Purpose: The descriptive study has been carried out in order to investigate the fulfillment levels of the self-care skills of the children with cerebral palsy. 

Method: The sample of the research has been formed by the mothers of the 48 children with cerebral palcy in 7-18 aged group coming to the cerebral palsy outpatient clinic of a university and a Private Education and Rehabilitation Center during data collecting period for 3 months. Data were collected by using “Descriptive Characteristics Questionnaire” and “Self-Care Scale” and evaluated by using Kruskal-Wallis, Mann Whitney U test and Correlation analysis.

Results: The mean of the self-care score 7-18 aged children with cerebral palsy was 37.0± 24.3. The self-care levels of the children are not sufficient. The mean of self-care score of the children wasn’t statistically different according to the fruquency of going to the rehabilitation weekly, the education of the mother, the gender of the children. The mean of self-care score of the children was statistically different according to the degree of the spasticity, the presence of an additional health problem and the using of the medication that decrease spasticity. Giving permission to children for self-care score of the mother was 5.1 ±3.1, supporting children for selfcare score of the mothers have been found insufficient as 3.6 ±2.8. A positive correlation was found between self-care score child and age of the them, to be given permission to child for self-care score of the mother, to be encouraging to him/her for self-care score of the mothers. The meaningfull correlation was not determined between self-care score of children and the age of the mothers.

Conclusion: The self-care levels of the children are not sufficient, the children and the mothers need education/ support about this subject.