Purpose/SignificanceIn the context of China's labor mobility, the problem of weakening female parenting function caused by mother's migration has been highlighted in rural areas. Therefore, what is focused on in this article is how mother's migration affect the health of children in rural areas.

Method/ProcessThis paper discusses and examines the relationship between mothers' outing and children's health in rural China, using the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) 2014 data.

Result/Conclusion As can be seen from the study, the migration of mothers has a significant negative impact on the nutritional status of rural children, such as height for age Z-scores (HAZ) and for weight for age Z-scores (WAZ). And preschool children and boys are more affected. In terms of mental health, the migration of mothers will increase the depression of children. And the impact of mental health of girls was significantly higher than boys. In addition, this paper finds that increasing the number of childcare in rural areas will result in a significant decline in childcare quality, while raising the level of parental education will improve children's nutrition and mental health to a certain extent. Therefore, in order to better ensure the health of children in rural areas, we need to provide more local employment opportunities for rural women, improve the availability of children care alternatives, guide the transformation of fertility concept, and eliminate preference for boys.