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Teach Your Kids to Swim in the News
Thanks to Shelley White for a mention in her article in The Globe and Mail.
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Thanks for Reading!
I started this blog thinking that I wanted to help parents teach their own kids to swim, using the natural advantages of their relationship with their kids to make the process fun for everyone in the family. I wanted to … Continue reading
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Learning to Swim: What It Feels Like for a Kid
The better you understand what your kids are experiencing, the easier and more effective the process of teaching them to swim will be. Children are different than adults. (Surprise!) Understanding the differences will help you to put yourself in your … Continue reading
Time to Play: Kicking
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. Kicking is a critical swimming skill, but … Continue reading
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! Here’s wishing you a festive, joyful holiday. To keep safe around the swimming pool today, check out these safety tips. (These tips are good all year.) In any emergency, call 911 immediately. If your child is … Continue reading
Time to Play! Going Underwater
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. Once your kids have the basics of … Continue reading
15 Don’ts When You’re Teaching Your Kids to Swim
If you haven’t already, check out some things you should do–here, here, here, and here–when you’re teaching your kids to swim. Got it? Great! Now keep in mind these 15 “don’ts” and you’ll be ready to start teaching your kids … Continue reading
Taking Your Kids to the Swimming Pool for their First Lesson
You’ve got all your gear ready to go. You’re well rested, and so are your kids. You’ve read the book and perused the blog, learning how to teach and what to teach. You’re in the car and ready to go. … Continue reading
Time to Play! Blowing Bubbles
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. Blowing bubbles may seem inconsequential, but it’s … Continue reading
Before You Get into the Pool, Get Ready to Get Out
Even the best swimming lesson or play session in the water can turn ugly if you don’t have a plan for the moment you get out of the pool. Keep these four tasks in mind, and you and your kids … Continue reading
