Parenting children who experience special needs
Learning that your child has been diagnosed with a "special need" can be a difficult experience. In South Africa, the term "special...
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Ububele Trust
- Oct 30
- 2 min
Obaba abazamayo
How can we best support involved fathers in raising their children? As home visitors who work with families every day, we ask ourselves...
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Ububele Trust
- Oct 20
- 1 min
July- September 2023 Newsletter
Please click here to read our latest newsletter.
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Ububele Trust
- Aug 17
- 1 min
2023 Winter Newsletter
The second quarter of the year had a lot of exciting news. Read our newsletter for updates. Sign up for our quarterly newsletter for...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 7
- 2 min
The Importance of Infant Mental Health
Many individuals mistakenly believe that adolescents and adults are the only members of our community who face mental health issues since...
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Ububele Trust
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Emotion Impacts Learning
It is most parents’ wish that their children do well at school. They hope that through education their children will improve their own,...
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Ububele Trust
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Sooner Rather Than Later: Shame and Secrets.
The feeling of shame about oneself, one’s family or events in the family, is extremely difficult to deal with. It is a feeling many of us...
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Ububele Trust
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
Spring Newsletter
Please click here to view the Spring 2022 newsletter. Sign up for our quarterly newsletter for updates on what we've been up to, upcoming...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
Maternal Mental Health
It’s really hard being a mother. Not only is there so much pressure to care for your baby, but there are also other pressures, including...
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Ububele Trust
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Supporting our children through expected and unexpected change
Transitions and changes are an inevitable part of life, occurring during infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The period...
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Ububele Trust
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Psychology to Help Build a Healthy Mind
Ububele is a non-profit organisation offering psychological services to the community of Alexandra. It is important to understand what...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Ububele Recognised Internationally
In 2020 Ububele's Baby Mat Project won the IPA (International Psychoanalytic Association) President's Award. The President's Award is...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 7, 2021
- 3 min
Supporting Parents through the Pandemic: VUNA
For many years one of the main objectives at Ububele has been helping build healthy relationships between parents and their children....
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Ububele Trust
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
"I'm not going to suddenly leave you"
Why this is an important message for our kids. By Nicki Dawson I was recently washing my hands in an airport bathroom when I witnessed a...
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Sable Leicher
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
Celebrating & Supporting Nurse's this Nurse's Day
Mental health has been Ububele’s passion and mandate for many years, and for many years we have proudly supported mothers and fathers,...
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Ububele Trust
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Caring for the Carers: The ICDP Programme
By Amy Shirley Children need to develop in the context of a stable, safe, and loving relationship. Our brain develops in relationships....
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Ububele Trust
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
A Lifeline for Little People: Helping Caregivers to change lives
When *Busi saw *Sihle for the first time, she knew she had to help him. The 15‐month‐old sat alone in a corner, his arms wrapped around...
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Ububele Trust
- Jan 27, 2021
- 4 min
Tackling Detachment & Despair: An Ububele Impact Story
By Esther Chunga Ububele Clinical Director Esther Chunga and Thandiwe Khumalo sat with *Rutendo outside her tiny shack in Alexandra...
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Ububele Trust
- Nov 26, 2020
- 2 min
Support in Strengthening Early Relationships
By Katharine Frost Ububele is all about relationships. And this starts at the very beginning of life. We support parents and caregivers...
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Ububele Trust
- Nov 5, 2020
- 4 min
Perhaps Seeking Attention is a good thing?
by Mary-Anne Tandy (Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist) How often do you find yourself saying, “He or she is so attention seeking,”...
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