The purpose of this study is to describe the implementation of parenting type in the family of Batak, Minang, Malay, Javanese, Acehnese, and Nias in Medan. Patterns to be analysed are authoritarian, democratic, and permissive parenting. This analysis will provide an overview of the application of the type of parenting in the family based on ethic culture that lies behind the family. The sample in this study are families from the tribes of Batak, Minang, Malay, Javanese, Aceh, and Nias which is live in the city of Medan. This study used descriptive method. The result showed that the average family of Batak, Minang Malay, Javanese, Aceh, and Nias in Medan applied 46% authoritarian parenting, democratic 83%, and 35% permissiveness.