Description:
The essence and task of pedagogics of health have been defined and analyzed in the context of family upbringing. The works of foreign and Ukrainian scientists have been used as data. The main stages and tasks of Pedagogics of health have been ascertained; the main role of all family members in process of health education has been proved. The family influence on a healthy way of living by people of old age has been characterized. The very family, as it has been proved, is the main link in the process of a careful attitude to a person's health and health of the others.