PROBLEM OF PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING CHILDREN'S HEALTH: HISTORICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL DISCOURSE

Solving the problem of preserving and strengthening health younger generation is directly dependent on resolution contradiction between social requirements to raise healthy Ukrainians insufficient capabilities educational institutions for their effective purposeful implementation. Under such conditions, there a growing need systematic retrospective analysis, constructive rethinking knowledge accumulated by pedagogical science generation. The article examines children's in historical-pedagogical discourse. It was found that J. Rousseau paid considerable attention health. In his writings, he advocated natural education, its transformation into an active, optimistic process, when child lives joy, independently learning about world, being spiritually enriched satisfying thirst knowledge. French teacher S. Frenet believed it necessary take account peculiarities age psychology various abilities inclinations students, stimulation intellectual emotional activity. K. Ushinskyi proves important task teachers care preservation health, compliance with hygienic at school. A. Makarenko V. Sukhomlynskyi were given special role issue improving instilling skills children, preventing mental fatigue, observing regime work rest. G. Vashchenko left valuable legacy regarding through involvement sports. has been established study place physical education Ukrainian scientific thought urgent today, complex processes sphere are taking state. us interesting from point view psychological heritage, idealistic worldview, principles lifestyle, young generation, etc., which based worldview ideas.