Objective To observe the effect of the model of family rehabilitation education on the development of children with cerebral palsy. Methods 38 children with cerebral palsy were divided into experimental group and control group by random digital table method. Two groups of children were given routine daily rehabilitation. A team of rehabilitation therapists,guided teachers and special education teachers assessed the children's function in the experimental group,and designed guiding education course. The team offered curriculum training for full-time nurses without background knowledge of rehabilitation education,and the trained nurses implemented the guiding education course twice each day,60 minutes each time,6 days per week. The training lasted for six months. The Gesell development scale was used for evaluation before and after treatment. Results Before treatment,there was no statistically difference between 2 groups of children in 5 areas of adaptive behavior,exercise,fine motor,language and personal social behavior （P >0.05）. After six months' intervention,2 groups of children were better than the pre-treatment level （P <0.05）. The experimental group was superior to the control group （P <0.05）. Conclusion The model of family rehabilitation education is of great significance to the improvement of the multifaceted function of children with cerebral palsy. It is worthy of popularization and application in institutions and societies which are lack of professional talent resources.