The article describes the results of empirical studies of socio-pedagogical conditions of the formation of ideas in preteen youngsters at orphanages about their own families and the family as a spiritual ideal. The authors reveal the structure of the perception of the family as a spiritual ideal, consisting of three components: informational, emotional, and behavioral. The study was conducted according to criteria (informative-cognitive, motivational-valuable, activity), indicators, and levels (high, medium, low). The laws of the orientation of spiritual life and the factors of the spiritual transformation of personality were taken into account in the experimental work. The study proved the effectiveness of socio-pedagogical conditions: taking into account the age, gender, social characteristics of preteen youngsters at orphanages in the process of forming their ideas about the family as a spiritual ideal; organization of an effective educational space through the establishment of family ties, which is important in forming ideas about the family as a spiritual ideal in preteen youngsters; ensuring the integration of socio-pedagogical influences to enhance the individual experience of children in the process of shaping their perceptions of the family as a spiritual ideal. The results obtained (regarding the age and gender specificity of forming the ideas about the family as a spiritual ideal in preteen youngsters at orphanages), confirm the effectiveness of the conducted research work.
