Ngaba ukhathazekile ngokulala komntwana wakho oneminyaka eli-1 ukuya kwemibini? (Umntwana oselula uyalala) Masithethe ngale nto!

Ngaba unomntwana oneminyaka okanye emibini ubudala obaleka endlwini yakho ngoku? Kule minyaka, badlala kakhulu kwaye banomdla wokwazi ngendawo ebangqongileyo. Ngoko ke ngamanye amaxesha kunokuba nzima ukubenza balale ebusuku. Izinto abazicingayo engqondweni yabo encinci ngamanye amaxesha zinokuphazamisa ubuthongo babo. Kodwa ungakhathazeki, ezi zinto ziqhelekile kubazali abaninzi.

Kutheni ubuthongo bubaluleke kangaka kwaba bantwana bancinci?

Ngamafutshane, kule minyaka, iingqondo nemizimba yabo yonke ikhula ngokukhawuleza. Ukulala kakuhle kubalulekile kolu kukhula. Njengokuba sibapha ukutya okumnandi. Kungokulala apho izinto abazifundileyo emini zidluliselwa khona kwiingqondo zabo kwaye imizimba yabo iyavuseleleka. Umele ukuba ubonile ukuba umntwana wonwabile kakhulu kwaye uhlaziyekile emva kokulala kamnandi ebusuku.

Kutheni le nto kubalulekile kangaka ukuba nexesha lokulala rhoqo?

Ngoku kunanini na ngaphambili, eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokunceda umntwana wakho alale kukumisela inkqubo elula nehambelanayo yokulala. Cinga ngale ndlela: rhoqo ebusuku ngaphambi kokuba alale, hlamba ngokukhawuleza, unxibe iimpahla ezikhululekileyo, uze umxelele ibali okanye umculele ingoma yokulala. Emva kwexesha elithile, umntwana wakho uya kwazi ukuba lixesha lokulala.

Olu hlobo lwesiqhelo lumenza azive ekhuselekile kwaye ezolile. Emva koko uya kulala lula. Oku kuya kuba luncedo olukhulu nakuwe.

Khumbula ezi zinto xa usenza lo mkhwa:

• Qala ngexesha elifanayo yonke imihla: Zama ukugcina ixesha lihambelana kangangoko unako.
• Khetha imisebenzi ezolileyo: hayi leyo ibandakanya ukubaleka nokudlala, kodwa izinto ezifana nokufunda incwadi okanye ukumamela iculo lecawa.
• Nciphisa ixesha: imizuzu engama-20-30 yanele.
• Ekugqibeleni, mfake ebhedini yakhe: Xa umfaka ebhedini yakhe elele kodwa esavukile, uza kuqhela ukulala apho.

Umntwana wam oneminyaka eli-1 ukuya kwemibini udinga ukulala ixesha elingakanani?

Umntwana ophakathi komnyaka omnye ukuya kwemibini ubudala udinga ukulala iiyure ezili-11 ukuya kwezili-14 ngosuku. Oku kuquka ukulala kanye okanye kabini emini.

Amaxesha amaninzi, xa sele zimalunga neenyanga ezili-18 ubudala, okanye kwangaphambi koko, iintsana ziya kunciphisa ixesha lazo lokulala emini libe linye. Oku kuthetha ukuba iintsana ezazilala kancinci kusasa kunye nexesha elifutshane emva kwemini ngoku ziya kuqalisa ukulala ixesha elide emini kuphela. Ukuba umntwana wakho akathandi okanye uyakhala xa uzama ukumenza alale kusasa, oko kuthetha ukuba mhlawumbi ukulungele ukulala kube kanye emini.

Jonga ezi mpawu kwakhona:

• Xa ndizama ukumlalisa kusasa, uyadlala aze angalali.
• Nokuba ndilala kusasa, ndilala ixesha elifutshane kakhulu.
• Xa ulala kusasa, kusebusuku kakhulu.

Ukuba ubona ezi zinto, zama ukungalali kusasa okwethutyana. Emva koko uya kulala kakuhle emini. Kodwa ukuba olu tshintsho kunzima ukulutshintsha ngaxeshanye, ungalinciphisa kancinci ixesha lokulala kwakhe kusasa uze uzame ukungalali kusasa kangangeentsuku ezimbalwa. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukubona ukuba ufumana ubuthongo obupheleleyo abufunayo.

Iphi indawo efanelekileyo yokulalisa umntwana wam?

Kungcono ukuvumela umntwana wakho alale kwibhedi ekhuselekileyo nekhuselekileyo ade abe neminyaka omnye okanye emibini ubudala. Khumbula, akukhuthazwa ukusebenzisa ibhedi yomntwana ngaphambi komhla wokuzalwa kwakhe wokuqala ngenxa yomngcipheko wokufuthaniseka (imeko ebizwa ngokuba yi-SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Kodwa kule minyaka, emalunga nonyaka omnye ubudala, ungasebenzisa ibhedi encinci nekhaphukhaphu .

