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Ubuhlungu bokukhula yizinkinga eziqhelekileyo ezibangelwa ukubhlunguza emilenzeni yabantwana, ngokuvamile ebusuku. Kubizwa ngokuthi "ubuhlungu bokukhula" ngoba ngokuvamile kwenzeka phakathi nezinkathi lapho abantwana bekhula khona ngokushesha, nakuba ubuhlungu bungabangelwa yamathambo amade.
Lezi zinkinga zezihlunu ezingenangozi zithinta cishe amaphesenti angu-25-40% abantwana abaneminyaka ephakathi kwengu-3 nengu-12. Nakuba zingadabukisa futhi ngezinye izikhathi zivuse abantwana bakho ebusuku, ubuhlungu bokukhula buqhelekile futhi abubangeli zinkinga ezihlala njalo.
Ubuhlungu bokukhula yizinkinga zezihlunu ezenzeka kubantwana abaphilile, ikakhulukazi emilenzeni yabo. Ubuhlungu ngokuvamile buqala ntambama, kusihlwa, noma ebusuku lapho umntanakho ephumula noma ezama ukulala.
Naphezu kwegama labo, lezi zinkinga azixhunyaniswanga ngokuqondile nokukhula kwamathanga omntanakho. Kunalokho, kungenzeka zibangelwa ukugqwala okuvamile kwemisipha namathambo okuvela ekuhambeni, ekuqhudeleni, nasekdlwini lomntanakho omatasa nsuku zonke.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ubuhlungu bokukhula buwukwesikhashana. Abantwana abaningi bayaluqeda ngokuphelele ngeminyaka yabo yobusha, futhi aluphazamisi ukukhula okuvamile noma intuthuko.
Ubuhlungu bokukhula bunesici esithile esisiza ekuhlukaniseni nohlobo oluhlukile lobuhlungu olungaphansi. Uphawu olukhulu ukuthi ubuhlungu buza futhi buyaphela - umntanakho angakhononda ngemilenze ebuhlungu ubusuku obubodwa, bese ezizwa uphilile ngosuku olulandelayo.
Nawa amaphuzu avamile ongawabona:
Ubuhlungu ngokuvamile buchazwa njengokubhlunguza okujulile kunokuba yinto ebukhali noma ehlomula. Umntanakho kufanele akwazi ukuhamba ngokujwayelekile phakathi nosuku futhi ahlanganyele emisebenzini yakhe evamile ngaphandle kwezinkinga.
Imbangela eqondile yobuningi bokukhula ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa odokotela bakholelwa ukuthi ihlobene nokucindezela komzimba okuvamile okwenziwa abantwana abamatasa emisipha namathambo abo athuthukayo. Cabanga ngakho njengomzimba womntanakho uqeda yonke imisebenzi yokuhamba, ukuqhudelana, nokudlala abayenza phakathi nosuku.
Izici eziningana kungenzeka zihlanganyele kulezi zinkinga zobusuku:
Okuphambene nokukholelwa okuvamile, ubuhlungu abubangelwa amathambo alokhu elula noma akhula. Ukukhula kwamathanga kwenzeka kancane kancane futhi ngaphandle kobhlungu. Kunalokho, ubuhlungu bokukhula kungenzeka kakhulu ukuba yimisipha namalunga omntanakho aphendula endleleni yakhe yokuphila ematasa.
Ubuhlungu obuningi bokukhula abubangeli lutho futhi abudingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela womntanakho uma ubuhlungu bubonakala buhlukile kunobuningi bokukhula obuvamile noma uma ubona izimpawu ezinkulu.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma umntanakho ehlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Themba izinzwa zakho njengomzali. Uma kukhona okubonakala kuhlukile ngobuhlungu bomntanakho noma uma ebonakala ekhathazekile kakhulu, kuhlale kulungile ukuhlola nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole ukuzola kwengqondo.
