Parenting a child is not only a matter of the relationship between parent and child. Being a parent is also to deal with all the aspects seeping into family life trough relations outside of the family. For parents to school aged children, the relations connected to school are one set of aspects affecting the conditions for and practices of parenting. In this study we examine these parts of parenting in relation to a specific period, the Covid 19 pandemic, and a specific group of children, children with disabilities.