This study investigated the differences in parenting between the parents of gifted children and the parents of non-gifted children in the context of some parenting dimensions, such as parents' educational values, parent-child interaction, parents' efficacy for their children, independence training, health maintenance, expectation and socialization. An 88-item questionnaire concerning the above parenting dimensions and a corresponding 88-item questionnaire concerning children's outcomes were applied respectively to 148 non-gifted and 59 gifted children and both their parents in Beijing. Data analyses revealed some substantial differences between the parents of gifted children and the parents of non-gifted children. The parents of gifted children scored significantly higher on three parenting dimensions: educational values, efficacy for their children, and parent-child interaction. These differences were identical with some previous research findings of the characteristics of parents of highly gifted or cognitive competent individuals, which had been proved beneficial to children's cognitive development.
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