Ihlobo lisho ukuthi izingane eziningi zizodlala ngaphandle, kodwa kubalulekile ukugcina uhlu lokuphepha ekucabangeni ukugcina izingane ziphephile ngenkathi zijabulisa. Nazi ezinye iziphakamiso ezinhle zokugcina engqondweni yokuphepha kwezingane. Thumela lolu hlu lokuphepha ephepheni lakho noma ibhukwana lomndeni njengesikhumbuzo sezinhlelo ongagcina izingane zakho ziphephile futhi uvikele ukulimala noma izingozi ukungena ngaphakathi kumnandi womndeni wakho.
1. Ukuzivocavoca Ukuphepha Kwelanga le-Summer for Kids
Uma kuziwa ekuvikeleni izingane zakho elangeni, i-sunscreen idlala indima ebalulekile. Kodwa i-sunscreen ingenye yezindlela zokuqapha imisebe eyonakalisa ilanga. Ngenxa yokuthi imisebe yelanga ingabonakalisa isihlabathi namanzi noma ezinye izindawo ezibukekayo, izigqoko nezibuko zelanga nakho kungadlala indima ebalulekile ekuvimbeleni umonakalo we-UV.
- Faka isicelo se-sunscreen. Ngokuqinisekile kungaba inselele ukukhumbula ukusebenzisa ilanga lokukhanya okungenani imizuzu engu-30 ngaphambi kokuphuma ngaphandle. Kodwa yilokho kanye nezingane zakho okufanele nikwenze ngaphambi kokuba nihambe ngaphandle, ngisho nasezinsukwini ezinamafu (kungenxa yokuthi imilayezo ye-UVA ingaya ngqo emafwini futhi ingabangela umonakalo). Sebenzisa inani elikhulu le-UVA- ne UVB-ukuvimbela isikrini selanga nge-SPF okungenani engu-15 futhi usebenzise amahora amabili noma ngaphezulu ngemuva kokubhukuda noma ukujuluka. Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi abantu bavame ukunganaki ukuthi kufanele basebenzise kangakanani isikrini selanga, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi ulandela izikhombisi zephakheji (cishe ingxenye eyodwa yomzimba wonke isamba esinconywayo). Uma esikoleni sakho esikoleni sisekhulile ngokwanele futhi sifuna ukusebenzisa i-sunscreen yakhe, iqondise uhlelo lokusebenza bese umkhumbuza ukuthi ugeze izandla uma eseqedile ukuze angaguquli ngeso lengqondo isikrini selanga emehlweni akhe. Okokugcina, gwema ukusebenzisa ama-sunscreen enhlanganisela ngezinambuzane zokugaya izinambuzane ngoba lapho kusetshenziselwa isikrini se-sun, kungabangela ukuvuleka ngokweqile kumuntu ophikisayo.
- Thola izingubo zokuvikela ilanga. Gqoka izingane zakho ngezigqoko ngezigqoko ezinkulu kanye nezingubo zokugqoka eziphethwe ngokuqinile noma izingubo ezine-SPF ezakhelwe ngaphakathi (izingubo eziningi zezingane, ikakhulukazi izindiza, zivikeleke ilanga kuzo namuhla). Zama ukuphuma elangeni phakathi kuka-10 ekuseni no-4 ntambama, lapho ilanga lisezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu, bese uzama ukuhlala emthunzini ngangokunokwenzeka.
- Thenga ezinye shades ezipholile. Ungakhohlwa amehlo omntanakho uma uphumile futhi uhamba. Funa izibuko zezingane ezivimbela amaphesenti angu-99 kuya kwangu-100 we-UVV ne-UVB. Awudingi ukuchitha okuningi ezintweni zokubukwa kwezinyane - ucwaningo lubonisile ukuthi izibuko ezibukwayo ezingabizi ezibhalwe njengezivikelo ze-UVA ne-UVB ziphumelela ekuvinjeni imilayezo eyingozi yelanga.
- Khumbula ukuthi usengathola ukushisa kwelanga ngisho noma kukhanya. I-Sunburns ayikwenzeka kuphela ezinsukwini zelanga; amaphesenti angaba ngu-80 emisebe ye-UV yelanga angangena esikhumbeni, ngisho nasezinsukwini ezinamafu, ngokusho kwe-American Academy of Dermatology.
