Keyword: «parenthood»

The relevance of the problem under study is due to the need of modern society for the development of gifted children and talented youth, capable of self-realization and the development of their intellectual and creative potential as a factor in the innovative development of society. The role of the educational school is dominant in this process, but the role of parenthood in the psychological and pedagogical support of the process of “cultivating” the child’s giftedness and student youth talents should not be underestimated. However, there are questions concerning the concepts of psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children by various social institutions, including parents. The purpose of the article: to substantiate theoretically and identify the concept of psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children by their parents. The leading approaches to the study of the problem of psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children by parents are systemic, subject-activity oriented, those of equal basic opportunities, social partnership, an individual approach, and feedback. These approaches were applied to the study of the psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children by parents as a part of the Talents University 2.0. activities in the framework of the government program "Strategic talents management in the Republic of Tatarstan for 2015-2020". The principal idea is that the psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children and talented students should be in creating conditions for self-realization of children and youth in a new scientific, educational and creative environment. In the Republic of Tatarstan, the Talents University 2.0 as an authorized body for the implementation of the “Perspective” concept, the government program and the initiator of a database of winners and prize-winners of competitive events, becomes an innovative scientific, educational and creative environment for the manifestation and development of children’s gifts and students’ talents. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the contribution to the theory of psychological and pedagogical support with new concepts for the development of the intellectual and creative potential of gifted children and talented youth. The practical significance of the article lies in the opportunity to use the creative experience of the Talents University 2.0. in the work with parents as strategic talent management in the innovative development of the Republic of Tatarstan and in the possibility of transforming this experience into other regions of the Russian Federation. The main results of the article reflect new concepts of psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children in the joint activities of parents.