How To Swim For Kids

As a parent or carer, you need to know how to swim for kids.  Learning how to swim is high on everyone's list of life skills, and learning as a child is absolutely the best time. 

Most kids have little or no fear when it comes to water, so teaching them how to be safe and confident is extremely important.  

The Swimming Teacher's Approach To How To Swim For Kids

The best swimming teachers approach teaching kids to swim in a methodical way, teaching them the essential basics like breathing, submering and floating along with the obvious movements like leg kicks and arm pulls. 

When it comes to how to swim, for kids, they must get used to the following:

  • moving around in the water
  • breathing
  • floating
  • submerging
  • gliding

If your child finds any of the above skills difficult, then try allowing them to play and bring some games into their play that incorporate some of these skills. 

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Enjoyment is the key to successful learning!

The best kind of learning happens when an activity is fun.  Fun leads to enjoyment and enjoyment leads to progress.  If a child is having fun in the water, then it is essential to keep the momentum of enjoyment going.  

Use some of the following games to keep your child happy and engaged.

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