Psychological and pedagogical principles of the harmonious development of a child’s personality in the works of P.F. Lesgaft

This article reflects the results of a theoretical analysis of P.F. Lesgaft’s ideas on the psychological and pedagogical principles of the harmonious development of a child. The relevance of the study is due to disharmony in the development of the physical, moral and mental components of personality in modern children. The intellectual sphere receives the greatest development among the younger generation, with insufficient attention to other areas. In this regard, the revival of the main provisions of the concept of the great humanist scientist becomes especially significant. The purpose of this study is to highlight and meaningfully fill the principles of pedagogy and psychology contained in the concept of P.F. Lesgaft in the aspect of the harmonious development of the child’s personality. Objectives of the study: analyze the main provisions of the theory of P.F. Lesgaft; determine the principles of the harmonious development of the child’s personality that underlie his concept; correlate the highlighted principles with the currently accepted principles of pedagogy and psychology. The main method of research was theoretical analysis and generalization of materials presented in the works of P.F. Legsaft, as well as studies devoted to the study of the scientist’s heritage in the aspect of the identified issues. The article concludes with generalized conclusions. It has been established that the basic psychological and pedagogical principles of the harmonious development of a child’s personality from the point of view of P.F. Lesgaft are the following principles: a holistic systematic approach to the development of the psyche, consciousness, activity, gradualism, consistency, clarity, taking into account the age and individual characteristics of children, unity of educational influences, humanism.