This study explored the competencies that pre-service teachers had for working with parents of school aged children. The experience that new teachers have in working with parents prior to their first teaching job is often limited by the opportunities they have in their teacher preparation programs. The access to parents during teacher training is often a challenge and thus new teachers may enter their first jobs without adequate skill and experience in this realm. In our study, fourteen pre-service teachers taught a series of digital literacies workshops to parents with children within the Smith School District. All pre-service teachers participated in a focus group interview following their participation in the Digital Literacy Workshop to explore what impact the experience had on their perceived ability to effectively work with parents. Findings demonstrate a low initial perceived competence for working with parents. Participants gained a greater appreciation for the challenges that parents face and also achieved enhanced comfort and relationship skills in working with the parents through their experience in the workshops.