Discipline: Parenting in a Pandemic
By Sherylene Ganesh If parenting came with a GPS, it would probably say recalculating! The fear and uncertainty of the COVID 19 pandemic...
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Ububele Trust
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
Finding hope while learning through the chaos
By Aimee Langkilde (Intern Community-based Counselling Psychologist) In my work with children and especially now during this time of...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Tantrums explained!
Why do why do young children have tantrums? By Nicki Dawson There are few things in life more stressful than a young child in full...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Supporting parent-infant relationships in the time of Covid-19
By Zanele Mokolutlo It hasn't been easy to continue with our services with all the regulations that one has to adhere to. It was mostly...
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Ububele Trust
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Being with your Child in times of crisis
By Amy Shirley Lockdown can be an incredibly difficult and stressful time for both you and your children. There are enormous feelings of...
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Ububele Trust
- Jun 12, 2020
- 2 min
Not all is lost amidst all the loss
By: Esther Chunga Across the road is a school. Every morning as I drive into work I see and hear children playing loudly, their...
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Ububele Trust
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
Why psychosocial support for new families is essential...
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing huge additional strain on South Africa's poorer citizens. Millions of South Africa’s most vulnerable...
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Ububele Trust
- May 18, 2020
- 2 min
Parenting in Lockdown
We all know the saying "it takes a village to raise a child". This beautiful African proverb captures how important social support and...
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Ububele Trust
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
2 April is World Autism Awareness Day
Autism is officially classified as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and includes what was previously known as Asperger’s Disorder. The use...
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Ububele Trust
- Mar 13, 2019
- 3 min
Talking About Pregnancy
Pregnancy is often spoken about as a time of excitement, joy, worry and dreaming for the future. Whilst this is often true, pregnancy is...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 17, 2018
- 7 min
Parenting through Encouragement and Praise
Parenting is a universal experience and yet can seem so different for every family, culture, country and context. The nuances that make...
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Ububele Trust
- Apr 17, 2018
- 3 min
Love, Time and Attention
Growing up in the impoverished dormitory township of Chitungwiza, some 30 km south of Harare in Zimbabwe, I understood from the tender...
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Ububele Trust
- Feb 13, 2018
- 4 min
Our friend Rica Hodgson (1920 – 2018). Freedom fighter and devoted friend of Ububele by Hillary Ham
Rica was born in South Africa on the 1st of July 1920. Her adult life was devoted to the struggle for democracy. She was banned,...
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Ububele Trust
- Jan 30, 2018
- 5 min
Reflections of a former intern counselling psychologist
New Beginnings Every year, unknowing educational, counselling and clinical psychology students depart from the path of student...
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Ububele Trust
- Sep 5, 2017
- 2 min
Rough and Tumble Play
By Mary-Anne Tandy, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Much research has taken place on the importance of parent-child interactions,...
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Ububele Trust
- Jul 3, 2017
- 2 min
What Newborns Can Do
There are many people who believe that newborn babies only begin to really become aware of their surroundings and able to interact with...
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Ububele Trust
- Mar 6, 2017
- 9 min
Bridging the Gap – The experiences of an Ububele Home Visitor
By: Khosi Sithole I was born and raised in Alexandra. I am a mother and I am a home visitor at Ububele, amongst other things. I have...
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Ububele Trust
- Aug 23, 2016
- 2 min
The NICU
By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) Ububele has recently begun offering their services at a local hospital’s Neonatal Intensive...
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Ububele Trust
- Aug 23, 2016
- 3 min
Good enough parenting
By Hayley Haynes-Rolando (Educational Psychologist) Somehow it feels impossible to write a blog on parenting. The fantasy that one could...
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Ububele Trust
- Aug 15, 2016
- 2 min
How do baby’s show their distress?
By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) For many years it was believed that babies did not have complex feelings or abilities to...
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