Kuyo yonke incwadi yam, Isixa Sokulala Sokulala, kubonakala ukuba zonke ezine iintsana zethu zamukelwe ebhedini lentsapho yethu. Umyeni wam uRobert no-R baye bavumela abantwana bethu ukuba babelane ngesitya sethu, kwaye abantwana bethu banandipha ukunxulumana "nomntwana wabantwana". Okubaluleke kakhulu, nangona kunjalo, kukuba siyilandele yonqulo zonke iingcebiso ezikhuselekileyo zokunxibelelana nokulala neentsana zethu.
Ukhuseleko lokuzisa umntwana kumbhede omdala luye lugxininiso olukhulu kwintlalo yanamhlanje, ngoku kutshanje. Ngo-1999, iKhomishoni yezoKhuseleko kweMveliso yabathengi be-US (CPSC) yamemezela isincomo malunga nokulala kunye nomntwana oneminyaka engaphantsi kweminyaka emibini. Nangona kunjalo, ezinye iipolyhi zibonisa ukuba malunga nabazali abangama-70% ababelana ngokulala kunye neentsana zabo ziyinxenye okanye bonke ubusuku. Uninzi lwabazali abakhetha ukulala-ndawonye bazinikela ngokuzikhethela ekusebenzeni kwaye bafumana ezininzi iinzuzo kuyo.
Isilumkiso seCPSC sinokuphikisana kwaye sivuselele ingxabano phakathi kwabazali, oogqirha, kunye neengcali zokuphuhlisa abantwana malunga nokuchaneka nokufaneleka kwesinconywa; Zininzi iingcali zikholelwa ukuba umba ufuna ezinye zophando. Okwangoku, kubalulekile ukuba uphando zonke iimbono uze wenze isigqibo esilungileyo kwintsapho yakho. Yaye khumbula: Nangona unqumle ukulala kunye nosana lwakho, unomdla wokulala kunye nomntwana wakho osekhulile xa ufanelekela intsapho yakho.
Olu luhlu lukhuseleko olulandelayo, kunye naluphi na ukubhekisela ekusebenzisaneni ngokulala kwincwadi yam kunye nakule Nwebhusayithi, kunikwa abo bazali abaye baphanda le ngxaki kwaye benza ukhetho olunolwazi lokulala kunye nosana lwabo. Naluphi na ukhetha ukuba umntwana wakho alele, mhlawumbi ukulala okanye ubusuku, nceda uqaphele ezi zikhuselo ezikhuselweyo ezilandelayo:
- Umbhede wakho kufuneka uphephe ngokupheleleyo umntwana wakho. Okukhethileyo kukukhetha ukubeka umtatha phantsi, ukuqinisekisa ukuba akukho zixhobo eziza kutshalwa ngumntwana wakho. Musa ukuvumela umntwana wakho ukuba alele ebusweni obuthambileyo njengombhobho wamanzi, isepha, i-pillowtop mattress, isitulo se-beanbag, okanye nayiphi na enye into eguquguqukayo neyekelela.
- Qinisekisa ukuba amaxwebhu akho afanelekileyo ahlale ekhuselekileyo kwaye akakwazi ukukhishwa.
- Ukuba ibhedi yakho iphakanyisiwe phantsi, sebenzisa izixhobo zokulondoloza imitha ukukhusela umntwana ukuba angagqithanga ebhedeni, kwaye uqaphele ukuba akukho ndawo phakathi kweemitha kunye nebhodibhodi okanye ibhodi yeenyawo. (Ezinye izilondolozo ezilungiselelwe abantwana abadala abakhuselekanga iintsana ngenxa yokuba zineendawo ezazingena emzimbeni.)
- Ukuba ibhedi yakho ifakwe eludongeni okanye nakwezinye iifenitshala, qwalasela ubusuku bonke ukuze uqiniseke ukuba akukho ndawo phakathi komthamo kunye nodonga okanye ifenitshala apho umntwana angabanjwa khona.
