Purpose: This study focused on the parents’ language control type to young children’s behavior, and the relationship between young
children’s self-help skills, language development. Methods: For this study (Parents’ Language Control Type Scale), and (Korean-Child Development
Inventory) was used. This study was proceeded with 2 to 5 year-old children, each 73 of their mothers and fathers, total 219
subjects. Results: First, “position-oriented” type of parents’ language control type is shown the highest for both mothers and fathers.
“Person-oriented” type, “imperative-oriented” type followed in order. Second, parents’ language control type and young children’s selfhelp
skills appeared to be significant correlation. Also it appeared that for both mothers and fathers, the higher “imperative-oriented”
type, the lower young children’s language expression/development level of linguistic understanding. Conclusion: The higher mothers’
“person-oriented” type, the higher young children’s language expression and development level of linguistic understanding.