Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Modern Rehabilitation 2538-385X 12 2 2019 01 09 97 104 Marzieh Pashmdarfard Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran. Malek Amini Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2019 01 09 Introduction: Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) like the normal peers have the right to participate in life activities, so we aimed to study and compare the participation of Iranian 6-12 years old children with CP with the participation of their normally developing peers. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which the parents of 274 children with CP and the parents of 274 of normal children completed the Children Participation Assessment Scale Parent- version. For data analysis, the Independent t test was performed in SPSS version 21. Results: The mean age of children with CP and normal children were respectively 9.64 and 9.45 years. The results indicate a significant difference between the two groups in life activities participations (P<0.05). Conclusion: Participation of Iranian children with CP in life activities (activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, play, leisure, social participation, education, and sleep/rest) are lower than those normal peers, so the occupational therapists should pay attention to this and try to promote the participation of children with CP. https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/162 https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/download/162/105