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Njengoba unyaka wesikole uphela, ikhefu lasehlobo ebelilindelwe ngabomvu seliseduze. Ngikhumbula ngiseyingane injabulo yekhefu lasehlobo, isikhathi sokudlala ngaphandle usuku lonke nokubuya ekhaya lapho kuhwalala. Ikhefu lasehlobo lingaba isikhathi esihle sokuthi izingane zishaje kabusha futhi zixhumane nabangane nomndeni, futhi zithole ulwazi olusha ngamakamu ehlobo, amaholide, neminye imisebenzi. Ikhefu lasehlobo liphinde lilethe phambili ukungalingani okukhona ezinganeni, kuphinde kuholele ekwenyukeni kwemizwa yokuzihlukanisa kanye nesizungu kulabo bantwana abathokozela ukwakheka, inkambiso, kanye nokuhlalisana okungalethwa yisikole.
Juni 1st amamaki Imelela Usuku Lwezingane, usuku okuhloswe ngalo ukuqwashisa ngezinkinga intsha yethu ebhekana nazo. Njengoba ngilungiselela ukubhala lokhu, kubonakale uma ngibhala ngazo zonke izinkinga intsha yethu ebhekene nazo namuhla, ukuthi ngizodinga okungaphezu nje kokubhala engosini.
Ngalokho, enye indawo engiyithanda kakhulu (ukusebenza emnyangweni wethu wokuphatha ukunakekelwa), yizinkinga zempilo yengqondo intsha yethu ebhekene nayo namuhla, futhi njengoba ihlobo lisondela, into eyodwa enganakwa ukusekela impilo yengqondo yezingane phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo.
Njengomama wengane eneminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala, ngingakutshela kusukela indodana yami yaqala isikole sebanga, ihlobo lingabacindezela abazali nezingane. Ngaqala ukumba mayelana nendlela yokusekela impilo yakhe yengqondo ehlobo futhi ngathola amathiphu awusizo (amanye ngiwazamile, kuyilapho amanye emisha kimi), kanye nezinsiza eziwusizo:
- Gcina isimiso: Lokhu kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukucindezeleka nokukhathazeka
- Bheka amakamu ehlobo: Lezi zinhle ukuthi izingane zifunde izinto ezintsha futhi zibe phakathi kwezinye izingane! Angabiza, kodwa amanye amakamu anemifundaze kanye nosizo lwezezimali olutholakalayo, futhi ezinye izindawo zinikeza amakamu amahhala. Ezinye izinsiza ongazibheka:
- Phuma ngaphandle: Lokhu kungakhuphula umoya wakho, kunciphise ingcindezi, futhi kukusize ngokugxila nokunaka. Ngokuhlala eColorado, sizungezwe amapaki amaningi amahle nezindawo esingazivakashela. Bheka imisebenzi yangaphandle yamahhala phakathi nehlobo! Nasi isixhumanisi ukukhulula izinto ongazenza kuleli hlobo.
- Zivuse futhi udle ukudla okunempilo: Ukuzivocavoca nokudla okunempilo kubalulekile empilweni yonke, futhi kungasiza ukukhulisa isimo sengqondo, ukwehlisa ingcindezi nokukhathazeka. Thatha ubheke ku- I-Hunger Free Colorado ukuze uthole izinsiza ezengeziwe uma wena noma othile omaziyo edonsa kanzima ekuthengeni ukudla.
- Buza izingane zakho imibuzo evulekile mayelana nendlela ezizizwa ngayo: Lokhu kungase kukusize uqonde kangcono ukuthi uyondla kanjani ingane yakho.
- Naka izinguquko ezingazelelwe ekuziphatheni kwengane yakho: Uma ubona izinguquko kungazelelwe, xhumana nodokotela wezingane wengane yakho kanye/noma ufune umhlinzeki wezempilo yengqondo ukuze ondle ingane yakho. Uma uyilungu le-Colorado Access (uma une-Health First Colorado (uhlelo lwe-Colorado Medicaid) noma Uhlelo Lwezempilo Lwezingane plus (CHP+)) futhi sidinga usizo ekutholeni umhlinzeki, nikeza ulayini womxhumanisi wethu wokunakekelwa ucingo ku-866-833-5717.
- Qiniseka ukuthi udala "isikhathi sokuphumula" futhi ungapheli amandla: Lokhu kungaba nzima kimi, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi kubaluleke kangakanani. Imizimba yethu iyasidinga isikhathi sokuphumula nokukhululeka, futhi kulungile ukwenqaba.
- Gcina ukuxhumana nezinye izingane: Lokhu kungasiza ekwehliseni umuzwa wokuzihlukanisa nesizungu, noma ngabe ukusebenzelana ngemisebenzi efana namakamu, izinsuku zokudlala, ezemidlalo njll.
Impilo yengqondo yezingane ibalulekile unyaka wonke, futhi kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ngisho “nasehlobo” lethu. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ungasebenzisa lokhu ukuxhasa impilo yengqondo yengane yakho, noma wabelane ngakho nomuntu omaziyo onezingane. Njengoba uZig Ziglar esho “Izingane zethu ziwukuphela kwethemba lethu lekusasa, kodwa siwukuphela kwethemba lazo lamanje nekusasa labo.”
Resources
Impilo yengqondo ibalulekile. Uma unenkinga, uhlangabezana nezimpawu, njengemicabango eqhubekayo yokuzibulala noma ukuhlela ukuzilimaza, futhi ufuna usizo manje, thintana Amasevisi e-Colorado Crisis ngokushesha. Shayela ku-844-493-TALK (8255) noma uthumele umbhalo othi TALK ku-38255 ukuze uxhunywe amahora angu-24 ngosuku, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngeviki kuchwepheshe oqeqeshiwe mahhala, ngokushesha, nosizo oluyimfihlo.
riseandshine.childrensnational.org/supporting-your-childs-mental-health-during-the-summer/
uab.edu/news/youcanuse/item/12886-amathiphu-wezempilo-yengqondo-wezingane-ngesikhathi-sehlobo
colorado.edu/asmagazine/2021/11/02/diet-and-exercise-can-improve-teens-mental-health