Ukuba umntwana wakho oneminyaka emi-2 uvuka ekhala kwaye ekhala, unokuba unayo oko kwaziwa ngokuba kukunkwantya ebusuku. Kukuphazamiseka kokulala okubangela ukuba umntwana angcangcazele, akhwaze okanye akhale engavuki ixesha elininzi. Ziziqendu ezimfutshane, ezithatha imizuzu embalwa kwaye ziphele ngokwemvelo.
Ukuba umntwana akavuki, akukhuthazwa ukusebenzisana naye kuba kunokubangela ukwesaba okanye ukudideka. Into enconyelwa ziingcaphephe kukuhlala ecaleni kwakhe, kujongwe ukuba abenzakali na kwaye balinde ukuba kunokwenzeka avuke. KUNYEKuqhelekile ukuba le meko ikukhathaze, kodwa iqhelekile kunokuba isenokubonakala.
Kutheni umntwana wam oneminyaka eyi-2 evuka ekhala?
Abantwana abancinci badla ngokuvuka ebusuku de babe neminyaka emi-6 ubudala, abanye bade bazigcine de babe badala. Yinto eqhelekileyo ngenxa yokungakhuli komzimba wakhe, leyo kwiimeko ezininzi ayilungele ukulala ubusuku bonke ngokulandelelana kwaye idinga ukulala amaxesha amaninzi emini. Ngoko ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlonipha ukulala kwabantwana ukuze babe nenkqubo yokulala efanelekileyo.
Xa oku kungenzeki, umntwana unexesha lokulala elingaqhelekanga, ulala iiyure ezimbalwa kwaye akafikeleli ebuthongweni obunzulu, ubukele iTV okanye izixhobo eziphathwayo ngokukhawuleza ngaphambi kokulala, zizinto ezingenelela ebuthongweni bomntwana. Imikhwa emibi ekuthintela ukuba ube nenkqubo yokulala echanekileyo kwaye oko kunokubangela uxinzelelo lwasebusuku oluguqulela ekubeni lunkwantyo namaphupha amabi xa ulele.
Ezi ngxaki zokulala zinokubangelwa ngamayeza athile kwaye kukho nepateni yosapho ekwabelwana ngayo. Koko kukuthi, ukuba kukho imbali yamaphupha amabi, eyoyikisayo ebusuku kunye nobunzima bokulala kubazali, umntwana kunokwenzeka ukuba abe nabo. Kule meko, kungcono ukwenza inkqubo yokulala evumela umntwana ukuba aphumle kwaye ukuba imeko ayiphucukanga, qhagamshelana nogqirha wabantwana ukuze akunikeze izikhokelo ezithile.