APGAR scale

Introduction: The family is the first social nucleus. There are different types of families constituted by beliefs, customs, values, and behaviors. The family APGAR is an instrument for evaluating family functionality. The role of the family during childhood is transcendental for cognitive, mental, and social progress since at this stage it allows offering protection, attention, and teaching to strengthen their progress. Aim: Analyze the degree of satisfaction in relation to the level of Family Functioning, through the application of the APGAR Test. Methodology: A study with a quantitative, non-experimental, correlational, and cross-sectional approach was carried out, where we worked with a population of adults and older adults that included 140 families, residing in urban and rural areas of the province of Cañar - Ecuador, selected through non-probability sampling. The APGAR scale was used to evaluate the perception of family functioning and the relationship between its members, the components are evaluated through three closed questions with a Likert-type rating score and the results describe a functional family, with mild dysfunction and severe dysfunction. Statistical analyzes were performed using SPSS.21. Results:140 families participated, with key informants, adults from 18 to 85 years (m42.7), an average of 4.11 family members, and 69.3% are families residing in rural areas. Regarding family functionality, 80.7% are in the highly functional range; In relation to the question. Do you feel that your family loves you?, 82.1% present with the item Almost always, as well as the highest mean score of 1.76. In the questions posed, it is evident that there is a statistically significant correlation p-value of 0.000, considering a p-value of < 0.05. Conclusion: Each family is formed by different social nuclei since it has its own identity, interrelationships, and intergenerational. The study shows a close correlation between the degree of satisfaction almost always and high functionality among families.

Convergence To Approximate Solutions of Multivalued Operators

The goal of this study is to provide a new explicit iterative process method approach for solving maximal monotone(M.M )operators in Hilbert spaces utilizing a finite family of different types of mappings as( nonexpansive mappings,resolvent mappings and projection mappings. The findings given in this research strengthen and extend key previous findings in the literature. Then, utilizing various structural conditions in Hilbert space and variational inequality problems, we examine the strong convergence to nearest point projection for these explicit iterative process methods Under the presence of two important conditions for convergence, namely closure and convexity. The findings reported in this research strengthen and extend key previous findings from the literature

Holiday planning in Indian families: a dual path model linking family type and conflict resolution

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the effect of parent–adolescent conflict in step versus biological families on family communication patterns (FCPs) and the conflict resolution strategy adopted by adolescents during family destinations or holiday planning (where to visit?).Design/methodology/approachThe literature on family conflict (i.e. parent–adolescent conflict) and the different types of families (step vs nuclear) supported the proposed framework. The survey was conducted in the Indian subcontinent with a sample size of 437 adolescents. SPSS 22.0 was used for factor analysis (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis) and structural equation modelling was used through AMOS 26.0 for data analysis.FindingsSignificant relationship was observed between the types of families (step and biological), FCP and the resolution strategy chosen by Indian adolescents. Adopting a resolution strategy by adolescents in both families depends on the type of FCP in the family. Adolescents in stepfamilies have socio-oriented FCP and use “positive problem-solving” and “conflict withdrawal” as a resolution strategy. In contrast, adolescents in biological families have concept-oriented families and use “conflict enhancement” as a resolution strategy. It has also been found that adolescents who fall into high-stress categories used conflict enhancement strategies. In contrast, those who fall under low-stress categories used positive problem-solving and withdrawal strategies.Practical implicationsThis study will add a new chapter to adolescents’ decision-making literature in line with the previous research. It has practical implications for tourism marketers, academicians/researchers and policymakers. Marketers can segment adolescents into step versus biological families, and the choice of resolution strategies may introduce efficient and competent marketing strategies and promotional campaigns.Originality/valueThis study favours that family type is a robust construct to predict adolescents’ choice of resolution strategy. So, it is one of the most influential variables in adolescents’ resolution strategy adoption.

