This study explores what parents think about children’s happiness and the parental role . To this end, their thoughts about children’s happiness and the parental role were analyzed. Data was collected and analyzed with the grounded theory approach by Strauss and Corbin (1990) based on in-depth interviews with parents. As a result, the children’s happiness was ‘Causal conditions: Social problems, experiences from the past, social perceptions’, ‘Key phenomena: playing with children, nurturing good and righteous personality’, ‘Action/Interaction Strategy: Brining financial wealth, building an intimate relationship with family members, building an intimate relationship with friends, giving a chance to take a challenge’, ‘Results: Leading something they want to do, achieving goals and succeeding, possessing something that has been desired and satisfying the needs, building a relationship with someone they like,’ This study has significance as it provided an understanding and set the direction for children’s happiness and the role of parents.