From the author: Nothing inspires and motivates like trust in relationships with each other. Trusting and good relationships are the key to the harmonious development of a child and his happy future life. Often in the relationships between children, especially teenagers, and parents, the question of trust in each other arises. Is it present in relationships? How trusting is the relationship? How to create and increase trust if it is absent or insufficient in the relationship between parents and children? Trust is considered peace of mind, which is caused by confidence in a loved one. The foundations of trusting relationships are laid in very early childhood, when the child is just beginning to learn about the world around him. The lack of trusting relationships in early childhood creates situations when the child subsequently has secrets from his parents, when the opinion of mom or dad is not authoritative, when the child stubbornly proves to everyone, and above all to his parents, that he can cope without their help. Any type of physical punishment also leads to undesirable consequences. Children who are subject to punishment often begin to lie in order to avoid it. Constant swearing and threats greatly destroy the authority of an adult. A child’s loss of trust in his parents leads him to isolation, loneliness, and self-doubt. What should parents do if trust in their relationship with their child is lost? First of all, do not despair, but take the initiative and responsibility for creating and maintaining trusting relationships in communication with a child. For this, it is very important and simply necessary: ​​- love your child unconditionally: try to understand and accept him for who he is, do not evaluate or compare him with others; - communicate with the child on an equal basis, so that he sees in you not only an adult parent, wise and strict, but also a friend with whom he can always share his joys and sorrows - be in dialogue with him; - understand in time that your expectations may not meet the expectations of a child who has his own idea of ​​the environment the world, about what is most interesting, important and desirable for him; see the individuality of your child; - speak sincerely about your experiences, feelings and desires in relation to the child, but always on your own behalf (use I-statements); - notice not only what the child is wrong about, or did something wrong so, but also what he was right about and what he did well; do not forget to tell him about this and praise him out loud; - perceive every event in your child’s life as important, discussing it with him, explaining what is happening; - respect his feelings, needs, interests, desires and dreams; - devote time to the child in the course of the day, albeit short, if there is no opportunity, but belonging exclusively to him; - do not promise the child what you are not able to fulfill, be consistent; - take into account the characteristics of your child’s development, the stages of his growing up. Help you create and strengthen trust in relationship with a child can be trust, love and self-respect. After all, our attitude towards other people directly depends on our attitude towards ourselves. Trust yourself, your feelings and sensations, accept them, celebrate and rejoice in all your successes, as well as the successes and achievements of your child!