Analysis of the Current Situation of Parenting Styles in China

Family is the place where children first receive their education. As a result, parenting styles can significantly impact for this reason, experts at home and abroad have attached great importance to the study of the influence of parenting styles on children's development. This paper integrates and analyses the classification of parenting styles by Chinese and foreign scholars, which are mainly defined as authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful according to two dimensions: demandingness and responsiveness. This paper's analysis mainly focuses on the factors that influence the different types of families' parenting styles in China and their influence mechanisms on various aspects of children's development. It was found that Chinese parents' awareness of scientific parenting has been increasing in recent years; while recognizing the importance of both demandingness and responsiveness, they generally tend to choose an authoritative parenting style. However, the idealized parenting style usually conflicts with real-life and traditional views, and the lack of systematic scientific learning makes it difficult for parents to implement parenting behaviors properly. This article aims to explore how Chinese parents can break out of this dilemma and find the most appropriate parenting style with the support and assistance of all sides under the changing times and the current situation, which is influenced by multiple factors.

Motivation to Study During COVID-19 as a Function of Parent Marital Status

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the learning process into the home and family space, such that parent marital status can affect the student’s studies. These circumstances might pose a challenge for students in general and in particular for those coping, in addition to COVID-19, with family difficulties such as their parents’ divorce. Hence, it is necessary to examine how family situations affect students’ functioning and motivation to study. The current study seeks to address the issue of motivation to study among children of divorced parents versus children of married parents, particularly following the effects of distance learning during COVID-19. This is a pilot study that explores the association between motivation to study in a time of crisis (COVID), which requires a new (digital) study skill, and familial status, family support. In order to relate to this issue, we conducted a study among 148 respondents, school children aged 12-18. Forty-three percent of the respondents were children of divorced parents, while 52.7% were the children of married parents. Through questionnaires, these respondents addressed their parents’ marital status and their attitude to distance versus face-to-face learning. The study also addressed the motivation of these teenagers to study and the association between the different learning methods and parent marital status. The research findings indicate that children of divorced parents have lower intrinsic motivation than children of married parents. It was also found that the variable most influencing motivation to study is learning in the face-to-face method, at 17.1%. A decline in motivation in general, and higher extrinsic motivation among children of divorced parents, derive mainly from parent marital status and the complexities stemming from parents’ divorce. The unstable psychological state of children of divorced parents, both in general and during COVID-19 in particular, affect the level of motivation to study. The findings of the current study indicate the complexities experienced by students during distance learning, their preferences for a certain study method, whether face-to-face or online, and their motivating factors, whether extrinsic or intrinsic. In addition, the study indicated the significance of family support, with its complexities. The research findings may have considerable consequences for the coping of students from different types of families, in normal times in general and in times of crisis in particular.

Virtual assistants in the family home. Understanding parents’ motivations to use virtual assistants with their Child(dren)

Virtual assistants (VA) like Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant are becoming household names - especially for families with young children. Scientific inquiry studying this user population and their intention to use VAs at home, however, remains scarce. By bridging the Technology Acceptance Model, Uses and Gratifications theory, and the first proposition of the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model, this study disentangles (1) different types of families with (2) different motivations for (3) different forms of VA-usage (i.e., parent only, child only, co-use). Cross-sectional survey data (N = 305) from Dutch parents with at least one child between 3 and 8 years and a Google Assistant-powered smart speaker in their home show that (1) families mostly differ along parents' digital literacy skills, frequency of VA-use, trust in technology, and preferred degree of child media-mediation. (2) Hedonic motivation is key for parents to (3) co-use the VA together with their child(ren). New pathways for the methodological and theoretical study of technology use in families are highlighted. Developers can best anchor VA-application among families in aspects of enjoyment while scholars and policy makers might wish to consider additional meaningful intervention criteria for the future study and guidance of family VA-use practices. (197 words).

