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This study aimed at identifying the relationship between the emotional intelligence and the parental treatment’s styles and investigating the differences in parental treatment styles in the sample of the study, in the light of some variables (grade, the family’s economic level and parent’s educational level). The study followed the correlative descriptive methodology. The participants of the study included a sample of female students at the secondary schools (grade one, two and three) affiliated to the Ministry of Education for the school year 1434 / 1435 H. Four schools were randomly. The total number of the studnets was 200. The results of the study showed that there was an adverse significant correlation between the total score of the emotional intelligence scale and the parental treatment style of indulgence/ inflexibility, consistency / inconsistency and protection / negligence. On the other hand there was no statistical significante difference in the style of parental treatment attributed to grade and the family income’s level variables. There was no statistical significant difference in the parental treatment styles of consistency / inconsistency, moderation / domination attributed to the mother’s educational level while there was a statistical significant difference concerning the parental treatment style tolerance/ intolerance and protection/ negligence. Yet, there was no statistical difference in the parental treatment style moderation / domination attributed to the father’s educational level’s variable. In addition there was a statistical significant difference in the parental treatment style consistency / inconsistency and protection / negligence. In the light of the results the researcher presented some recommendations and suggestions for further research. (Published abstract)