Is your little one finally ready for the pool this summer? That first visit is the best time to start off on the right foot with safe habits and to help them prevent fear (so they can learn to swim much more easily later). Here are four tips to help both you and them stay safe while also starting good habits to make learning to swim easier later.
There are many videos all over social media showing babies being “thrown” into the pool and “struggling” to resurface. And every one of those videos has a bunch of comments with concern for how traumatic it is, or that they would never do such a thing to their baby. But is this really traumatic, and is the baby really struggling?
Learning to swim and safety definitely go hand in hand. Safety skills should always be at the forefront of your mind when teaching someone to swim. Sure there are some obvious safety skills, like floating and treading water, even swimming short distances to the wall. But here are 5 safety skills that are often overlooked for the non-swimmer.
