Development of family conception and parental image in children-parents relations

The article presents results of the theoretic research, aim of which is to reveal peculiarities of parent and family images formation by a person in the age between 2 years old and juvenile (or up to the age when one’s own family appears). The author ascertains that the main processes of the future parent formation are: perception, correlation, identification and family imitation, attempt to sort out the family situations, transference and reproduction. The research results may be applied in planning and implementation of correctional work with parents aimed to optimize interpersonal communication and overcome disharmony in the family.