Abstract
The world community of the 21st century strives to build its relations on the basis of the fundamental principles of humanism and democracy. The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate the problem of the formation of humanistic relations of primary school students, to contribute to the solution of this problem. The leading methods for the study of this problem are analysis, pedagogical observation, and the study of documentation, which make it possible to identify the level of formation of humanistic relations of younger schoolchildren. The study conducted a questionnaire, a test, and a conversation among students and teachers which took the form of an unstructured interview. As a result of the experimental work, the level of formation of humanistic relations of younger schoolchildren, comparative data on the development of humanistic relations of younger schoolchildren were revealed. The materials of the article can be useful for teachers in the education of humanistic relations of younger schoolchildren. Keywords: attitude, humanism, humanistic attitude, education, morality, freedom, empathy, value.