too young for swimming classes?
- 03-31-2005, 09:56 AM #9Registered User
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My daughter will be turning 4 next month. Her grandfather taught her to swim from when she was about 18-months (my husband comes from a family of swimmers). She loves it and can now swim unaided across the width of the pool. However, as her grandfather does not live in Hong Kong, it is difficult to keep up these private lessons. I have also been looking for classes. I recently found a group called Play Sport which organises various sports activities for children including swimming, tennis and gymnastics in the Pokfulam area. I have just signed up my daughter for some of these courses (April - June) and if she enjoys them, I will let her continue. If interested, check them out at www.playsport.com.hk.
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Originally Posted by New DaddyLast edited by Wee Kean; 05-08-2005 at 12:05 AM.
- 05-08-2005, 12:30 AM #11Registered User
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My daughter started the "Parents and babies" swimming classes when she was about 8 months old with Harry Wright (www.hwiswim.com) at the West Island ESF school but we stopped after a few months because of the weather.
Wee Kean, I think this may be the swimming classes at the international school you're referring to.
The babies are too young to 'learn' how to swim in the traditional sense - i.e. they don't learn to swim the way young children/adults do. They can't - they don't have the motor skills yet. But I think babies do benefit from early classes. They learn not to be afraid of water. Within a few lessons, my daugther was quite happy being submerged in water and can move a few metres if pushed forward. She was learning to kick her legs in the water when we stopped her classes .
We attended another "parents and babies" class today (which is nearer our home) but it was no way as sructured as the Harry Wright's classes. I spent the hour doing my own thing with my daughter using the methods we learnt at her previous classes. I regret stopping my daughter's classes with Harry Wright and plan to rejoin their classes asap.
I'm trying to say that while babies don't 'learn' how to swim, they certainly benefit from exposure to the pool. If you want to send them to swimming classes - choose your school/teacher carefully.
Peng
- 05-08-2005, 08:30 AM #12Registered User
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We first took our daughter into the pool when she was 3 months - for familiarisation purposes primarily. She is now 22 months and we go everyday, sometimes twice (we have a pool so its convenient). She has a healthy relationship with the water, ie - she loves the water, is not afraid but realises the danger of not being able to float. She can doggy paddle (kick and use her arms like a dog digging) to stay afloat and we will do gradual breathing excercises with her leading up to her learn to swim classes.
My advice would be to spend time with your child in the water to build such a relationship - learning to breathe and stroke correctly can come later and much more easily once they are comfortable in the water.
Cheers,
Jen
- 05-09-2005, 09:45 AM #13Registered User
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I understand Multisports also offers baby/toddlers swim classes at French International
e
- 05-09-2005, 05:50 PM #14
If you're interested in teaching your little one to swim, we've just received a new book called Learn to Swim . The book is an amazing resource and includes the following:
- Shows you how to develop your child's confidence and ability in the water, and how to make learning fun.
- Guides you through each stage of teaching from splashing in the bathtub to swimming underwater.
- Plus it includes Lesson Plans.Last edited by rani; 05-09-2005 at 07:21 PM.
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- 05-14-2005, 10:54 PM #15Registered User
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Thanks everyone for the information. Will get the book and try doing it myself.
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Originally Posted by New Daddy
Thank you.
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