diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/src/checkers.ts b/packages/slate-schema/src/checkers.ts
index 238de58c7..31435b9bc 100644
--- a/packages/slate-schema/src/checkers.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/src/checkers.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   MarkEntry,
   AncestorEntry,
   Descendant,
+  DescendantEntry,
 } from 'slate'
 
 import { MarkError, NodeError } from './errors'
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ export const checkNode = (
   rule: NodeRule,
   rules: NodeRule[]
 ): NodeError | undefined => {
-  const { validate: v } = rule
+  const { match: m, validate: v } = rule
   const [node, path] = entry
 
-  if (Editor.isMatch(editor, entry, rule.match)) {
+  if (Editor.isMatch(editor, entry, m)) {
     if ('properties' in v) {
       for (const k in v.properties) {
         const p = v.properties[k]
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ export const checkAncestor = (
   editor: Editor,
   entry: AncestorEntry,
   rule: NodeRule,
-  ancestorRules: NodeRule[]
+  parentRules: NodeRule[]
 ): [NodeRule, NodeError] | undefined => {
   const { validate: v } = rule
   const [parent, parentPath] = entry
@@ -140,8 +141,8 @@ export const checkAncestor = (
     if (child && !processed.has(child)) {
       processed.add(child)
 
-      for (const r of ancestorRules) {
-        const e = checkParent(editor, entry, index, rule, r)
+      for (const r of parentRules) {
+        const e = checkParent(editor, entry, [child, childPath], r)
 
         if (e) {
           return [r, e]
@@ -260,20 +261,19 @@ export const checkAncestor = (
 export const checkParent = (
   editor: Editor,
   entry: AncestorEntry,
-  index: number,
-  rule: NodeRule,
-  childRule: NodeRule
+  childEntry: DescendantEntry,
+  rule: NodeRule
 ): NodeError | undefined => {
-  const { validate: cv } = childRule
+  const { match: m, validate: v } = rule
   const [parent, parentPath] = entry
-  const child = Node.child(parent, index)
-  const childPath = parentPath.concat(index)
+  const [child, childPath] = childEntry
+  const index = childPath[childPath.length - 1]
 
   if (
-    'parent' in cv &&
-    cv.parent != null &&
-    Editor.isMatch(editor, [child, childPath], rule.match) &&
-    !Editor.isMatch(editor, [parent, parentPath], cv.parent)
+    'parent' in v &&
+    v.parent != null &&
+    Editor.isMatch(editor, [child, childPath], m) &&
+    !Editor.isMatch(editor, [parent, parentPath], v.parent)
   ) {
     return {
       code: 'parent_invalid',
@@ -284,15 +284,15 @@ export const checkParent = (
   }
 
   if (
-    'previous' in cv &&
-    cv.previous != null &&
+    'previous' in v &&
+    v.previous != null &&
     index > 0 &&
-    Editor.isMatch(editor, [child, childPath], rule.match)
+    Editor.isMatch(editor, [child, childPath], m)
   ) {
     const prevChild = Node.child(parent, index - 1)
     const prevPath = parentPath.concat(index - 1)
 
-    if (!Editor.isMatch(editor, [prevChild, prevPath], cv.previous)) {
+    if (!Editor.isMatch(editor, [prevChild, prevPath], v.previous)) {
       return {
         code: 'previous_sibling_invalid',
         node: prevChild,
@@ -302,15 +302,15 @@ export const checkParent = (
   }
 
   if (
-    'next' in cv &&
-    cv.next != null &&
+    'next' in v &&
+    v.next != null &&
     index < parent.children.length - 1 &&
-    Editor.isMatch(editor, [child, childPath], rule.match)
+    Editor.isMatch(editor, [child, childPath], m)
   ) {
     const nextChild = Node.child(parent, index + 1)
     const nextPath = parentPath.concat(index + 1)
 
-    if (!Editor.isMatch(editor, [nextChild, nextPath], cv.next)) {
+    if (!Editor.isMatch(editor, [nextChild, nextPath], v.next)) {
       return {
         code: 'next_sibling_invalid',
         node: nextChild,
diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/src/with-schema.ts b/packages/slate-schema/src/with-schema.ts
index 63cb4acf3..b0c886f51 100644
--- a/packages/slate-schema/src/with-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/src/with-schema.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const withSchema = (
   const { normalizeNode } = editor
   const markRules: MarkRule[] = []
   const nodeRules: NodeRule[] = []
-  const ancestorRules: NodeRule[] = []
+  const parentRules: NodeRule[] = []
 
   for (const rule of rules) {
     if (rule.for === 'mark') {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const withSchema = (
         'next' in rule.validate ||
         'previous' in rule.validate
       ) {
-        ancestorRules.push(rule)
+        parentRules.push(rule)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const withSchema = (
       }
 
       if (!Text.isText(n)) {
-        const failure = checkAncestor(editor, [n, p], r, ancestorRules)
+        const failure = checkAncestor(editor, [n, p], r, parentRules)
 
         if (failure) {
           rule = failure[0]
diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/next/invalid-extra.js b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/next/invalid-extra.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9eadff781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/next/invalid-extra.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+
+import { jsx } from 'slate-hyperscript'
+
+export const schema = [
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { a: true },
+    validate: {
+      next: [{ b: true }],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { a: true },
+    validate: {},
+  },
+]
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element a>one</element>
+    <element c>two</element>
+    <element b>three</element>
+  </editor>
+)
+
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element a>one</element>
+    <element b>three</element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/invalid-extra.js b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/invalid-extra.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2b48263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/invalid-extra.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+
+import { jsx } from 'slate-hyperscript'
+
+export const schema = [
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { c: true },
+    validate: {
+      parent: { b: true },
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { a: true },
+    validate: {},
+  },
+]
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element a>
+      <element a>one</element>
+      <element a>two</element>
+      <element c>three</element>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
+
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element a>
+      <element a>one</element>
+      <element a>two</element>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/remove.js b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/invalid.js
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/remove.js
rename to packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/invalid.js
index 0cd557ab0..f89742c96 100644
--- a/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/remove.js
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/invalid.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export const schema = [
     for: 'node',
     match: { c: true },
     validate: {
-      parent: [{ b: true }],
+      parent: { b: true },
     },
   },
 ]
diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/valid.js b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/valid.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b14005928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/parent/valid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+
+import { jsx } from 'slate-hyperscript'
+
+export const schema = [
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { c: true },
+    validate: {
+      parent: { b: true },
+    },
+  },
+]
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element b>
+      <element a>one</element>
+      <element a>two</element>
+      <element c>three</element>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
+
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element b>
+      <element a>one</element>
+      <element a>two</element>
+      <element c>three</element>
+    </element>
+  </editor>
+)
diff --git a/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/previous/invalid-extra.js b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/previous/invalid-extra.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c849f3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/slate-schema/test/validations/previous/invalid-extra.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/** @jsx jsx */
+
+import { jsx } from 'slate-hyperscript'
+
+export const schema = [
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { a: true },
+    validate: {
+      next: [{ b: true }],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    for: 'node',
+    match: { c: true },
+    validate: {},
+  },
+]
+
+export const input = (
+  <editor>
+    <element a>one</element>
+    <element c>two</element>
+    <element b>three</element>
+  </editor>
+)
+
+export const output = (
+  <editor>
+    <element a>one</element>
+    <element b>three</element>
+  </editor>
+)