This study was aimed to explore the relations among mother's behavior toward rearing, mother's rearing-stress and self-esteem of young children. The subjects consisted of 189 five-years-old children and their mother. Data were analyzed by Pearson’s r and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results of study were as follows; First, there were significant correlations between mother's behavior toward rearing and self-esteem of young children. Second, there were significant correlations between mother's rear-stress and self-esteem of young children. Third, mother's behavior toward rearing and mother's rearing-stress are reliable predictors of self-esteem of young children. The educational implications of these indicate that we need to actively develop programs to increase self-esteem of young children through parents education