How to teach to swim a child

Baby swimming. Many parents want to teach how to swim a child aspossible ahead of time. Swimming strengthens immunity, resistance to temperature changes, improves blood circulation, trains breathing and promotes its harmonious development.

Swimming at an early age is instinctive, the kid still remembers the water and is not afraid of it. The first swimming lessons can be started from 3-4 weeks old, when the umbilical wound will heal. For the baby, water is the native environment of his dwelling. In my mother's tummy there was warm water around him, in which he freely swam from the first days.

It is important that swimming lessons take place in a good mood of the baby and his parents. First of all, parents need to reduceown fear. The less you will be afraid for the health of the baby during the voyage, the better will be communication with him in the water. Although the newborn looks fragile and helpless, it is quite viable. Read more about swimming babies in the subject of children from 0 to a year.

Children up to 2-3 years old enough bathing in a shallow pond with inflatable toys. In this process, parents must necessarily participate, so that the child is always under supervision and feels your love and care for him.

In 3-5 years child can be taught to swim a child, lying onwater. At this age, he will also be interested in getting acquainted with the physics of water (how she resists our body, why on exhalation he sinks, and on inspiration swims, etc.). Do not allow children to swim in the inflatable circle. The child will remember swimming vertically, and it will be very difficult to retrain.

If he shows interest and ability, then you canteach you to swim a child under the guidance of a coach or show yourself simple elements. You can use supporting means: inflatable armlets, belts, collars.

The most favorable age to teach a child to swim - from 5-7 years. Children understand the teacher, are able to listen and follow directions. In addition, at this age, children can "feel the water" to improve their buoyancy.

If you plan to grow out of your babysports swimmer, then this age is the most favorable for training him in a swimming school with professional teachers. In this case, it is not necessary to teach the child how to swim, it will be difficult for him to retrain. Remember that excessive exercise (4-8 hours a day daily) can lead to chronic rhinitis, arrhythmia, heart disease and not only.

To maintain the body in the tone of enough hours of swimming 2-3 times a week.

If, during contact with water, a child falls down or drowns, then water can cause fear in the future. The phrase "Do not be afraid!" Causes fears, even if they were not. Do classes in a good mood, do not shout, be patient. So you will help your kid learn in a new, "forgotten old" environment for him.

Before the beginning of swimming lessons, you need to warm up type morning exercise. To teach you how to swim a child, do a few simple exercises:

• Walking on the bottom. Walk in the water, shoveling your palms with closed fingers back. Keep your hands in a vertical position.




• Dipping into the water. Do the exercise together. Hold hands, take a deep breath and immerse yourself in water for 5 seconds. Perform 5 times. You can gradually increase the dive time and the number up to 10 times.




• Opening the eyes in water. You can put a few pebbles on the bottom. Holding hands, plunge into the water, open your eyes and count the pebbles. You can dive together and look at each other under the water.




• Break away from the bottom. Slightly sit down, lower your chin on the water. Bend your arms before the chest strokes, periodically tearing both legs from the bottom.




• Lying on the back. Take a breath. Put the back of the head on the water, slightly pushing away with your feet, lie on your back, look up. Legs and arms are parted (the body takes the form of a five-pointed star).




• Swimming on the stomach. Lean your hands on the bottom or on the partner's hands,straighten your legs. Without tension, move your legs up and down one by one. Only the heels can come out of the water. Become to the bottom. Raise both hands to the sides of your chest, as if trying to pass a thick forest. While moving your hands, gradually lift your feet from the bottom. Increase the sailing distance.

If you do not know exactly how to swim, do not teach this to children. Up to 4-6 years, they are quite enough contact with water using inflatable toys or arm ruffles.

The main thing in swimming is the positive emotions that arise when you come into contact with water.