The study investigated child-rearing practices by parents of children with physicalrnliabilities. The rearing practices considered in the study include feeding, healthrncare, disciplinary methods, informal sex-role skill training, formal schooling andrnparent-child relationship.rnIn collecting data for the study, thirty mothers/guardians, thirty children withrnphysical disability and their twenty-tree non-disabled siblings were contacted. Thernchildren with physical disability were selected from among those who get somernsupport from two Addis Ababa non-government organizations namely CheshirernCommunity Based Rehabilitation Project and Voluntary Council for Handicap Project.rnIn addition to the above mentioned, data were collected from the two projects'rnoffices records.rnThe data obtained in the study were analysed using both quantitative and qualitativernapproaches. Accordingly the major findings were: a reasonably long period of breast-rnfeeding, inadequate body washing, an emphasis on non-corporal pum"shment, de-rnemphasis on informal skill training and formal schooling and general positivernrelationship between mothers/guardians and their children with physical disabilities.rnAlso, substantial influence of traditional and religious outlook on childrearingrnpractices was observed particularly in relation to health care, informal sex role skillrntraining and schooling. Discrepancies in rearing of children with and withoutrnphysical were observed particularly in disciplinary methods, informal sex role skillsrntraining and formal schooling while similarities were on feeding, health care andrnparent-child r lationships. Awareness creation and education to the families onrnphysical disability and its intervention is recommended for more positive rearingrnpractices among families of children with physical disabilities