Isisindo somntwana siyizinyanga ezingu-9
Umama ekubukeni akakwazi njalo ukuhlola ngokufanele ukuthi umntwana wakhe uthola isisindo kahle. Ukuze uthole incazelo ecacile, kukhona ithebula le-WHO, lapho ibhokisi elihambisana nalo libonisa isisindo somntwana ezinyangeni ezingu-9, okufanele sibe phakathi kuka-6.5 kg no-11 kg. Lezi zibalo ezilinganiselwe, ngoba zithinta imingcele ephezulu nengaphansi yesimiso sabantwana bobulili bobabili.
Isisindo esivamile somntwana siyizinyanga ezingu-9 zengane ngayinye. Phela, abanye baye bazalwa ngamaqhawe, kanti ontanga yabo incane kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, izingane ezinkulu zizohlala zihlala phambili, nakuba izingane ezincane, ezincane ngezinye izikhathi zibafica ekupheleni konyaka wokuqala wokuphila.
Futhi, konke kuxhomeke empilweni yengane ethile, ngokukwazi kwakhe ukugaya ukudla, ukutholakala noma ukungabikho kwezifo, kanye nekhwalithi yokudla. Omunye isikhathi eside akafuni ukunciphisa inani lezinamathiselwe ngosuku ngosuku lwesifuba, kanti ezinye izingane ziye zashintsha etafuleni elidala. Konke lokhu kushiya ukushicilelwa kwalo ukuthi izikali zizobonisa ngesikhathi sokulinganisa.
Kumele umfana abe nesisindo esingakanani ezinyangeni ezingu-9?
Ngokusho kwemihlahlandlela ye-WHO, abafana kufanele bahlole kusuka ku-7.1 kg kuya ku-11 kg eneminyaka engu-9. Kodwa ngokusho kwamatafula odokotela basekhaya, lapho ezinye izingane zesifunda zisahlala khona, lesi sivalo sisuka ku-7.0 kg kuya ku-10.5 kg. Umehluko mncane, kodwa ukhona.
Ngakanani intombazane okufanele ibeke ezinyangeni ezingu-9?
Kumantombazane, izibalo zingaphansi kwama-gramu angu-500 ngaphansi. Ngakho-ke, ngokusho komthetho we-WHO kuvela ku-6.5 kg kuya ku-10.5 kg, futhi ngamazinga kazwelonke 7.5 kg kuya ku-9.7 kg. Uma kukhona ukuphambuka kuka-6-7% wendabuko, lokhu kujwayelekile futhi awudingi ukwesaba. Uma umehluko uhamba kancane, okungukuthi u-12-14%, kuthiwa yi-underweight encane noma ngaphezulu ngokweqile, okumele kulungiswe ngokushintsha ukudla komntwana. Kodwa uma isisindo singaphezu kuka-20-25%, kakade sikhuluma ngezinkinga zezempilo, futhi kulokhu kuyadingeka ukuthuthukisa uhlelo lokuphatha ingane kanye nodokotela wezingane zesifunda.