Ubuhlungu bokukhula buvamile kakhulu, kodwa izici ezithile zingenza umntanakho abe nethuba elikhulu lokuhlangabezana nalo. Iphuzu elibaluleke kakhulu ukuba nje usezingeni lokukhula phakathi nobuntwana.
Abantwana abanethuba elikhulu lokuhlangabezana nobuhlungu bokukhula bahlanganisa:
Ngokuthakazelisayo, ubuhlungu bokukhula buthinta abafana namantombazane ngokulinganayo. Ukuba matasa kakhulu akubangeli ubuhlungu bokukhula, kodwa abantwana abamatasa kakhulu bangase babone kakhulu ngoba imisipha yabo isebenza kanzima phakathi nosuku.
Iqiniso eliduduzayo ngobuhlungu bokukhula ukuthi alibangeli zinkinga ezinkulu noma ezihlala njalo. Alukhulu futhi alinawo umthelela ekukhuleni komntanakho, intuthuko, noma impilo yakhe yesikhathi esizayo nganoma iyiphi indlela.
Izindaba eziyinhloko abazali abangase bahlangabezane nazo zihlanganisa:
Lezi zinselele ziwukwesikhashana futhi zingaphathwa ngokuqonda okuqondile nezinqubo zokunethezeka ezilula. Ubuhlungu bokukhula abubangeli ukulimala kwamathanga, imisipha, noma amalunga omntanakho, futhi ngeke kuhluphe intuthuko yomzimba evamile.
Alukho ukuhlolwa okuqondile kwebuningi bokukhula. Udokotela womntanakho uzobunikeza ngokusekelwe ekuchazeni kwakho izimpawu nokuhlolwa komzimba womntanakho.
Phakathi ne-aphoyintimenti, udokotela wakho cishe uzobuza ukuthi ubuhlungu buqala nini, buzwakala kanjani, nokuthi yini eyenza bube ngcono noma bube sibi. Bazohlola futhi imilenze yomntanakho, bahlole noma yiziphi izimpawu zokukhula, ukubhlunguza, noma izinkinga zokunyakaza.
Ukutholakala ngokuvamile kulula uma izimpawu zomntanakho zihambisana nesibonelo esivamile sobuhlungu bokukhula. Ezimweni eziningi, azikho ezinye izivivinyo ezifana ne-X-rays noma igazi ezidingekayo, ikakhulukazi uma umntanakho ophilile futhi omatasa phakathi nosuku.
Ubuhlungu bokukhula abudingi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha okukhethekile, kodwa kunezindlela eziningana ezithambile zokusiza umntanakho azizwe ephilile uma izinkinga zifika. Umgomo ukunikeza impumuzo nokuqinisekisa phakathi kwesikhathi esibuhlungu.
Izindlela ezisebenza kahle zokunciphisa ubuhlungu bokukhula zihlanganisa:
Abantwana abaningi bathola ukuthi ukumomotheka okuthambile kwemilenze okuvela kumzali kunikeza impumuzo enkulu. Ukuhlanganiswa kokunethezeka komzimba nokuqinisekiswa ngokomzwelo ngokuvamile kubasiza balale kalula.
Ukukhathalela ekhaya kwebuningi bokukhula kugxile ekunethezekeni nasekuqinisekiseni. Abantwana abaningi bayaphendula kahle ezinqubweni ezilula, ezithambile ongazinika kalula ekhaya uma ubuhlungu bufika.
Nawa amaphuzu ongasiza umntanakho azizwe ephilile:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba khona kwakho okuzolile, okuqinisekisayo ngokuvamile kusiza njengokwelashwa komzimba. Abantwana abaningi bazizwa bephilile nje ngokwazi ukuthi umzali wabo uyaqonda futhi ukhona ukusiza.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela ngokuphelele ubuhlungu bokukhula, ungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ubukhulu bawo nobukhulu ngezimikhuba yansuku zonke ezilula. Iphuzu elikhulu ukusekela impilo yemisipha yomntanakho jikelele nokubuyiselwa.
