ABSTRACT
Parenting children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy (SCP) presents significant emotional, physical and financial challenges, often exacerbated by social inequalities, stigma and limited support systems, particularly in under-resourced settings like South Africa. This qualitative, phenomenological study utilised semi-structured interviews to collect data from eight mothers of children with SCP attending a selected LSEN school in Soweto, South Africa. The interviews explored participants’ lived experiences in raising children with SCP. The findings of this study reveal that spirituality serves as a resilience anchor, enabling parents to reframe challenges, regulate emotions and sustain hope. Practices such as prayer, worship and scripture reading were identified as vital coping mechanisms, fostering emotional stability, peace and gratitude. Parents described their caregiving roles as a divine purpose, which instilled meaning and empowered them to persevere despite adversities. This study contributes to understanding resilience as a dynamic and socially embedded process, offering valuable insights into the intersection of spirituality and caregiving in resource-limited settings.