Kuvele ukuthi sikwenze kabi ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Kuze kube yizinyanga ezingu-6-7, ngenkathi umntwana engakwazi ukuhlala, isikhathi esiningi uchitha embhedeni, ku-stroller, noma esihlalweni semoto. Owakamuva akavamile ukuhlala emotweni. Ngokuvamile, ukuze singamvusi umntwana, kufanele sizidonsele isihlalo: ekhaya, e-cafe, esitolo.
Omama bezingane bazi kahle ukuthi izandla zabo zibuhlungu kanjani esihlalweni semoto. Yona ngokwayo inesisindo esingamakhilogremu ama-3 noma ngaphezulu. Ake sengeze amakhilogremu angu-3-7, isisindo sabantwana kusukela ezinsukwini zokuqala zokuphila kuya ezinyangeni eziyisithupha. Ingqikithi: cishe amakhilogremu ayi-10. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akukhululekile ukuthwala isihlalo. Isibambo sicindezela kanzima, sishiya amabala esikhumbeni. Kufanele uhlale udlula isihlalo esinzima ukusuka kwesinye isandla ukuya kwesinye, ukuze ungagxili.
Umama wezingane ezimbili waqeda ukuhlukunyezwa kwabazali, futhi uyi-chiropractor u-Emily Puente. Udokotela waseMelika uthumele imiyalelo enemininingwane yevidiyo yokuthi ukugqoka kanjani isihlalo sengane ngaphandle kokulimala empilweni.
“Ngeke ube nabuphi ubuhlungu ehlombe noma enqulwini, okuvame ukuba buhlungu uma ubhekene nesihlalo semoto,” kuqinisekisa u-Emily.
Ngakho-ke udokotela welulekani:
1. Phendula isihlalo nengane yakho ukuze sibhekane nawe.
2. Beka isandla sakho ngaphansi kwesibambo sesihlalo semoto.
3. Esikhundleni sokugoba ingalo yakho endololwaneni ngendlela evamile, yiqondise. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, shintsha ibhulashi ukuze ukwazi ukusekela isihlalo phansi.
Ividiyo ka-Emily inokubukwa cishe kwesigidi. Sazihlola ngokwethu iseluleko sakhe. Singasho ngokuqiniseka ukuthi i-hack yokuphila iyasebenza ngempela! Futhi cha, ngeke uwise ingane nge-armchair.