Ku-TODAY siqikelela ukuthi sincoma izinto esithemba ukuthi uzozijabulela! Ukuze nje wazi, i-TODAY ingathola ingxenye encane yemali engenayo. Sisebenzisa izingxoxo nochwepheshe, ukubuyekezwa kwe-inthanethi kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho komuntu siqu, abahleli be-TODAY, ababhali kanye nochwepheshe baqikelela ukuthi bancoma izinto esizithandayo ngempela futhi sithemba ukuthi uzozijabulela! I-TODAY inobudlelwano bokubambisana nabathengisi abahlukahlukene be-inthanethi. Ngakho-ke, yize umkhiqizo ngamunye ukhethwa ngokuzimela, uma uthenga okuthile ngezixhumanisi zethu, singathola ingxenye encane yemali engenayo.
Izipho ezinhle kakhulu zezingane ezineminyaka emi-3 kuya kwengu-8 zibasiza ukuba bahlanganyele ekudlaleni okuyinkimbinkimbi kwenganekwane futhi bafihle amakhala abo ezincwadini ezinhle.
Yisikhathi lapho izingane zithuthukisa amakhono azo omzimba kanye nobuntu bazo, futhi ezinye zingase ziqale ukuzibona “njengezemidlalo” noma “ezinobuciko,” kusho uDkt. Amanda Gummer, umsunguli we-Fundamentally Children, inkampani yokuhlola amathoyizi kanye nokubonisana nabazali e-United Kingdom.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abafana namantombazane abaneminyaka engu-8 ubudala baba nekhono elikhudlwana ngokomzimba, bazimele futhi banolwazi ekuxazululeni izinkinga zabo. Ukudlala ngokucabanga manje kungase kuthathe izinsuku noma amasonto futhi kuhilele abangane.
Lokho kusho ukuthi sebekulungele imidlalo eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kanye namanoveli ebanga eliphakathi, kanye namanoveli anezithombe nezincwadi zezithombe. Futhi njengoba amakhono abo okubhala nokudweba ethuthuka, bazofuna isikhathi esiningi ngamanothi abo.
Uma sikhipha iziqondiso zethu zezipho zango-2019, siyaqinisekisa ukuthi wonke amanani amanje. Kodwa, amanani ashintsha njalo (yebo, amadili!), ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi amanani manje ahlukile kunangesikhathi sokushicilela.
Isayensi inhle ngale khithi yokukhulisa amakristalu. Iyintandokazi kaMarie Conti, inhloko yeSikole i-Wetherill eGladwyne, ePennsylvania, kanye nelungu lebhodi le-American Montessori Society.
Njengoba amakhono okunyakaza okuhle ethuthuka, “suka kwezobuciko kanye nemisebenzi yezandla ebhalwe phansi uye emisebenzini ekhululekile efana nokumodela ngobumba noma incwadi yokudweba kanye namapensela,” kusho uDkt. Gummer.
Abathakathi abasafufusa bangazijwayeza iziphonso zabo futhi bathole impendulo yangempela kule ntonga. Noma bayihlanganise nenye intonga yempi yomthakathi (engenangozi).
Izingane zingakha ama-roller coaster azo ngalolu hlelo. Kufana ne-Marble Run ekhululekile ethandwa ochwepheshe bezokuthuthukiswa.
Izingane ezineminyaka eyisishiyagalombili zithanda ukudlala ngamaqembu futhi zingcono ekusebenzeni ndawonye kunangesikhathi zisencane, ngakho-ke imisebenzi yokubambisana njengokubhaka ingakhanga, kusho uDkt. Gummer.
Imishini yezemidlalo ivumela izingane ukuba zihlanganyele emncintiswaneni, okubalulekile kule minyaka. “Ukufunda ukulahlekelwa nokuwina kuyikhono elibalulekile okufanele ulithole,” kusho uDkt. Gummer.
Izinto eziqoqwayo ezifana nalezi zingabaluleka ezinganeni ezithuthukisa umuzwa wokuba yiqembu, kusho uDkt. Gummer.
UConti uthanda lawa onodoli ngenxa yokuxhumana kwawo kwezincwadi zemfundo. I-Target inodoli abafanayo nabashibhile be-Our Generation.
Ikhiyubhu yephazili iyabuya. Khetha phakathi kwekhiyubhu yokuqala noma elula enamacala amabili, kuye ngokuthi ingane ibekezelela kanjani ukukhungatheka.
Ikhithi yokuklama yakudala igubha iminyaka engama-50 yayo. UGummer uthe iwusizo kakhulu ezinganeni ezine-autism spectrum futhi ezilwa nokukhathazeka — inomphumela wokunciphisa ukucindezeleka ofana nezincwadi zokufaka imibala.
Uchungechunge olusha luka-Adam Gidwitz lwabafundi abasebasha lubeka izingane ezingozini ezinhle zokusindisa izidalwa ezinganekwane. “Uma izingane zithola uchungechunge eziluthandayo, lokho kuyinto ezingazijwayeza ngayo,” kusho uNina Lindsay, umongameli we-Association for Library Service to Children.
Usulungele ukuqala uPotter ngokugcwele? Le seti efakwe ebhokisini inezembozo ezintsha ezinhle zikaBrian Selznick, noma zama iqoqo elinemifanekiso.
Uchungechunge olusha lukaJonathan W. Stokes lunikeza izifundo zomlando izwi eliphilayo elizokwaziswa ngisho nabafundi abanqikaza.
Amanoveli anezithombe ayithuluzi elihle lokuthuthukisa abafundi njengoba esebenzisa izithombe ukukhulisa ukuqonda. “Kubandakanya ukufunda nokubhala ngendlela ehlukile. Konke ukufunda kuhle,” kusho uLindsay.
Uchungechunge oluthandwayo luka-Ann M. Martin lubuyekezwe lwaba amanoveli anezithombe nguRaina Telgemeier noGale Galligan. Iqoqo lokuqala le-Baby-Sitters Club liyatholakala futhi.
“Ukudlala imidlalo yebhodi yomndeni nezingane kuyindlela enhle, engenangcindezi yokugcina leyo mizila yokuxhumana ivulekile,” kusho uDkt. Gummer.
Ukuthola isipho esiphelele kungaba yinselele, kodwa Thenga namuhla ukuze ufeze umsebenzi. Zama isitholi sethu sezipho esisebenzisanayo ukuze uhlele izipho ngentengo, umuntu kanye nentshisekelo. Futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna bani, sineziqondiso zezipho zawo wonke umuntu ohlwini lwakho, okuhlanganisa:
Ukuze uthole amadili engeziwe, amathiphu okuthenga kanye nezincomo zemikhiqizo ezingabizi kakhulu, bhalisela iphephandaba lethu le-Stuff We Love!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-10-2019