Financial capability and informal bankruptcy: comparing student loan holders and non-holders

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the association between financial capability and informal bankruptcy, especially among families in which the respondent and/or spouse borrowed student loans to fund their own education and families that did not have such loans.Design/methodology/approachUS nationally representative data were employed. Three family types were used, families with student loans borrowed to fund respondent and/or spouse's education and education was completed (type 1 holders) or not completed (type 2 holders), and families that did not borrow student loans for respondent and/or spouse's education (non-holders). Informal bankruptcy was measured by being insolvent and late in debt payment for 60 or more days. Financial capability was measured by both an index and its various components. Multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to examine associations between financial capability and informal bankruptcy.FindingsGenerally, financial capability was negatively associated with informal bankruptcy, and student loan holders were more likely to be informally bankrupt than non-holders. However, such negative associations were statistically significant for type 1 holders and non-holders but insignificant for type 2 holders. Two desirable financial behaviors (information search and online banking) reduced the chance of informal bankruptcy for type 2 holders.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, cross-sectional data cannot establish a causal relationship. Second, findings using data from a single country may not be generalized to other countries.Practical implicationsFinancial service professionals should help loan applicants evaluate the necessity of borrowing. Banking professionals can use the findings to develop products to meet different consumer needs. Financial educators should target different groups with different strategies in financial capability education. Policymakers should develop policies helping student loan holders complete education funded by student loans.Originality/valueThis study examines factors related to informal bankruptcy, providing insights to warning signs of bankruptcy. This study explores the potential effect of a new factor, financial capability, on informal bankruptcy, filling in a gap in the bankruptcy literature. This study recognizes differences in informal bankruptcy among various types of families and examines the different effects of financial capabilities on informal bankruptcy for different types of families.

Особенности совместного времяпрепровождения родителей с детьми в мегаполисе

The study appears to be of relevance due to its focus on differences in the interaction of parents and children in families with different role models (patriarchal, matriarchal, and egalitarian). The purpose of the study is to identify differences in the forms of joint pastime of parents with their child in families of different types. Presumably, the forms of joint pastime of parents with their children differ in families of different types, depending on the role model of the family. In particular, in families with the one-parent-dominance model, the joint pastime of parents with their children will be limited to the performance of their functional duties. Egalitarian families differ in this respect preferring varied forms of joint pastime of parents with their children. The study involved parents of preschoolers living in 11 administrative districts of Moscow. All families are full. The sample (N = 247) included male (45%) and female (55%) parents aged 27 to 48. The following methods were applied: a questionnaire to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of parents and families, their attitudes to the division of family responsibilities; the authors’ original questionnaire aimed at identifying the forms of joint pastime of parents with their children that are preferred by the parents; scaling the psychological well-being of parents (satisfaction with the quality of their interaction with children, with living conditions in the city, and with the comfort of the urban environment for children’s life), and their subjective economic status (developed by V. A. Khashchenko). In order to study the peculiarities of the respondents’ perception of the urban environment, the authors used closed types of questions; the manifestation level of urban identity was revealed with the help of M. Lally’s methodology. The results of the study confirm the hypothesis about the differences in the joint pastime of parents with their children in the families of citizens from families of different types. The research results demonstrate that parents from matriarchal-type families are focused on fulfilling their functional responsibilities connected with caring for their child, but they limit the child’s contacts in the social environment of the megalopolis. In patriarchal-type families, parents shift their responsibility for the child’s upbringing to the spouse and relatives. Their joint activity with the child is limited to the performance of their functional responsibilities connected with caring for the child and to participation in the child’s games. Parents from families with partnership relations are distinguished by having different forms of joint pastime both at home and in the megalopolis. They visit the circus, museums, theaters, shopping centers together with the child, thus expanding the experience of the child’s social interaction with other residents of the city and creating conditions for the socio-psychological well-being of children in the megalopolis. The results of the study indicate the necessity to develop a variety of urban programs for joint pastime of parents with their children. Such programs which will be in demand by different categories of families, primarily with the dominant role of the father or the mother.

Family farming in the Brazilian Amazon: trends for different types of families

This paper proposes a new typology to analyze trends among family and nonfamily farms in the Brazilian Amazon between 2006 and 2015. We highlight two opposite trends: a decreasing number of family farmers linked to commercial production; an increasing number of family farmers dedicated to subsistence agriculture. We discuss two main factors that help to explain these trends. First, the official legislation limits the total income obtained outside the farm to be eligible for public policies targeted at family farms. Second, family farms that are still strongly labor-intensive have faced severe difficulties in a competitive and dynamic agricultural sector that emerged in Brazilian Amazon.