Kwakhona, licebo elihle ukuba nento yokhuseleko ebizwa ngokuba yi-"lovies" ebhedini yomntwana xa uneminyaka yobudala, njengethoyi encinci ethambileyo okanye ilaphu elincinci. Ezi zinto ziya kubazisela intuthuzelo nokhuseleko olukhulu. Kodwa khumbula, musa ukubeka naziphi na izinto zokudlala ezinkulu, njengebhere enkulu ye-teddy, ebhedini yomntwana. Zinokuba yingozi yokukrwitshwa.

Masiqaphele ngakumbi malunga nokhuseleko lwebhedi yosana.

Umntwana wakho omncinci ngoku unokuma ebhedini aze ajonge ngeenxa zonke, akunjalo? Ngoko ke kufuneka ulumke kakhulu ngezi zinto:

• Iintambo, iintambo, kunye neentambo: Izinto ezifana neefestile ezikufutshane nebhedi yomntwana, iintambo zeefestile, kunye neentambo ezivela kwimifanekiso exhonywe eludongeni zinokubotshelelwa entanyeni yomntwana wakho. Gcina ezi zinto kude nokufikelela kwebhedi yomntwana.
• Ukuphakama kweentsimbi zebhedi: Jonga ukuba ibhedi iphezulu ngokwaneleyo na ukuze umntwana wakho atsibe kuyo. Njengoko ekhula, kunokufuneka wehlise umatrasi webhedi.
• Imiphetho ebukhali, iindawo ezincinci: Jonga ibhedi yomntwana ukuba akukho miphetho ibukhali okanye iindawo ezincinci ezinokuphuma. Zingafakwa emlonyeni zize zenzekalise.
• Indawo yebhedi yomntwana: Musa ukubeka ibhedi yomntwana kufutshane nefestile, iheater, okanye ishelufu apho anokufikelela khona.

"Ngamafutshane, ibhedi yomntwana ayisiyondawo yokulala nje kuphela kodwa yindawo yokuqokelelela izinto zokudlala. Ifanele ibe yindawo ekhuselekileyo."

Ziziphi izinto eziqhelekileyo eziphazamisa ubuthongo?

Kule minyaka, iintsana zizele lulwazi. Ziyathanda ukuphonononga nokufunda yonke into. Ngoko ke ngamanye amaxesha ingxolo encinci okanye ukukhanya kunokuphazamisa ubuthongo bazo.

• Utshintsho kwimeko-bume: Xa iindwendwe zifika endlwini, xa usiva iingxolo ezingaqhelekanga.
• Izifo: Izinto ezifana nomkhuhlane, umkhuhlane, okanye ukungonwabi kwamazinyo.
• Ixhala Lokwahlukana: Ezinye iintsana zinokukhala zize zivuke ebusuku ngenxa yokoyika ukushiywa zodwa.
• Iimvakalelo namaphupha: Njengoko iingcinga zabo zikhula, banokuvuka benamaphupha awoyikisayo.

Ngamaxesha anje, zama ukubazolisa, uthethe nabo ngothando, uze ubabuyisele ebuthongweni. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba bazive ngathi bakulungele ukukunceda.

Yintoni enye endinokuyenza ukuze ndikwazi ukulala ngcono?

• Bavumele badlale kakuhle emini: Oku kuya kubanceda bazive bediniwe kwaye balale kakuhle ebusuku. Kodwa musa ukudlala kakhulu kufutshane nexesha lokulala.
• Gcina igumbi lakho lokulala likhululekile: Lifanele libe mnyama kwaye lizole, lingabi shushu kakhulu okanye libande kakhulu.
• Ziphephe iicaffeine: Ziphephe ukunika abantu izinto ezifana netshokholethi emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa.
• Hlala uzolile: Ukuba unexhala, kuya kuvakala nokuba kuncinci. Yenza ezi zinto ngomonde nangothando.

Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya

Ngoko ke, mama nootata, ukulala komntwana wakho oneminyaka enye okanye emibini kubaluleke kakhulu ekukhuleni kwakhe.

• Yenza inkqubo yokulala ehambelanayo kwaye uyenze yonke imihla.
• Badinga ukulala iiyure ezili-11-14 ngosuku, kuquka nokulala.
• Qinisekisa ukuba umntwana wakho ulala kwibhedi ekhuselekileyo kwaye ungashiyi izinto eziyingozi kufutshane nebhedi.
• Emva konyaka, ungabeka ingubo ekhanyayo kunye nethoyi encinci enika intuthuzelo .
• Ziqaphele izinto eziphazamisa ubuthongo, uze uzithobe ngomonde nangothando ngaloo maxesha.

Ezi zinto zinokuba nzima ngamanye amaxesha, kodwa ungakwenza oku. Umntwana ngamnye wahlukile, ngoko ke kungathatha ixesha ukufumana oko kusebenza kakuhle kumntwana wakho omncinci. Ungaze ungathandabuzi ukufuna ingcebiso kagqirha ukuba unengxaki enkulu.

Ukulala kwabantwana, abantwana abancinci, imikhwa yokulala, ukhuseleko lwebhedi yosana, iingcebiso zokuba ngumzali, i-SIDS, uphuhliso lomntwana