2. Vikela ama-Bugs
Ama-bugs angenye yalezi zimo ezicasulayo zasehlobo. Kodwa izinambuzane ezinjengezinyosi ezithwala izifo nezinyosi zingabuye zibe yingozi ezinganeni. Ukuvikela ingane yakho ngokumelene nezimbungulu:
- Sebenzisa izidakamizwa zokuvikela izinambuzane, ezikwazi ukuthwala izifo zeLyme, kanye nezinyosi, ezingathwala iWest Nile Virus nezinye izifo. Izithako eziningi zenziwa nge-DEET, inambuzane ephumelelayo enobuthi noma ngisho engase ibe yingozi uma igwinya. Uma usebenzisa umkhiqizo oqukethe i-DEET, kubalulekile ukuthi ungasebenzisi umkhiqizo ezandleni zomntwana noma ubuso ukuze ugweme ukungenwa okunokwenzeka; kubalulekile futhi ukuhlanza umkhiqizo ngaphambi kombhede ukuvimbela ukukhululeka kwamakhemikhali. Esinye isithako esiphuthumayo esitholakala ezindaweni zokuphulukisa yi-picaridin, kodwa i-DEET iyona ephumelela kakhulu, futhi yiziphi izidakamizwa ezincoma (ngamaphesenti angu-30 we-DEET concentrations) zanikezwa izingozi ezibangelwa amagciwane njengeWest Nile.
- Okunye okunye okunye okunezinhlayiya ze-DEET kukhona ukuphika kwezinambuzane zemvelo; Nokho, abazali kufanele bahlale bekhumbula ukuthi "imvelo" akusho ukuthi "iphephile." Khuluma nodokotela wakho wezingane mayelana nokuthi yisiphi isilwane esiphendule izinambuzane esifanele umndeni wakho.
- Gqoka ama-sleeve shirt kanye namabhulukwe amade uma uphuma ngaphandle, ikakhulukazi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lapho kungenzeka ukuthi omiyane babe khona.
- Ungalokothi ushiye amachibi angaphansi kwamanzi azungeze indlu. Amanzi ngamanzi angasebenza njengesizathu sokuzalisa umiyane.
- Gwema ukusebenzisa isobho elimnandi noma amakha kumntwana wakho. Futhi ungavumeli ingane yakho ukuba ihambehamba izithwala iziphuzo ezinomsoco, njengezithelo zezithelo. Lezi ziphunga ezinomsoco, ezinamandla zingadonsela izinyosi namaqabunga futhi kwandise ingozi yengane yakho yokugubha.
3. Ukuvimbela ukuqubuka kwamanzi
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ingane yakho idlala ibhola lezinkanyezi noma iqhamuka epaki nabangani abathile, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuphuza amanzi njalo kubaluleke kakhulu ukuvimbela ukuphelelwa amandla kwamanzi. Umntanakho kufanele aphuze amanzi ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca futhi ngesikhathi sokuphumula, okumele kube cishe imizuzu engu-15 ukuya kwangu-20. Ngezinsuku ezishisayo ikakhulukazi ezinomswakama, kunomqondo omuhle ukuba abazali bachithe izingane ezingenawo amanzi kusuka ebhodleleni le-spray.
4. Ungakhohlwa Amathidi
Ingane yakho kufanele igqoke isigqoko lapho ikhona kunoma yini enamasondo, njenge-scooter, ibhayisikili noma ama-roller skates. I-helmethi iyisetshenziswa esibaluleke kunazo zonke esitholakalayo esinganciphisa ukulimala kwekhanda nokufa kwebhayisikili, ngokusho kwe-Safe Kids USA. Futhi qiniseka ukubeka isibonelo esihle ngokugqoka njalo isigqoko sakho lapho ugibela ibhayisikili lakho.
5. Hlaziya ukuphepha kokudla
Izifo zokudla ezikhulayo zikhuphuka ehlobo ngoba ama-bacteria akhula ngokushesha ekushiseni okushisa nomswakama. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abaningi badla futhi balungiselela ukudla ngaphandle, emapikiniki nama-barbecues, lapho iziqandisini nezindawo zokugeza izandla zingatholakali kalula.
Ukuvimbela izifo zokudla:
- Qiniseka ukuthi ugeza izandla ngaphambi kokulungiselela noma ukukhonza noma yikuphi ukudla. Qinisekisa ukuthi izingane zakho zigeza izandla, noma okungenani zisebenzisa isisitifiketi esisekelwe esandleni sokuphuza utshwala, ngaphambi kokudla.
- Ungalokothi ungcolise. Ungavumeli noma iyiphi inyama eluhlaza noma izinkukhu ukuba uxhumane nanoma yikuphi ukudla noma amapulethi noma izitsha.
- Cabanga ngokushisa. Sebenzisa i-thermometer futhi qiniseka ukupheka yonke inyama nezinkukhu emazingeni okushisa afanele ukubulala noma yikuphi amabhaktheriya ayingozi. Gcina zonke izinto ezilahlekayo esiqandisini futhi ungagcini izinsalela ezingapheli isikhathi esingaphezu kweyodwa noma amabili.
