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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
What to Do When Swimming Lessons Aren’t Working
You’ve ponied up the big bucks to give your kids swimming lessons. They have to learn—it’s unsafe not to. You want them to learn—it’s summer, and the whole family could be having fun at the pool. Somehow, the lessons just … Continue reading
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Time to Play! Feeling the Water
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. Helping your kids get a feel for … Continue reading
Time to Play! Side Breathing
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. This game will help your kids practice … Continue reading
Teaching Your Kids to Breathe: Putting it All Together
Now that your kids have extensive practice breathing by turning their heads, it’s time to teach them to combine it with the freestyle or front crawl. But how do you teach them to put it all together? Putting It All … Continue reading
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4 Steps to Teaching Your Kids Rhythmic Side Breathing
Now that your kids have gotten the hang of how they’ll need to move their bodies in order to streamline their breathing when they swim–see the previous post if you haven’t already read it–it’s time to move the practice into … Continue reading
How to Teach Your Kids to Breathe While They Swim
Your kids don’t need to learn to turn their heads to breathe to be safe in the water, but if they want to do a true crawl or to swim as fast as possible, they’ll want to. Here’s how to … Continue reading
How to Teach Your Kids the Backstroke: The First Stage
If the front crawl is the get-there-quick swimming stroke, the backstroke is the stop-and-smell-the-roses stroke. It’s fun and relaxing, and teaching your kids the backstroke is fun and relaxing, too. Breathing is easy. Because you don’t have to concentrate much … Continue reading
Time to Play! Front Crawl
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. This game is about stealth and imagination. … Continue reading
Front Crawl: Moving in the Right Direction
When you’re teaching your kids to swim, the front crawl is the pinnacle of achievement. Hey, this looks like real swimming! At first, though, it can look a lot like splashing around. You can help your kids make their stroke more effective by concentrating on the direction of their motion. Here’s how.
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