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. Make practicing the freestyle, or front crawl, into a game.
Have your child pretend he’s a cab driver. Ask him to take you to different spots around the pool. He does the front crawl to get there, and you swim next to him. Does he take the most direct route? Does he get a good tip? How’s traffic in the pool? Is it rush hour? Do you have good reasons to get to your destination? Are you going to fun places? You can even take this cab to places without roads. Top of Mount Everest? No problem. Be sure to send me a postcard.