The purpose of the study was to examine the relations between perceived parenting and child depression. 60 boys and 86 girls from third grades were included in this sample. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Cronbach\'s alpha, correlations, t-tests, multiple regressions. Results revealed that perceived parenting as reported by children was significantly correlated with child depressive symptoms. Specifically, the regression analysis indicated that father\'s hostility, mothers\' hostility, warmth, and permissive was more influential on child depressive symptom. There were gender differences in perception of parenting behaviors. Mothers were more perceived of less hostility by girls than by boys, while fathers were more perceive of more controlling and encouraging by boys than by girls. The relationship between child depression and perceived parenting and implications are discussed. Keywords：child depression, third grader, perceived parenting, parent-child.