Married and Cohabiting Finnish First-Time Parents: Differences in Wellbeing, Social Support and Infant Health

Cohabitation is more common than marriage when couples are expecting their first child in Finland. However, little is known about possible differences in wellbeing between the two groups. In this study, we examined differences in parental wellbeing, relationship satisfaction, infant health outcomes, and use of social support among cohabiting and married first-time parents. Survey data was collected from 903 parents during pregnancy and at one month postpartum. Cohabiting parents had more depressive symptoms than married parents. They were also less satisfied with their relationships and expressed less satisfaction with the quality of support they got from their partner. Cohabiting fathers did not use the cost-free support from maternity clinics as often as married fathers. Our results show differences in well-being between married and cohabiting first-time parents and that the support from maternity clinics should better acknowledge diversity and address the different needs of different types of families.

Psychological protection of adolescents in crises

The article reflects a research sequence on the psychological protection mechanisms of adolescents from different types of families in crises. Today, for educational institutions, the task of forming an independent mature personality, able to know their abilities, with highly developed spiritual and moral values, psychologically prepared for adulthood, is becoming particularly relevant. The formation of these personality traits is possible only when the students can cope with any situation while maintaining a favorable spiritual and emotional state. Psychological protection is an unconscious mental mechanism, meant to minimize a person's negative experiences, regulate their behavior, to increase their adaptability. The article elucidates the problem of determining the particularities of psychological defense mechanisms in adolescents according to the type of family (complete/incomplete). The study also focused on determining the relationship between the level of stress control and psychological defense mechanisms.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment situation and financial well-being of families with children in Austria: Evidence from the first ten months of the crisis

Objective: This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the employment situation of parents and in turn on the subjective financial well-being of families with children in Austria.
 Background: The pandemic had strong repercussions on the Austrian labour market. The short-time work (STW) programme covered a third of employees in the first half of 2020 and helped to maintain employment levels. We provide evidence on how an unprecedented labour market crisis of this sort and in particular the exceptionally wide use of STW had affected the employment situation of parents and the financial well-being of different types of families.
 Method: The study draws on register data and representative panel survey data. The latter cover 905 families with minor children and include information on the employment situation of parents and the financial well-being of families before crisis onset, three months and ten months after its onset.
 Results: Register data show that mothers were not more strongly affected by the labour market crisis of 2020 than childless women or fathers. According to survey data, about a third of couples with minor children experienced income losses. Despite the wide use of STW and government support to families, the share of families in financial difficulties has substantially increased, especially among those with many children and single parents, many of whom were at risk of poverty already before the crisis.
 Conclusion: Substantial shares of dual-earner families that had low poverty risks before the crisis were in financial difficulties in 2020. Potential spill-over effects of financial shocks on children are discussed.

Family lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in European Societies: Introduction to the Special Issue

Objective: This chapter introduces the reader to the Special Issue "Family Lives during the COVID-19 Pandemic in European Societies".
 Background: This Special Issue analyses how families, parents, and children have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they have been coping with its related challenges in different societal contexts.
 Method: The studies collected in this Special Issue are based on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods approaches and data that have been gathered during 2020 in a range of European countries. It covers the first lockdown period, the reopening phases, and the months thereafter.
 Results: The 20 contributions of this Special Issue show that families shouldered large responsibilities during the pandemic. While the pandemic did not lead to radical shifts in gendered care patterns, mothers and fathers experienced the pandemic differently, with mothers reporting higher levels of stress. Moreover, there was great heterogeneity in how different types of families and children were affected by the pandemic. Single parents and parents and children in low-income households were most strongly affected in their social and economic wellbeing. Social and economic distress are strongly interwoven, and the developments during the pandemic aggravated existing social disparities. 
 Conclusion: This Special Issue underlines the importance of the family for the functioning of societies during times of crisis. It also shows that policy makers often adopted a too narrow view of what constitutes a family and did not adequately address family diversity in their decision making. This Special Issue furthermore emphasized that there is a danger that the pandemic will increase disparities between families. Thus, parents and their children need adequate support measures that are tailored to their needs, and that are designed to alleviate these social, economic and educational disparities.

