The article discusses the outcomes of the current child development environment survey:
socio-demographic and cultural characteristics of the family, leisure activities of the
family, involvement of young students in the virtual environment. In total, at different
stages the survey was participated by 206 families with preschool children, 138 primary
school children aged 9-11 years and their parents. The data obtained in the course
of study were processed with the statistical data and Pearson correlation analysis carried
out with SPSS.17.0 software. The study showed that in the presence of favourable socio-
demographic and cultural factors, the leading condition for the optimal development
of children is the nature of parent-child relations and the pedagogical impact of the
parents. At the present moment, the dominating communication style is still authoritarian-
monologic, when parents do not fully acknowledge the interests, inclinations and needs
of the child. The style of upbringing, communication between the parents and the child
is one of the factors contributing to the involvement of the children in the virtual world.
The main conditions for ensuring psychological health of the family and the child are
improving psychological and pedagogical culture of parents, their parenting competence,
together with supporting conscious parenthood. The efforts should be systematic,
involving both propaedeutic activities at the stage of future parents’ upbringing, and
psychological and pedagogical support of the by school and family psychologists. The
practical significance of the study is to highlight the technological complex of professional
actions to ensure the psychological health of children and adults.