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Sensory problems during childhood and the severity of the effects of these sensory problems on parents are affected by many factors, among which the children use of new techniques and technologies can have an important impact on parent's interactions and psychological problems to the so This study aimed comparison family functioning, psychological well-being and daily stresses to parents with cochlear implant children and parent with deaf children. The research method was causal-comparative study. To do so, 80 parents of children with cochlear implant and parents with deaf children were selected using at-hand sampling. Both groups filled out family assessment device (FAD) (1983), sarafino daily stresses scale (1997) and psychological well-being ryff (1980). Independent sampling t test was used for analyzing data. The results showed psychological well-being and family functioning higher in parents children’s with cochlear implant  in comparison with mothers of deaf children (P<0.05). On other hand the results showed there was no significant difference between the groups regarding the variables related to daily stresses. Therefore, it seems that parents of deaf children with cochlear implantation experience less psychological problems compared to the parents of deaf children without cochlear implantation, but like the parents of deaf children without cochlear implantation, they have the same daily tensions in dealing with the needs of the deaf child.