Izindlela eziwusizo zihlanganisa:
Nakuba lezi zinyathelo zingasiza, khumbula ukuthi ubuhlungu bokukhula buyingxenye evamile yobuntwana kubantwana abaningi. Ungakhathazeki uma buqhubeka naphezu kwemizamo yakho engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela - lokhu akusho ukuthi awenzi lutho okungalungile.
Uma unquma ukuxoxa ngobuhlungu obungaphansi bomntanakho nodokotela, ukulungiselela okuncane kungasiza ekwenzeni i-aphoyintimenti ibe yinhle kakhulu. Ukuba nemininingwane ecacile kulungile kuzosiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda iphethini nezici zokubhlunguza komntanakho.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti, cabanga ukuqapha lokhu okulandelayo:
Ungangabazi ukukhuluma nganoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka noma imibuzo onayo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi incinci kangakanani. Udokotela wakho ukhona ukusiza uqonde ukuthi yini evamile futhi anikeze ukuqinisekisa ngempilo yomntanakho.
Ubuhlungu bokukhula buyingxenye evamile, engenangozi yobuntwana ethinta abantwana abaningi abaphilile, abamatasa. Nakuba kungadabukisa futhi kukhathaze abazali, buqhelekile futhi abubonisi zinkinga ezinkulu zempilo.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okufanele uzikhumbule ukuthi ubuhlungu bokukhula buwukwesikhashana, bulapheka ngezindlela zokwelapha ekhaya ezilula, futhi ngeke bubangele zinkinga ezihlala njalo kumntanakho. Abantwana abaningi bayaluqeda ngokwemvelo njengoba bekhula.
Ngokunakekelwa okuthambile, isineke, nokuqinisekisa, ungasiza umntanakho adlule kulezi zikhathi ngokunethezeka. Themba izinzwa zakho njengomzali, kodwa khumbula ukuthi ezinye izinkinga zemilenze zobusuku ziyingxenye evamile yokukhula kubantwana abaningi.
Cha, ubuhlungu bokukhula abubangelwa ngokuqondile amathambo amade. Ukukhula kwamathanga kwenzeka kancane kancane futhi ngaphandle kobhlungu. Ubuhlungu buhlobene kakhulu nokukhathala kwemisipha nokugqwala okuvamile okuvela emisebenzini yansuku zonke yomntanakho efana nokuhamba nokuqhudelana.
Abantwana abaningi bayaluqeda ubuhlungu bokukhula ngeminyaka yabo yobusha, ngokuvamile cishe eminyakeni engu-12-14. Noma kunjalo, umntwana ngamunye uhlukile - abanye bangase bayeke ukuhlangabezana nalo ngokushesha, kanti abanye bangase babe nezimo ezithile kuze kube yiminyaka yabo yobusha. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi ziyaphela ngokuphelele.
Cha, awudingi ukunciphisa imisebenzi evamile yomntanakho ngenxa yobuningi bokukhula. Lezi zinkinga azibonisi ukulimala noma ukulimala, futhi ukuhlala umatasa kubalulekile empilweni yomntanakho jikelele nentuthuko. Vele uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukuphumula okwanele nesikhathi sokubuyiselwa.
Ubuhlungu bokukhula cishe luhlala luvela emilenzeni, ikakhulukazi emakalweni, emilenzeni, nangemuva kwamadolo. Uma umntanakho ehlangabezana nobuhlungu obuhlala njalo ezandleni, emuva, noma kwezinye izindawo, lokhu kungaba into ehlukile okufanele ihlolwe udokotela wakhe.
Yebo, xhumana nodokotela uma umntanakho enobhlungu obuhlala phakathi nosuku, obuthinta olunye uhlangothi lwemilenze ngokuqhubekayo, obuza kanye nokukhula noma ubomvu, obuphazamisa ukuphuma, noma obuhambisana nokuqunjelwa. Ubuhlungu bokukhula obuqondile akufanele buhluphe ikhono lomntanakho lokuhamba nokudlala ngokujwayelekile phakathi nosuku.
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