Questions autour du genre, de la filiation et de la transidentité

The author proposes a synthesis of a topical topic by presenting two perspectives: the theoretical approach infiltrating various sectors of knowledge and the practical approach concerning child psychiatry. To this end, the author indicates the importance of the lexicon used with reworkings that affect all countries with the aim of avoiding discrimination against trans people. The theoretical approach and the practical approach lead us to examine successively the relationship to the world and to history by distinguishing the North American and French orientations and by identifying the specificities that concern the child. The theorizations confront each other: for some, sex must be thought as naturally given, while for others it is socially constructed. The issue of trans experience and stigma persist even though the legislative aspects increasingly respond to the demands of trans people. This has repercussions on the issues of filiation which are not confused with begetting; it is a social bond, a legal bond; in our societies the affiliate link has become a political and legal issue with regard to gender equality and legislation concerning the living conditions of children living in different types of families. The author raises a question as a child psychiatrist and points out the increase in requests for transition of minor children in France and the presence of surgical services, endocrinology which have opened specialized sectors or centers. Pediatricians and child psychiatrists are reserved. The extension of rights at the legislative level concerns many countries and is moving towards a declarative identity, which should be possible to discuss.

Intergenerational transmission of health behaviors in a changing demographic context: The case of smoking and alcohol consumption

Many studies have documented that health behaviors are transmitted from parents to children. Due to the rise in divorce and remarriage, the context of intergenerational transmission has changed. Using a national multi-actor survey from the Netherlands, the impact of parents' health behaviors on children was compared in different types of families. The focus was on smoking and alcohol consumption of adult children (25–45) in relation to the same health behaviors of multiple parent figures when the children were growing up. Analyses show that the influence of divorced fathers was smaller than that of married fathers. Stepfathers had a significant influence on children as well, on top of the effects of the biological parents. The impact of both divorced fathers and stepfathers was moderated by their involvement in the child's life after divorce. The overall transmission of health behaviors was smaller in single-parent families but larger in stepfamilies.

ПРАРОДИТЕЛИ КАК СУБЪЕКТЫ РЕАБИЛИТАЦИИ ДОШКОЛЬНИКОВ С МОТОРНОЙ АЛАЛИЕЙ

The authors consider the potential of grandparents in the context of family education of preschool children with severe speech disorders. The paper presents the reasons increasing both the conceptual and practical significance of the grandparent institution: the current socio-demographic situation – the increase in life expectancy and its active period prolongation; the participation of grandmothers and grandfathers in the material and economic support of a family, etc. The paper contains the results of an experimental study of grandparents’ resources in the rehabilitation of preschool children with motor alalia. During the research, the authors specified some questions, each of which formed a separate line of research. The authors identified the comparability indicators of a grandparents’ sample: the number of different types of families, age and gender of grandparents, sociocultural differences. The study proved the importance of the grandparents’ role in the family education of preschool children with alalia. The paper presents the technology of studying the rehabilitation potential of grandparents, which is determined by three main areas: the study of grandparents’ attitude to the presence of a severe speech disorder in a child; the study of own speech and communication capabilities; the study of their readiness to work together with specialists in overcoming alalia in a child. The first line of research includes two diagnostic stages: a questionnaire aimed to identify the level of hereditary reflection (quantitative assessment) and a clinical interview to study the attitude of grandparents to the presence of a severe speech disorder in a child (qualitative assessment). The analysis of the second diagnostic stage allowed classifying the opinions of the progenitors and dividing them into several groups. To conduct the second line of research, the authors developed a special technique based on the methodological foundations of the theory of oral communication. It was important to identify the presence/absence of various speech disorders in grandparents. To determine the readiness of grandparents to work together with specialists in overcoming motor alalia, the authors developed a questionnaire.