Ukumunca isithupha

Izinsana eziningi nezingane zincela izithupha. Abanye baze baqale ukuncela izithupha zabo besesibelethweni.

Ukuncela izithupha kungenza izingane zizizwe zivikelekile futhi zijabule. Bangamunca izithupha zabo lapho bekhathele, belambile, bebhorekile, benengcindezi noma lapho bezama ukwehlisa umoya noma ukulala.

Ungakhathazeki kakhulu uma ingane yakho incela isithupha sayo.

UNGAJAYI ingane yakho noma uyikhuze ukuze ayenze iyeke. Iningi lezingane liyeka ukuncela isithupha sodwa, lapho selineminyaka emi-3 kuya kwengu-4 ubudala. Zikhula ngokuncela isithupha bese zithola ezinye izindlela zokuziduduza.

Izingane ezindala zivame ukuyeka ukucindezela kontanga esikoleni. Kepha uma ingane yakho izizwa icindezelekile ukuthi iyeke, ingafuna ukuncela isithupha sayo kakhudlwana. Qonda ukuthi ukuncela isithupha sakhe yindlela ingane yakho ezithoba ngayo nokuziduduza.

Kulungile ukuthi izingane zimunce isithupha kuze kuqale ukungena amazinyo amadala, eneminyaka yobudala engaba ngu-6. Ukulimala kwamazinyo noma uphahla lomlomo kubonakala sengathi kwenzeka kakhulu uma ingane incela kanzima. Uma ingane yakho yenza lokhu, zama ukuyisiza iyeke ukuncela isithupha sayo ngeminyaka engu-4 ukuvimbela umonakalo.

Uma isithupha sengane yakho siba bomvu futhi siminyene, faka ukhilimu noma into yokugcoba kuso.

Siza ingane yakho iyeke ukuncela isithupha.

Yazi ukuthi kuwumkhuba onzima ukugqashula. Qala ukukhuluma nengane yakho ngokuma lapho ineminyaka emi-5 noma eyisi-6 futhi uyazi ukuthi amazinyo ayo amadala azongena kungekudala. Futhi, nikeza usizo uma ukuncela isithupha kuyiphoxa ingane yakho.

Uma wazi ukuthi ingane yakho imunca nini isithupha sakhe, thola ezinye izindlela zokuthola induduzo futhi uzizwe uvikelekile.

• Nikeza ithoyizi noma isilwane esigxishiwe.
• Beka ingane yakho phansi ukuze ilale kancane lapho uqaphela ukuthi iyozela.
• Msize akhulume ukukhathazeka kwakhe esikhundleni sokumunca isithupha sakhe ukuze wehlise umoya.

Nika ingane yakho usizo lapho izama ukuyeka ukuncela isithupha sayo.

Ncoma ingane yakho ngokungasincelisi isithupha sayo.

Buza udokotela wamazinyo noma umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthi akhulume nengane yakho ngokuma nokuchaza izizathu zokuma. Futhi, buza abahlinzeki bengane yakho mayelana:

• Ukusebenzisa ibhandeshi noma unogada wesithupha ukusiza ingane yakho.
• Usebenzisa imishini yamazinyo uma amazinyo nomlomo wengane yakho kuthintekile.
• Ukubeka i-nail polish ebabayo esikhonkwaneni sesithupha. Qaphela ukusebenzisa okuthile okuphephile ukuthi ingane yakho ikudle.

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• Ukuncishwa isithupha

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