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Background : Mental retardation is a condition characterized by low intelligence that causes the individual-s inability to learn and adapt to the demands of society for a perceived abnormality. Individuals of mental retirement certainly will not make the wrong adjustments if parents can accept their presence as well as guide them in the face of environmental demands because in essence they need the attention and support from families, especially parents. Purpose : The reseach was aimed to find out the relationship of parents role and social skills of mental retardation childrens. The method : The method used is croos-sectional, Method of sampling in this research using total sampling with sample amount 30 respondents. The research : The result of this research by using Chi-Square test it has been obtained ρ value = 0,023 (ρ< α or ρ < 0,05) and OR=7,46 it suggested that there was relation between parents role and social skills of mental retardation childrens. Conclusion : Availability of good role of parents could increase social skills of childrens was mental retardation. Parents as the closest person in child life could help mental retardation childrens to adapt with enviroment.