Factors of success alternative parenting

Abstract. Description of the results of the pilot study of the factors of success of parents of surrogate families. Database of research were the parents of the summer visiting schools substitute families the provincial centres for psychological, medical and social support. Revealed significant differences of successful and unsuccessful parents substitute families. So, for a successful parent parenthood is a way to self-realization, to parents of their unsuccessful self-realization is out of function-"parenthood".