Kulezi zinsuku zokugcina zaleli Okthoba isihloko ukufa ngakho njalo ngaphezulu ekuphileni kwezingane kuphakama. Kusukela uSuku Lwabafileyo emikhayeni ezithile kuzo zonke izenzakalo lowehlukile Halloween, iqiniso liwukuthi kuyisikhathi lapho izingane ebuza imibuzo mayelana nokufa, futhi kulula ukuba uzilungiselele izimo zengqondo izikhala ukulalela nezimpendulo.

Ngaloba 2011 i-athikili yokutakula lapha, “Izingane nokufa”, ukukhumbula ezinye imikhondo ewusizo. Article, owanyatheliswa ephephabhukwini ekhoneni yethu 0-6 - Accent ziqondiswe Imfundo yezingane, izindawo ezintathu ezibalulekile uhlole:

• Umbono sokufa emazingeni ahlukene (phakathi neminyaka engu-zero kanye eziyisithupha, okuyinto isihloko umagazini).
• Ezinye izinkombandlela eziyisisekelo ukuba ahambe izingane ukufa.
• Ukufundwa letiphakanyisiwe, ukufundwa ehlukile imindeni kanye nezifundiswa nezindaba ukufunda nezingane.

Futhi mina ngiqale nge lesi sihloko nokubiyela isigaba:

Kwaphela isikhathi eside kwakucatshangwa ukuthi izingane akazange ahlupheke inqubo lusizi kwaze kwaba ubudala amadala. Nokho, ucwaningo emkhakheni ingozi yokulutheka baye babonisa idlule sokulila kusukela ubudala bokuqala ukuthi, nakuba awusebenzi sibonakalise Njengabantu abadala kuze kamuva. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuba ukhulume sokufa (hhayi ulifihle ngenxa yokwesaba odalekayo kuwo) lapho kwenzeka (noma uma kuzokwenzeka, esimweni ukufa), ukuqonda 1) ukuthi umuntu ngempela uya futhi 2) ukuthi umuntu akabashiyi ngokuzithandela, futhi ukuze bakwazi ukusho goodbye, ngoba uma imiqondo le ibingakaziwa hhayi yokuvalelisa kwenzeka, Yisililo sokugembula zingavela. Futhi ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthi silalela futhi unake ukuthi kwenzekani ngaphakathi lapho ukufa kwenzeka ezimpilweni zabo.
[zilandise njengoba: Romeo BIEDMA, Francisco Javier (2011): "Izingane nokufa kwabantu abaningi" ekhoneni yethu 0-6 - Accent, 60, 17-21.]

Qhubeka ufunda lesi sihloko…

Ngithemba la ukucabanga oluzosiza ezihambisana nalesi sihloko nezingane endaweni yakho. Ukufa kuyingxenye engenakugwenywa yokuphila, abuye ahlanganise kanjani kangcono, Bayophila ngokugcwele, izingane zethu kanye nathi.

Ngifisa sengathi ngabe ngiqaphele mkhosi,

Javier