diff --git a/test/sequential/test-debug-args.js b/test/parallel/test-debug-args.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-debug-args.js
rename to test/parallel/test-debug-args.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-force-repl-with-eval.js b/test/parallel/test-force-repl-with-eval.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-force-repl-with-eval.js
rename to test/parallel/test-force-repl-with-eval.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-force-repl.js b/test/parallel/test-force-repl.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-force-repl.js
rename to test/parallel/test-force-repl.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-net-localport.js b/test/parallel/test-net-localport.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-net-localport.js
rename to test/parallel/test-net-localport.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1531.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-1531.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1531.js
rename to test/parallel/test-regress-GH-1531.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1899.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-1899.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1899.js
rename to test/parallel/test-regress-GH-1899.js
index 98396aae13b8f9..3f9d936e632b0a 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-1899.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-1899.js
@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ child.on('exit', function(code, signal) {
   assert.equal(code, 0);
   assert.equal(output, 'hello, world!\n');
 });
-
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-4948.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-4948.js
rename to test/parallel/test-regress-GH-4948.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-746.js b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-746.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-regress-GH-746.js
rename to test/parallel/test-regress-GH-746.js
index 4b79f3c4e355d1..0070be30f8329f 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-regress-GH-746.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-regress-GH-746.js
@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ server.listen(common.PORT, function() {
 process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.ok(accepted);
 });
-
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js b/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js
rename to test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin-error.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-socket-write-after-fin.js b/test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-socket-write-after-fin.js
rename to test/parallel/test-socket-write-after-fin.js
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-stdin-child-proc.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-child-proc.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..35ae0c99d3c8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-child-proc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict';
+// This tests that pausing and resuming stdin does not hang and timeout
+// when done in a child process.  See test/parallel/test-stdin-pause-resume.js
+const common = require('../common');
+const assert = require('assert');
+const child_process = require('child_process');
+const path = require('path');
+const cp = child_process.spawn(process.execPath,
+                    [path.resolve(__dirname, 'test-stdin-pause-resume.js')]);
+
+cp.on('exit', common.mustCall((code) => {
+  assert.equal(code, 0);
+}));
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdin-pipe-resume.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-pipe-resume.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdin-pipe-resume.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdin-pipe-resume.js
index cd409a1d236f53..cb288070450a1f 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-stdin-pipe-resume.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-stdin-pipe-resume.js
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
     child.stdin.end();
   }, 10);
 }
-
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdin-script-child.js b/test/parallel/test-stdin-script-child.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdin-script-child.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdin-script-child.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdout-cannot-be-closed-child-process-pipe.js b/test/parallel/test-stdout-cannot-be-closed-child-process-pipe.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdout-cannot-be-closed-child-process-pipe.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdout-cannot-be-closed-child-process-pipe.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-stdout-to-file.js b/test/parallel/test-stdout-to-file.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-stdout-to-file.js
rename to test/parallel/test-stdout-to-file.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-sync-fileread.js b/test/parallel/test-sync-fileread.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-sync-fileread.js
rename to test/parallel/test-sync-fileread.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-vm-syntax-error-stderr.js b/test/parallel/test-vm-syntax-error-stderr.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/sequential/test-vm-syntax-error-stderr.js
rename to test/parallel/test-vm-syntax-error-stderr.js
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-zerolengthbufferbug.js b/test/parallel/test-zerolengthbufferbug.js
similarity index 99%
rename from test/sequential/test-zerolengthbufferbug.js
rename to test/parallel/test-zerolengthbufferbug.js
index de36444180b1ec..c56240011d76dd 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-zerolengthbufferbug.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-zerolengthbufferbug.js
@@ -34,4 +34,3 @@ process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.ok(gotResponse);
   assert.equal(0, resBodySize);
 });
-