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Programming education for young learners in P-12 schools is a global trend.However,there is little knowledge about parents' perception on programming education.This study aims at investigating how parents perceive this trend in terms of their understanding,support and expectation.Six hundred and twenty-two and six hundred and thirteen parents completed survey questionnaires before and after joining the seminars/workshops that aimed to enhance their understanding of programming education respectively.Results of the study indicated that parents after joining either the seminars or workshops had a more positive perception of programming education in all three aspects.The results showed that if parents understand more about programming education,they tend to have greater support and more expectation of their children from programming education.This study also revealed that parents believe that programming is more essential for boys to learn than girls.The major considerations of parents were children's interest of learning programming and the implementation of the curriculum.This study recommends schools to provide an interest driven curriculum for learners and organize seminars or workshops to enhance parents' understanding and support of programming education.