What can my baby learn in water?

The aquatic classroom makes a wonderful adventure land for your baby, there are so many things for him to discover about himself and about his world as he plays and “swims” around in the water.

What’s wrong with asking a child why ?
Some children can tell you why they’re frightened, angry, or unhappy. For many, however, the question “Why?” only adds to their problem.

Can kids tell you how they feel?
What’s wrong with asking a child directly, “Why do you feel that way?”

Learn to swim Butterfly
Learning to swim butterfly is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1/ Have fun wiggling the hips in preperation for swimming butterfly!

Fear of water in adults
It has always been thought that if you're uncomfortable or afraid in water, you just need to learn to swim. But if you're afraid in water, why would you get into it? Why would you want to put your face in? Why would you volunteer to take your feet off the bottom?

School swimming or private lessons?
Parents are often in a dilemma as to whether they should have both school and private swim lessons; drop private lessons; or not bother with school swimming. We’ve included some points to help you make an informed decision.

Should we swim in winter?
Your child won’t catch a cold from the water. Colds are viruses, when looked at in perspective your child probably has more chance of catching a virus from attending playgroup, childcare, preschool, school or just going out shopping than in the sterile water of a pool!

How many lessons will my child need?
It’s unfair to compare the progress of your child with siblings and other children. Children develop in uneven stages; it’s not unusual for them to reach different stages of maturation at similar chronological ages.

How to feel confident about the value of lessons
Learning to swim is not a sport, like wearing a bike helmet when you go bike riding, or wearing a seat belt in the car, it’s all about safety.

Should my child wear goggles at swim lessons?
Many children can only swim with goggles on, this is not safe. Most drownings happen when the victim wasn't planning to go swimming.

Sometimes you will need to give encouragement
There will be times when your child feels frustrated with progress, this is natural and it's important to offer your child lots of encouragement.

Time in the water is vital for progress!
Just like crawling, walking and running swimming is a locomotor movement and it is going to take time, effort and practice to master.

What causes the spurts and slow-downs in progress?
What is a learning plateau? A learning Plateau is a period of time where we can’t see any progress. Your child might have been making wonderful progress and then all of a sudden doesn’t appear to make any progress at all.

Is your child anxious?
There's much to be learnt learning to swim, the more enjoyable the experience for the child, the more learning the child can do!

How to swim beginner butterfly!
Feeling exhausted trying to swim butterfly? Butterfly really is simple to learn - Here's how ...

How to help your child swim freestyle arms ...
Help your child learn to lift his or her arms right over the water in a basic freestyle movement, here's how ...

What's In A Song?
Discover how songs can not only aid swimming but give your child an educational advantage...read more

10 top tips to avoid fear of water on the face…
Follow these simple steps, every day and in no time at all you will have a happy little water nymph playing in your bath! read more...