The book presents selected essays on the upbringing of children by the outstanding Polish humanist and writer. In the works known to the Soviet reader “How to love a child”, “The child’s right to respect”, “Educational moments”, etc., included in this book, as well as in the materials published for the first time, the main provisions of his innovative pedagogy, called “pedagogy of the heart”, are formulated. .For teachers. All presented works by J. Korczak, except those published in Russian for the first time, are published based on the book: Janusz Korczak. Selected pedagogical works. M., 1979.