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...
The
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.
How A Turtle Can Save Your Child's Life:
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).
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.
