Abstract: In this longitudinal study the relations between development of children's problem behaviors and parents' childrearing attitude have been identified by using the cross-lagged regression design. At children of two and four year of age, 172 parents reported their childrearing attitudes with CRPR, and their children's problem behaviors with CBCL. It was found that (1) parents' childrearing attitude and children's problem behaviors are significantly correlated: correlation for externalizing behaviors is stronger than that for internalizing behaviors. Externalizing behaviors at 2-year-old can significantly predict maternal punishment at 4-year-old. (2) During the period of two years, there was significant stability in externalizing behaviors, but less stability in internalizing behaviors. And there was moderate consistence in the father's childrearing attitudes, but relatively low in mother's childrearing attitudes

Key words: 2~4-year-old child, cross-lagged regression design, children's problem behaviors, parents' childrearing attitude