Uma unesithakazelo ekubeni umzali okhulayo eTennessee, nansi ulwazi oludingayo ukuthatha isinyathelo esilandelayo enqubo:
- Kuyini ukukhulisa izingane?
Ukukhulisa abazali kuhlinzeka ukunakekela okwesikhashana ingane engakwazi ukuhlala ekhaya labo elivamile. Lokhu ngokuvamile ngoba abazali bezingane abakwazi noma abanqweneli ukunakekela kahle ingane. Njengomzali okhulisayo, uzobe uhlinzekela izidingo ezingokwenyama, ezenhlalakahle nezomzwelo ezinganeni, njengoba nje uthanda ingane yakho.
- Izingane zingakanani ukunakekelwa kwabantwana?
Izingane ezinakekelwa izingane zihlala eminyakeni yobudala kusukela ezinsaneni ukuya ezinsheni. - Ingabe izingane zokunakekelwa kwabantwana ziyakwazi ukwamukelwa?
Ngezinye izikhathi. Uma abazali beqeda amalungelo abo angokomthetho kumntwana noma uma amalungelo abo asuswa, ingane ingase ivumeleke ukutholwa. Kwezinye izimo, umzali okhona okhulayo angakwazi ukwamukela ingane ngokusemthethweni. - Ingabe uhulumeni ukhokhela abazali ababelethi?
Yebo no cha. Isimo saseTennessee sihlawula abazali ukuze bahlose izidingo zomntwana ngenkathi benakekela izingane. Inani lihluka ngokususelwa eminyakeni yobudala nengane yakhe yesidingo. Qaphela ukuthi abazali abaningi abathintekayo bathi iningi le-stipend ngokuvamile ayifuni izindleko eziphelele zokunakekela ingane - ngamanye amazwi, imali akufanele ibe yisikhuthazo sakho sokukhuthaza. - Ngubani ofanelekayo ukuba ngumzali okhulisayo?
Ngokuvamile, noma yimuphi umuntu oneminyaka engu-21 ubudala noma owedlule onempilo enempilo futhi enempilo angaba ngumzali okhulisayo. Abazali ababelethi bangashadile noma bangashadile, bangase babe nabantwana noma cha, bangase baqashwe noma bangabasebenzi uma nje bezinzile ngokwezimali, futhi bangase baqashe noma baqashe izindlu zabo.
- Luhlobo luni lokuqeqeshwa olunikezwa ukuba ngumzali okhulisayo?
Isimo saseTennessee sidinga ukuthi bonke abazali abazoba ngabazali abaqashile ukuqedela uhlelo lokuqeqesha amahora angu-30 okuthiwa i-PATH (Abazali njengabaphikisi beTender) ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nenqubo yesicelo. - Uhlobo olunjani lokuhlola abazali abafanele ukuba badlule?
Bonke abazoba abazali ababelethi kumele badlulise isheke sangemuva, banikeze izinkomba eziyisihlanu, babe nezinhlamvu zeminwe, futhi baqedele isifundo sekhaya.
- Ngiqala kanjani inqubo?
Ukuze uqalise, shayela u-Department of Children's Tennessee Services ku-1-877-DCS-KIDS.