FAMILY ADAPTATION TO NEW SOCIAL SITUATION OF DEVELOPMENT WITH ADOPTIVE CHILDREN
The article is devoted to the problem of family adaptation to new social situation of development with adoptive children. It was found out, that one of the most significant factors, which determine the adaptation process, is psychological readiness of adoptive parents to keep a child. Psychological readiness includes psychology-pedagogical competence in children treatment issues, adequate cognitive image of a child (psychological anamnesis, information about relatives and friends, individual and personal characteristics), emotional readiness (willing to overcome the difficulties, emotional stability, tolerance to deviant behaviour, empathy, ability to focus on childs interests).