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Ububele Trust
Mar 17, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20204 min read
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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Ububele Trust
Oct 13, 20202 min read
The White Smile
By Hilary Vice I was in a group many years ago with a young man I will call Peter. In a break in the conversation he suddenly leaned...
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Ububele Trust
Oct 1, 20203 min read
To teach, nurture & shift experiences
My experience as a male preschool teacher-in-training By Lehlohonolo Machaba I enjoy working with kids. Yep! Your guess is right -it is a...
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Ububele Trust
Sep 10, 20202 min read
Why timeout and sticker charts don’t help… (in the long run).
By Nicki Dawson Timeout and sticker charts, and sometimes even smacks, are some of the most highly recommended discipline strategies. The...
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Ububele Trust
Aug 20, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20187 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20184 min read
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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