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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,...

New Beginnings Every year, unknowing educational, counselling and clinical psychology students depart from the path of student...

By Mary-Anne Tandy, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Much research has taken place on the importance of parent-child interactions,...

There are many people who believe that newborn babies only begin to really become aware of their surroundings and able to interact with...

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...

By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) Ububele has recently begun offering their services at a local hospital’s Neonatal Intensive...

By Hayley Haynes-Rolando (Educational Psychologist) Somehow it feels impossible to write a blog on parenting. The fantasy that one could...

By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) For many years it was believed that babies did not have complex feelings or abilities to...

By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) What is weaning? Weaning is the process of introducing a baby to solid food or formula and...

By: Carla Richards (Intern Educational Psychologist) Being a parent can be a time of intensely confusing feelings- love, frustration,...

By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) There are many questions that new parents face concerning their child and where they should...

By: Kimanta Moodley (Intern Educational Psychologist) This blog topic is one that speaks to my heart and soul… Working with the d/Deaf...

Hazel Masiko (Grade R practitioner and Vice principal of the Ububele Pre-school) A personal story: I would like to begin this blog by...

By: Marilise Nel (Intern Counselling Psychologist) As winter is fast approaching, some parents wonder how they might go about...

By Oscarina Majokweni (Counselling Psychologist) The group and individual are not independent and separate, but are intimately connected...

By: Linda Bresgi (Intern Educational Psychologist) “Children’s play is not mere sport. It is full of meaning and import.” – F. Froebel...

By: Zanele Mokolutlo (Ububele Home Visitor) The Ububele Mother-Baby Home Visiting Project is an intervention offered in Alexandra...

By: Amy Shirley (Counselling Psychologist) Sibling rivalry has been around for as long as there have been families. The jealousy,...

By: Shelley Nortje (Clinical Psychologist) Many mothers believe that they should feel completely happy and content when they give birth...

By: Hayley Haynes-Rolando (Educational Psychologist) Working in the community had made me think a lot about the role of psychology in the...