<![CDATA[Mothers who care for children with speech delay often face emotional and social difficulties that are not fully recognized from the mother's own perspective. This condition leads to a lack of understanding of the role of family, the surrounding environment, and experts in helping the process of caring for children with speech delay. This study aims to understand the views of mothers about the difficulties and assistance they experience in caring for children with speech delay. This study uses a qualitative design with a phenomenological approach involving three mothers who have speech delay children aged 3 to 6 years. Subjects were selected through the purposive sampling method. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and observations. Furthermore, the data is analyzed by means of thematic analysis. This study found six main topics, namely changes in the role of mothers in their identity, difficulties in attitudes and emotions when caring for children, to help from family, the surrounding environment, and professionals. The findings show that continuous help from families, schools, and experts has a greater impact on the consistency of language stimulation in children than the parenting done by mothers alone without such assistance. Keywords: parenting support, mothering identity, mother's perception, Speech delay, Mother's challenges. Â ]]>
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