6. Qaphelani Ukuvimbela Ukugcoba
Unyaka ngamunye, izingane ezingaphezu kwezingu-830 ezineminyaka engu-14 nangaphansi zifa ngenxa yokungena ngengozi , kanti izingane ezingu-3 600 zilimale ezenzakalweni eziseduze. Phakathi kukaMeyi no-Agasti, ukushona kwamanzi phakathi kwamantombazane kwanda ngamaphesenti angama-89. Uma unechibi lokubhukuda noma uma ingane yakho isondelene, kubalulekile ukubeka izinyathelo eziningi zokuphepha ukuze ugcine izingane ziphephile.
- Beka izithiyo ezizungezile echibini ukuvimbela ukufinyelela. Sebenzisa iminyango ngokukhiya nama-alamu ukuze ugcine izingane ngaphandle lapho abantu abadala bengekho.
- Ungalokothi ushiye izingane zingaphenduliwe. Ngisho noma esikoleni sakho esikoleni sithembekile futhi singakwazi ukugijima, ungashiyi endaweni yokudoba ngaphandle kokuqondisa abadala uma izingane zingaphakathi noma eduze kwamanzi.
- Khumbula ukuthi ukucwiliswa kungakwenzeka ngokuthula. Ngeke uzwe ukushayela noma ucingo losizo-ukumanzela kungenzeka ngamaminithi futhi kungathula.
- Ungasebenzisi amadivayisi we-flotation. I-"floaties" ezithintekayo kanye namanye amadivaysi e-flotation namathoyizi anganikeza izingane ezingenakukwazi ukubhukuda umqondo wamanga wokuphepha.
- Funda i-CPR. Ngeke udingeke uyisebenzise, kodwa ukwazi i-CPR kubantu abadala kanye nezingane kuyinto engachaza umehluko phakathi kokuphila nokufa esimweni esiphuthumayo.
- Funda ngezingozi zokumisa okwesibili , okungahle kwenzeke emhlabathini owomile, amahora emva kokuba umntwana efaka amanzi emaphashini.
- Ungacabangi ukuthi ingane noma isihlobo sizobukela. Khuluma nabo ngokungasebenzisi amaselula, ukuthumela imiyalezo, noma ukuvumela ezinye iziphazamiso ngenkathi iqondisa izingane emanzini.
7. Gwema i-Trampoline Ingozi
Ukuvakashelwa kuka-90 000 okuphuthumayo kwakuhlobene nokulimala kwe-trampoline ngo-2001, ngokusho kwe-US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Amathiphu athile okuphepha we-trampoline : Ungavumeli ukuthi ingane engaphezu kweyodwa isebenzise i-trampoline ngesikhathi, ungavumeli izingane zenze izimpendulo, futhi ungavumeli izingane ezingaphansi kuka-6 zidlale i-trampoline egcwele, futhi zihambise i-trampoline kude nezinye izakhiwo noma ukudlala izindawo.
8. Qondisa izingane ngokufihla ezindaweni ezifakiwe
Fundisa izingane ukuba zingalokothi zidlale zifihle futhi zifune ngokugoqa ngaphakathi kwesikhala esivinjelwe njengesiqu somlilo, esifubeni, noma epholile noma umshini wokusebenza.
9. Sebenzisa Ukuqapha Lapho Ukwenza Yardwork
Ungalokothi uvumele izingane ukuba zigibele kuma-lawnmowers noma zidlale eduze nemishini yokushisa imishini. Ungavumeli izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 ukuthi zisebenze izigubhu zomshoshaphansi futhi zingavumeli izingane ezingaphansi kuka-16 ukuba zisebenze ukuhamba ngemigqomo.
Ngaphandle kwama-lawnmowers, qiniseka ukuthi ungaze uvumele ingane yakho encane ukuba igibele i-ATV (imoto yonke). Ama-ATV aphethwe abantu abangu-74 kanye nokulimala okungu-37 000 e-US ngo-2008. I-AAP itusa ukuthi akukho muntu ongaphansi kuka-16 ohamba nge-ATV.
10. Gcina izindawo zokudlala ekhaya
Uma unendawo yokudlala yangasemuva noma imishini yokudlala, qinisekisa ukuthi umhlaba ungaphansi kwemishini ithambile ngokwanele. Izakhiwo ezenziwe ngekhonkrit, i-asphalt noma udoti zinzima kakhulu futhi azitholi umthelela owanele uma kwenzeka ukuwa. Esikhundleni salokho, i-CPSC incoma ukusebenzisa okungenani ama-intshi angu-9 we-mulch noma izinkuni zezinkuni.