Health Benefit of Water:Child Development: Kid Swimming

Kid Swimming

Studies show that swimming is an excellent activity for children evolution, with a lot of health benefits:

Physically:
Water acts as resistance to help build muscle strength - consequently, children grow significantly stronger and more coordinated

Mentally:
Children participating in swimming programs, also score higher for intelligence and problem-solving, which carried over into excellence and alertness in school

Emotionally:
Children who swim year round are found to be more self-disciplined, and more motivated and self-confident to succeed.

Since swimming is an ambidextrous activity, teaching dyslectic children to swim often helps them to read and write normally because it balances the brain hemispheres. Become ambidextrous and along with an added physiological brain growth, a more balanced integration of your 2 hemispheres will be achieved..

Studies have shown that ambidextrous people are more emotionally independent, more determined, more adaptable to new situations and more apt to handle problems without giving up

Child early education: teaching children how to swim

This is a delicate task because of the risk that kids might develop a fear of water, which could scare them away from it for years

An infant swim lesson has to start with attracting the kid to water: inflatable water toys and pool games can play a very important part. Whether it be a small boat that the student can float on the water, or a pair of goggles that will make the student feel more at home with the more experienced swimmers, toys and games will help the student to enjoy the pool - read more...

Aquajogger juniorThe easy-to-use format and the teaching hints and processes included in Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics will answer the many questions you have along the way. This book provides important guidelines for swimming instructors and parents of infants and toddlers. Aquatic education experts from AUSTSWIM describe children's motor, cognitive, and emotional development during six stages from newborn to preschool. Instructors are coached on how to structure lessons and activities based on the stages of development. It will help you to provide enjoyable aquatic experiences for infants and preschoolers so they can learn at their own pace to gain confidence, and build valuable water skills to use for a lifetime.

For parents, it is vital that children are encouraged to play in a non-threatening environment without pressure. Play after all should be fun. That is what initially makes it interesting. - read more

Kid Swimming Safety

Supervise your child around water at all times.

This means actively watching them, not just glancing up every now and then. Don't assume they will splash and yell for help if they get into trouble. Children can drown quietly in just a few minutes.

child safetyHow A Turtle Can Save Your Child's Life:

The Safety Turtle System icon helps protect your child from water accidents by sounding an alarm the instant he or she falls or ventures into the water. Though it’s not a substitute for proper supervision, it is a "last line of defense" against potentially tragic accidents.

Simply buckle the colorful Turtle wristband around your child’s wrist, and lock it closed with the key included. If he or she falls into the water, a loud alarm will sound at the remote base station. Base station should be plugged-in within 100’ of the farthest edge of your pool or pond.

Kid Swimming with dolphins

Dolphins and children with special needs : The emotional impact of a dolphin encounter can help a wide variety of children: autism, manic depression, Rett Syndrome, Turrets Syndrome, ADHD, Downs syndrome, hyperactivity, etc.  This can also help children with more general mental and emotional disorders or difficulties in social adaptation and even children with terminal illnesses (cystic  fibrosis, cancer, leukemia, etc).

Child and dolphins

Dolphins and Child Development
" A large part of the pleasure of my research is due to their enchanting behaviors as they play together, learn to spiral in the air, chase each other, catch leaves on their dorsal fins, ride the bow waves of boats, show off for each other and venture away from their always watchful parents" -says Joan Ocean, cetacean researcher.

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health benefit of water

Help your child feel comfortable in the water as he learns how to swim

kid swimming

... this will help him develop ability faster.
Water belts
for children are designed to increase confidence and comfort in the water environment and accelerate the learn-to-swim process.

Kid swimming toys

Water for Mom and Baby

Introduce baby to water securely and comfortably.

Ducky Baby Seat

Water for Mom and Baby

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New innovative products that consistently encourage healthy habits for both babies and parents while also enhancing the child rearing experience.

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