Is it O.k for Children to Play In Swimming Lessons?
Growing, Development & Being Active To grow and develop, children need time and space to be active and play safely. Swimming pools are great environments for children to play freely and all sort of activities; jumping; diving, kicking, etc. Why Play Matters Sir Ken Robinson, British author, speaker and international advisor on education, once said …
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- February 21, 2019
- Marjan |
- learning through play, pre-schooler swimming lessons, |
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Why Can Swimming Make Children Happy?
Can Swimming Make Children More Happy? This week (4-10 February 2019) is Children’s Mental Health Week. Regardless of age, Mental health is an important part of our overall health and these days parents pay a great deal of attention to their children’s happiness. A happy child is active and expresses positive emotions and feelings at …
- February 10, 2019
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- children mental health, happy children, |
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Swimming Certificates and Badges Explained
There are well over 5,000 publicly accessible swimming pools in England and swimming is England’s most popular mass participation sport. 2.5 million people swimming at least once a week! No wonder two third of primary schoolchildren in England take swim lessons. It could be school swim lessons part of school curriculum or at swim schools …
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- January 10, 2019
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- Learning to swim, swimming certificate and badge, |
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How To Put on A Swim Cap for Your Child!
Learn How To Put a Swim Cap on for your child before Swim Lesson Your child is desperate to get in the swimming pool and lesson is about to start but, you are struggling with the swim cap and just keep trying to pull the cap over the head without any success! The swim cap …
- November 05, 2018
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- latex swim cap, swim cap, |
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The Real Benefits of Baby Swimming!
Benefits of Baby Swimming for Babies And Parents Finding time to do everything is a big challenge these days and picking the best activities to do for your little ones isn’t always easy. But knowing which activity to do to get the most benefits, can make all the difference. When your baby isn’t old enough to walk, it is …
- August 27, 2018
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- Baby and Toddler swimming classes, baby swimming, |
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When Is My Child Going to Swim?
Very often, after a term or two of swimming lessons, parents start asking their kid’s swim teacher this question:‘when is my child going to swim?’. Although there are so many ways that people imagine and define ‘swimming’, normally what most parents mean by ‘swimming’ is when their kids can move their arms, kick their legs …
- January 17, 2018
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- children and swimming, infant swimming lessons, |
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How can I teach my own child to swim?
The most frequently swimming questions asked by parents Parents often ask how they can teach their own children to swim. Sometimes teaching swimming looks so easy, even to those who are not good swimmers themselves. Do you really need a swim teacher and pay for swim lessons for your child to learn swimming? Parents teach …
- November 02, 2017
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How to Help Anxious Children To Swim
Anxious Child In Swimming Lessons Anxiety in the water for a child learning to swim can be a common problem but the ways this anxiety manifests can vary. A swim teacher once asked for guidance with a particular concern. She had a toddler who kept having poop accidents during her swimming lessons. After the third …
- September 28, 2017
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- anxious child in water, Benefits of swimming lessons, |
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How Long Will It Take To Learn to Swim?
A competent swimmer is a swimmer who travels in water independently, smoothly and efficiently with good technique. Swimming can look really easy when one watches good swimmers, but it is actually very technical. If you have been watching any TV coverage of 2017 FINA World Championships which is on now, you know what I mean. Swimming …
- July 25, 2017
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- Baby and Toddler swimming classes, children learning to swim, |
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5 Water-Safety Tips For Your Summer Holidays
With warmer weather and school holidays on the horizon, most families have already started planning their summer trips. More likely you will be spending your summer break somewhere warm with an easy access to a nice swimming pool or sandy beaches or a lake or river-your family will be around water. Water is fun and …
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- June 05, 2017
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- Benefits of swimming lessons, Learning to swim, |
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