If you want to teach your child how to swim, then you need to be very patient with them and let them have fun while they are doing it. Children are fast learners, but you have to be in there with them because they can't do it on their own so they don't have any trouble. Plus, it is the parent's job to watch out for them and keep them safe. When you do this, you have to help them so they are not or will not be afraid of the water because a lot of them are at first. You have to get them out of that stage so they are not afraid anymore and they will love you for helping them learn how to swim. Swimming is not hard at all. All you have to do is kick your feet and move your legs, move your arms and pick your head up out of the water and breathe. It's that easy. You also have to teach them how to float on water by telling them to relax their muscles and clear their minds. Then they will float, and it can save their life someday. Put your hands under them and help them. They will know that you will not move your hand unless they tell you to and that makes them feel safe to know that you are there for them. Move them in circles around your body while they are swimming so they can get the feel of it, and then if they want you to let them go, then do so. Do this first in shallow water where they can stand up if they need to You can have them practice at home in a small pool to get the feel of it sometime. They can even do it in the bathtub if it is big enough for them to do that in. You can even take a class with them to help them learn. It may be easier for them to do it that way and support them in it and give them extra learning time at home if your have a pool, so they can get better at it. You can teach them the doggy paddle first. It makes things go so much easier for you and our child. It also helps them learn faster and get faster at it so they can go fast. They even may want to make a career out of it. It keeps them fit and makes their muscles tight, and it is a great work out for you, too.
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