THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONS ULTING OF PARENTS ON PARENT-ADOLESCENT CONFLICT BY YOUTH HELP-LINE

Significant 2nd place (20% of total amount of calls) is occupied by pa rent - adolescent conflict in psychological consulting practice of Mos cow Youth help-line. There are three main directions of psychologist's activity aimed at parents in parent - adolescent conflict: (1) contra dictions in parent's value orientation when an offspring plays the rol e of one of the sides in parent's inner conflict; (2) the refusal on p arent's side to form symmetrical interrelations with an adolescent and to grant an adolescent adult status in the family; (3) parents' inabi lity to help an offspring to solve socialization problems connected to the transition to adolescence.