# Why won't my nested btn move its' parent?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-my-nested-btn-move-its-parent/213693>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 22, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-my-nested-btn-move-its-parent/213693 "2007-01-22T16:14:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![lariat1997](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df705f/32.png) [@lariat1997](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lariat1997)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-my-nested-btn-move-its-parent/213693/1 "2007-01-22T16:14:24Z")

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Hey all,

I have a simple question, but for some reason I cannot get it to work…maybe it’s a Flash scope thing.

I have 2 child movieclips nested into one working parent movieclip, then the parent movieclip is animated. The nested working parent movieclip should move to the side once a child movieclip is clicked. Currently, the parent is unaffected by clicking on a child movieclip. What gives?

Below is a layout of the movieclip:  
**Button List Box**  
| |  
v v  
**Subparent** (groups btn and list box)  
|  
v  
**Parent** (animated)

I need the parent to animate once the child \*\*Button \*\*is clicked.

Thanks.