Kids learn by playing. The more you can make learning to swim fun for your kids, the more they’ll like it, the quicker they’ll learn, and the more fun you’ll have teaching them. Turning your head to breathe when you swim is a skill that will transform your child from an okay swimmer to a solid swimmer. Here’s a game to make grasping the concept fun.
Have your child pretend to be a log rolling in the water from stomach to back to stomach again. (I know, I know. Logs don’t have stomachs.) Have him do it himself. Now you roll him.
This game really helps with the idea that you turn your head, keeping it in line with the rest of your body instead of lifting it. It also reinforces the involvement of the rest of the body, helping your child learn to involve the torso and core in the rotation for breathing.