Analysis of modern young students' idea of parenting

The article presents the results of an empirical study aftfie modem students'idea af the phenomenon of parenting. The urgency af the issue presupposes chat chese ideas influence the quality of human life, contribute tci the process af personalicy's formatian, and help to form a conscious acdtude towards family and marriage. As a result of the study, gender differences in the ideas of parenting have been idencrfied. It was empirically proved thac one of che main characteristics of parenting, in the opinion of young people, is responsibilicy. and this concept is і ncerp re ted differently by giris and bays: far bays, respansibilicy for a child is, first of all, finandal support сгеасюп of material wealth: for girls creation of a favorable acmosphere at home, mencal comfort