Uninzi lwa bantwana luqala ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi phakathi kweenyanga ezili-18 kunye neminyaka emithathu ubudala.
Xa abantwana beqala ukuqeqeshwa kwamathambo
Nangona abazali abaninzi banomuva weminyaka emithathu yimihla yamagqirha apho umntwana kufuneka aqeqeshe ngamanzi, akusoloko kunjalo. Ngokomzekelo, i-poll kwi-keepkidshealthy.com ibonise ukuba phantse ama-25% yabantwana ayengabikho amaqanda aqeqeshwe kude kube yimizuzu emithathu nangesiqingatha okanye emine ubudala.
Ukongeza, uphando luye lwabonisa ukuba amantombazana athambekele ekuboniseni umdla ekufundiseni ubumbano kwaye abonise iimpawu zokulungela malunga neenyanga ezimbini ukuya kweyesithathu ngaphambili, ngokwemyinge, kunabantwana.
Indlela Yokukwazi Ukuba Umntwana Wakho Ulungele Ukuqeqeshwa Kwamathambo
Kwanomntwana omdala, kubalulekile ukujonga iimpawu zokulungela ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi, kuquka:
- Ukuhlala ubomile okungenani iiyure ezimbini ngelo xesha
- Ukuba neentshukumo ezihamba rhoqo
- Ukukwazi ukulandela imiyalelo elula
- Ukungaxhamli kunye neentambo ezingcolileyo kwaye ufuna ukuba ziguqulwe
- Ukucela ukusebenzisa isihlalo esiphezulu
- Ukucela ukugqoka iimpahla zangaphantsi rhoqo
- Ukubonisa ukuba ulungele ukuvuthwa okanye ukunyakaza kwesisu ngokubheka ubuso bakhe, ukunyaniseka, okanye intetho
Ngaba umntwana wakho ubonisa iimpawu zokuba ulungele ukuqala ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi?
Indlela Yokukhuthaza Umntwana Wakho Ukuba Aqale Ukuqeqesha Amanzi
Kukho iindlela ezimbalwa onokukunceda unyana wakho afudumele kulo mbono.
- Mfumana isihlalo samathambo kwaye uyenze uyihobise ngeempawu kwaye uhlale kuyo kwiingubo zakhe ngelixa ukhangele iTV ukuze amncede.
- Ukuba umntwana wakho uqale ukukuxelela ngokuba ne-diaper engcolileyo, umele umdumise ngokukuxelela kwaye umkhuthaze ukuba akuxelele kwangaphambili ixesha elizayo.
- Nanini na xa umntwana wakho ebonakalisa iimpawu zokufuna ukuvuthwa okanye ukunyakaza, mbuze ukuba ufuna ukusebenzisa i-potty okanye amthathe esihlalweni samathambo uze umchazele oko ufuna ukuba akwenze.
- Gcina uhleli esihlalweni samathambo ngemizuzu embalwa ngexesha, ungagxininisi, kwaye ulungele ukulibazisa uqeqesho ukuba ubonisa ukuchasana. Kuze afike ebhodweni, ungazama ukukhupha i-diapers yakhe engcolileyo kwisitulo sakhe esinamandla ukuze uncede ukubonisa oko ufuna ukuba akwenze.
- U mzekelo wokuziphatha. Vumela umntwana wakho ukuba abone amalungu entsapho esebenzisa indlu yangasese, kwaye enze amazwi okuqwalasela. Oku kuquka ukubalisa okwenzekayo nokubuza imibuzo ngelixa uqeqesho lobumbanyo, olunjengokuthi "Ngaba uhleli nje ngobumbulu?" okanye "Ngaba uvele ungene?"
Ukuqeqeshwa kwamathambo akusoloko kulula, kodwa abanye abazali benza kube nzima kunokuba kufuneke ukuba benze ezinye iimpazamo eziqhelekileyo.
Indlela Yokugwema Iiphambeko Zokuqeqesha Amathambo
Ewe, iphutha eliqhelekileyo liqala inkqubo yokuqeqesha yonke into phambi kokuba umntwana ekulungele.
Ezinye iimpazamo zoqeqesho zamanzi eziqhelekileyo ziquka:
- Ukuqala ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi ngexesha lokuxinzelela kubomi bentsapho yakho, njengokuhamba okanye malunga nokufika komntwana omtsha endlwini
- Ngokukhawuleza ukuhambisa umntwana wakho kwiingubo zangaphantsi rhoqo xa uqala ukuqeqeshwa ngamanzi, nangaphambi kokuba umntwana wakho abonise iimpawu zokuhlala zome ixesha elide okanye rhoqo usebenzisa i-potty
- Ukuqhubeka nokunyanzelisa ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi xa umntwana wakho engenakunomdla
- Ukugweba umntwana wakho ukuba abe neengozi ngelixa uqeqeshwa ngamanzi
- Ukulindele ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi ukuba kube yinkqubo ekhawulezayo kwaye ukwazi ukugqiba kwiintsuku ezimbalwa okanye ngeveki
- Ukulindela umntwana wakho ukuba azalise zonke iinkalo zokuqeqeshwa kwamanzi ngexesha elifanayo, ezifana nokuqeqeshwa kwamatye ebantwini, ukunyuka kwezilwanyana kwi-potty, okanye ukusebenzisa i-potty ngalinye ixesha elize lihambe
- Ukuxhomekeka kwindlela efanayo yokuqeqeshwa kwamanzi ebantwaneni bakho, enoba, ngelinye ilanga asebenze ukuba abantwana bakho baneempembelelo ezahlukeneyo
- Awuqondi ukuba umntwana wakho unokuqhubeka ephazamisa ubhede ebusuku, nangona emva kokugqiba ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi ukususela ekubeni i-bedwetting ayidla ngokuhambelana nokuqeqeshwa kwamanzi
Ingcambu yezona mpazamo ngabazali abangenakulindela ukuqeqeshwa kwamathambo, okuqhelekileyo kubandakanya ukuba baqale ngexesha elide okanye ukuba kufuneka baqedwe ngeminyaka ethile. Nangona abanye abantu ngoku bathetha ngoqeqesho lwamathambo abantwana babo, abaninzi abazali baya kufumanisa ukuba abantwana babo abakulungele ukuqala ukuqeqeshwa ngamanzi kuze kube seenyanga ezili-18 ukuya kwezi-24 okanye ngaphezulu kwaye ukuba inkqubo yokuqeqesha i-potty ithatha iinyanga ezi-6 ezilungileyo okanye ngaphezulu ukugqiba.
Akumangalisi ukuba umdala umntwana wakho xa eqala ukuqeqeshwa ngamanzi, ukukhawuleza uqeqesho oluqhelekileyo. Nangona uneminyaka engama-2 ubudala inokuthatha iinyanga ezi-6 okanye ezili-9 ukugqiba ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi, uneminyaka engama-3 ubudala unokuthatha iiveki ezintathu okanye ezine.
Yaye ugcine ukhumbule ukuba i-3 ayikho imilingo xa bonke abantwana beqeqeshwa ngamanzi. Phantse ama-25 ekhulwini abantwana baqedqe ukuqeqeshwa kwamanzi emva kokuba baneminyaka emithathu ubudala.
Umthombo:
> Schum, TR. Ukufumana okulinganayo kwezakhono zokuqeqesha zangasese: uphando oluchazayo malunga nokwahlukana kwezesini kunye nobudala kubantwana abaqhelekileyo. PubMed. Pediatrics. 2002 Mar; 109 (3): E48. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11875176.