The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that the parent-child relationship as related to educational success of school children in Chinese society. Based upon six criteria, two types of students were selected from eighth and ninth graders of ten public schools in the Taipei area. Type I students were the 150 highest edcuational successes. Type II students were the lowest 150 failures. A semi-structured interview questionaire was administered on the individual basis to the students and his (or her) parent. The results of the study indicated that parental practices of the two types of students were significantly different in the following aspects: (1) The parents of Type I students paid more attention to their children during time of home work; they visited the teachers more frequently; they knew better about achool activites and understood better about their children in terms of abilities and interests. (2) The parent-child relationships of the Type I students were better than that of Type II; they talked more each other; they enjoyed more in holidies and they felt more comfortable while discussing problems. The implication of the results of the study in parental education was discussed.