Competence is a feeling expressed by parents in achieving quality in the fulfillment of their parental role, and is achieved by the ability to use both their own and the stimuli that come within the environment. Competent parents are those who consider themselves to be in control of their parenting role and those who are satisfied with the relationship they have with their child (Ljubetić, 2007). The psychosocial development of children and adolescents is influenced by the quality of the relationship that children have with their parents. The quality of the parentchild relationship, or the relationship itself, cannot be measured easily. Keresteš et al. (2012) describe parenting behaviors that have been found to have stability in structure. These are: emotionality, behavioral and psychological control. The conducted research measures parental behavior (parental support, restrictive control, and indulgence). In addition, parental competence was measured using a scale that measures satisfaction and parental competence. The self-control construct was measured using the scale of socioemotional well-being and resilience. Finally, control of effort effort as a dimension of temperament was measured. The aim of the study was to examine the association between parenting behaviors and self-control and effort among preeschool children. There was a statistically significant difference in self-control and effort among boys and girls. A statistically significant correlation was found between effort and parental support and competence satisfaction.