The social networks, caregiver burden and social support of mothers and fathers in a parent dyad were compared in order to contribute to the body of literature which explores the impact of schizophrenia on parents. Research (Lefley, 1987) has shown that a diagnosis of schizophrenia alters the life of an individual in many ways. It is less clear how this impacts the social context of parents whose children are affected by the illness. Eight parent dyads were recruited from a community based rehabilitation agency.Similarities and differences in the social networks were obtained using a modified version of Pattisons (1973) social network map. The average size of mothers networks was 36 and the average size of fathers networks was 34. The networks of parents were varied. They had a fair degree of flexibility and they were not kin dominated. The size, composition, and density of the social networks of mothers and of fathers were more similar than they were different. Furthermore the size of their networks were similar to the norms identified by Pattison (1973).Caregiver Burden was evaluated using the Caregiver Burden Inventory (Novak and Guest, 1989). No statistical significance was found between mothers and fathers.Parents perceived social support was measured using the Social Support Questionnaire (Sarason et al., 1983). As a group, mothers identified a greater number of people they perceived as supports than did fathers. However, the perceived satisfaction of mothers and fathers was not significantly different.Further research with a larger sample can add to this initial effort to understand the experience of mothers and fathers who have a child diagnosed with schizophrenia.