This paper covers issues related to the problem of parents' civil liability for damage caused by their child. The considerations take into account the responsibility of parents in the context of their exercise of parental authority. The author treated the subject comprehensively and interdisciplinary, analyzing legal regulations in four areas of law, i.e. misdemeanor law, family law, civil law and the act on supporting and social rehabilitation of minors. In the summary, de lege lata conclusions and de lege ferenda conclusions were formulated, which aim to propose favorable solutions for the practice of applying the law, taking into account the social dimension of the discussed issue.