THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF PRESCHOOLERS’ CONSCIOUS ATTITUDE TO THE EMOTIONAL DISPLAY RULES

The aim of this study is to find pedagogical conditions for the formation of a conscious attitude to the emotional display rules. The emotional display rules are the norms of emotional response to life situations and ways of experiencing emotions. There is a contradiction between the presence of different rules for expressing emotions in educational programmes for the emotional development of preschoolers and the lack of these programmes’ orientation to pedagogical conditions conducive to the application of these rules by children in real situations. This contradiction explains the significance of the research goal. The main research method was the theoretical analysis of articles and monographs devoted to the development of preschoolers’ conscious attitude to rules in general and the peculiarities of children’s emotional development. As a result of the study, the author reveals the following pedagogical conditions for the formation of a conscious attitude to the rules of expressing emotions in older preschoolers: the formation of ideas about emotions through the study of facial expressions and sensations from emotions; the use of theatrical games as the main activity; the development of feelings associated with a careful and responsible attitude to emotions; the formation of the ability to find causes of emotions; the development of awareness of ways to experience emotions as a means of conveying feelings to others.