- Usana kufuneka lubekwe phakathi koonina kunye nodonga okanye umlindi. Ootata, abantakwabo, oogogo nomkhulu, kunye nabantwana abanabantwana abanalo ulwazi olufanayo lwangokwemvelo lwendawo yengane njengabamama. Oomama: Thabatha ingqalelo kwintswelo yakho kwintsana. Umncinci wakho kufuneka akwazi ukuvusela ubuncinane bokunyakaza okanye isandi - ngokuqhelekileyo nokuba i-sniff okanye i-snort idla ngokwaneleyo. Ukuba ufumanisa ukuba ulala ngokugqithiseleyo ukuba uvuka nje xa umntwana wakho ekhwaza ngokukhala okukhulu, cinga ngokuchukumisa umntwana ophuma embhedeni wakho, mhlawumbi kwindawo yokulala okanye isikhalazo kufuphi nombhede wakho.
- Sebenzisa i-mattress enkulu ukuze unike igumbi elaneleyo kunye nentuthuzelo kuwo wonke umntu.
- Cinga nge-"sidecar" ilungiselelo apho umntwana okanye umkhumbi ohlala khona uhlala ngasecaleni kombhede ophezulu.
- Qinisekisa ukuba igumbi lakho umntwana lilele kulo, kwaye nayiphi na indawo angayifumana khona, ayinasiphene. (Khawucinge nje umntwana wakho ekhwela ebhedeni njengoko ulala uhlolisise indlu. Nangona akenzanga oko - kodwa - unokuqiniseka ukuba ekugqibeleni uya kuthi!)
- Musa ukulala nomntwana wakho ukuba uphuze utswala, ukuba usetyenzise nayiphina imishanguzo okanye imishanguzo, ukuba unobomi obuthandayo, okanye ukuba unobunzima bokulala kwaye ufumene nzima ukuvuka.
- Ungalali kunye nosana lwakho ukuba ungumntu omkhulu, njengoko ubunzima bomzali obunzima bubeka umngcipheko olusengqiqweni kumntwana kwiimeko zokulala. Andikwazi ukukunika umlinganiselo othile wokulinganisela komntwana; zihlolisise indlela wena kunye nosana ohlala ngayo eduze komnye nomnye. Ukuba umntwana ujikeleza kuwe, ukuba kukho ukudibanisa okukhulu kumatitha, okanye ukuba uyasolisa nayiphi na imeko eyingozi, uyidlale ngokukhuselekileyo kwaye ushukumele umntwana kwisikhumba sokulala okanye kwindawo yokulala.
- Susa yonke imithwalo kunye neengubo zangaphakathi kwiinyanga zakuqala. Sebenzisa ilumkiso xa ukongeza imithwalo okanye iingubo njengoko umntwana wakho ekhula. Gqokani umntwana kwaye nifudumele ngokulala. (Isipho sokuncelisa umama: gqoka i-turtleneck endala okanye i-t-shirt, unqume umda ukuya entanyeni, njenge-undershirt yokufudumala.) Gcina ukhumbule ukuba ukushisa komzimba kuya kufaka ukufudumala ebusuku. Qinisekisa ukuba umntwana wakho akapheli.
- Musa ukugqoka iingubo zambatho ngeemichilo okanye iirebhoni ezide. Musa ukugqoka iingubo zokulala, kwaye ukuba iinwele zakho zide, zityinise.
- Ungasebenzisi i-perfume ephosakeleyo okanye i-lotions engachaphazela intsingiselo yakho yintsana.
- Musa ukuvumela izilwane ukuba zilale embhedeni lwakho nosana lwakho.
Ungaze ushiye umntwana wakho wedwa embhedeni omdala ngaphandle kokuba le bhedlele ikhuselekile ngokusesikweni kwintsana yakho, njengomatilasi oqinile phantsi kwegumbi elingenamntwana, kwaye xa usondele okanye uphulaphule umntwana onomntwana onokuthenjelwa.
Njengokuba kubhalwe le ncwadi, akukho zixhobo ezikhuselweyo zokukhusela zikhona ekukhuseleni umntwana kumbhede omdala. Nangona kunjalo, inani elitsha lokuqulunqa izinto liqala ukuvela kwiikhathalogu zentsana kunye neevenkile ekuphenduleni inani elikhulu labazali abanqwenela ukulala ngokukhuselekileyo neentsana zabo. Unokufuna ukubheka ezinye zezidleke, i-wedges, i-cradles, i-sheet security, njl njl.
Ngolwazi olungakumbi, nceda uvakashele:
http://www.drgreene.com/qa/sleep-and-family-bed
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t102200.asp
http://www.naturalchild.com/james_mckenna/sleeping_safe.html
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