Izingane ezisacathula zigcwele amandla futhi zizimisele ukuhlola imikhawulo yakho kanye nemilenze yazo -- kungaba inselele ethile kubazali.
Kodwa nakuba izingane zingezi nemanuwali yomnikazi, uhambo lungase lube mnandi kakhulu uma wazi amaphutha ambalwa avamile abazali abawenzayo nokuthi bangawagwema kanjani.
Iphutha 1: Ukungaguquguquki
Ngokusemandleni akho, gcinela ingane yakho isimiso esivamile. Ukungaguquguquki kungaba inselele lapho abazali (noma abanye abanakekeli) bengaboni ngaso linye.
Iphutha 2: Ukweqisa Isikhathi Somndeni
Kulula ukuchitha isikhathi somuntu oyedwa nengane encane. UPhelan uncoma ukuthi nivele nihlale phansi ndawonye nidlale. Ngesikhathi sokulala, jabulelani ukufunda incwadi ndawonye noma xoxela ingane yakho izindaba.
Iphutha lesi-3: Ukunikeza Usizo Oluningi Kakhulu
Kudingeka sifundise izingane ukubekezelela umzabalazo,” kusho uBraun. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akukho lutho olungalungile ngokunikeza indumiso nesikhuthazo. “Yiba ngumlandeli wenjabulo,” kusho uBraun. “Yithi, ‘Ungakwenza lokhu!’”
Iphutha 4: Ukukhuluma Kakhulu
Uma usutshele ingane yakho ukuthi yenze okuthile, uPhelan uthi, ungakhulumi ngakho noma ubheke emehlweni. Uma ingane ingalaleli, nikeza isixwayiso esifushane ngomlomo noma ubale uye kwabathathu. Uma ingane yenqaba ukuvala umugqa, nikeza isikhathi sokuphuma noma omunye umphumela osheshayo. Akukho ukuchaza.
Iphutha lesi-5: Ukukhonza Ukudla Kwezingane Kuphela
Khuthaza ingane yakho ukuthi izame imali yokugibela "ekhulile". “Iphesenti elihle lezingane lizimisele ukuzama ukudla okusha uma zibona umama nobaba bekujabulela,” kusho u-Altmann. "Uma behlehla, qhubeka nokuyibeka epuletini labo. Ezinye izingane zidinga ukuzama izinto izikhathi eziyishumi nambili noma ngaphezulu ngaphambi kokuba zithathele kuyo."
Iphutha lesi-6: Ukukhipha I-crib
Isikhathi sokuqeda umbhede yilapho ingane yakho icela umbhede noma iqala ukukhuphuka iphuma embhedeni. Ezinganeni eziningi, lokho kufika phakathi kweminyaka emi-2 nengu-3 noma lapho ingane ifinyelela ubude obungamayintshi angu-35.
Iphutha lesi-7: Ukuqala Ukuqeqeshelwa Ebhodweni Maduze Kakhulu
"Izingane zifunda ukusebenzisa indlu yangasese uma sezilungile," kusho u-Altmann. "Inqubo akufanele isheshe."
Iphutha lesi-8: Ukuvumela Isikhathi Sesikrini Esiningi Kakhulu
Gcina ingane yakho encane imatasa ngokufunda neminye imisebenzi yokudala. Iba nezingxoxo-futhi ukhuthaze ukukhuluma kanye nokulalela. “Uma ukwazi ukuyeka ukubonisa ingane yakho ku-TV, kuba ngcono,” kusho u-Altmann.
Iphutha 9: Ukuzama Ukumisa I-Tantrum
UBraun uthi abazali kufanele bakhumbule ukuthi ingane ibaluleke kakhulu kunemibono yabanye abantu -- ikakhulukazi abantu abangabazi. Uma abantu becwayiza noma benikeza iseluleko esingafuneki, vele umomotheke bese usho into ethi, "Gosh, uyakhumbula ukuthi bekunjani?" Yibe usuphakamisa umntwana okhalayo futhi uthole indawo ekude namehlo agqolozayo ukuze intukuthelo iqhubeke. Uma selikwenzile, nikeza ingane igone futhi uqhubeke nosuku lwakho.
