Interpersonal relationships in the "stepfather-child" dyad as a special case of child-parent relations

The relevance of the article is due to the low level of study of the relationship in the dyad "stepfather-child" as a special case of child-parent relations against the background of an increasing trend towards remarriage, with the presence of children in it. The purpose of the article is to consider the features of such relationships in order to find a way to effectively provide psychological counseling. The author analyzes the state of the problem in the psychological and pedagogical literature, the article reveals such concepts as family, marriage, remarriage, child-parent relations, features of the formation of the "stepfather-child" relationship. The article may be useful for teachers and psychologists dealing with the problem of child-parent relations.