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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
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
6 Things to Do Before You Hit the Swimming Pool
Taking care of these six tasks before you start teaching your kids to swim will make the experience more fun—and safer—for everyone. A little advance planning can make the difference between giving your kids good feelings about swimming from the … Continue reading
Why What You Wear to the Pool Can Make or Break Your Swimming Lesson
How you prepare for a swimming lesson can be the difference between pleasure and pain in the pool. What you and your kids wear is an important part of that preparation. What am I talking about? Isn’t it pretty much … Continue reading
Ready, Set, Swim!
If you’ll be making a lot of trips to the swimming pool for lessons this summer, do yourself a favor and put together a kit of supplies you’ll take with you every time you go. Make a list and keep … Continue reading
6 Keys Aspects of the Swimming Kick to Focus on When You Teach
In most strokes, kicking provides stability for your body while the arms provide most of the propulsion. The kick helps your body to stay aligned. In the early learning stages, having a solid flutter kick will help stabilize your child as he learns to position his body in the water and to use his arms to propel himself. Here are six important aspects of the kick to focus on. Continue reading
How to Set Expectations When You’re Teaching Your Kids to Swim
It’s hard to get where you want to go if you don’t have a clearly defined goal. How do you define that goal when you’re teaching your kids to swim?
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9 Tricks to Create a Winning Atmosphere When You’re Teaching Your Kids to Swim
In order to learn to swim, your kids have to be receptive to learning. You can create an atmosphere that’s conducive to learning by remembering these 9 Do’s. Continue reading
How to Use an Elite Athletes’ Trick to Improve Your Kids’ Swimming
When you’re teaching your kids to swim, there are limits to what you can do. There’s only so much time you can spend in the pool. There’s only so much practice your kids can do before they get tired out. But there’s a trick that elite athletes use to break free of these limits, and you and your kids can use them, too.
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How Pavlov’s Dogs Can Help Your Kids in Any Tense Situation
When you’re teaching your kids to swim, there are going to be times when they’re anxious or nervous. Trying something new always takes and effort, and in this case, the cost of making a mistake could be an uncomfortable gulp or snort of water. That’s enough to make anybody nervous. There’s a way that you can help your kids to relax immediately when you’re teaching them to swim, or under any circumstances. Pavlov and his dogs are the key. Continue reading
