<![CDATA[In general, children with special needs can be understood as those who have significant differences in aspects of physical, mental, emotional, intellectual and social growth and development, with disadvantages and advantages that are different from ordinary children and, for both, they need treatment and education. This research focuses on the importance parents place on themselves and their children, the stigma they face, and how parents respond when faced with this stigma. The model used to answer this research question is a socially determined qualitative method model. The theories adopted are Herbert Plumer's symbolic interaction theory and Erving Goffman's stigma theory. The participants in this study were seven mothers with children with special needs in Surabaya. The technology of using the sample is appropriate. The data collection method is in-depth interviews. The results of this study are as follows: 1) Parents of children with special needs consider themselves tested by God and destined to have special children; 2) The stigma experienced by families of children with special needs includes stigmatization, such as good looks, and verbal stigmatization with words such as "crazy" or "abnormal"; 3) There are two types of parenting responses: harsh and When the parents' stigma is very strong, they respond angrily.]]>
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