Even before birth, the child learns that water is the most comfortable environment. In the womb, he feels good and comfortable. After the birth of the baby, the swimming reflex persists for a long time (up to three months). If he starts learning swimming at this time, he will master this skill with ease.
Instructions
Step 1
You can use a heated paddling pool or a regular adult home bath to teach swimming. If you wish, you can enroll in special courses, but they should be attended only with 2-3 month old babies. Start at home when your baby is 2-4 weeks old. Mom needs to learn as much as possible about infant swimming, it is better to listen to a course of lectures in development centers, at a children's clinic or a swimming pool. The instructor will show you how to properly hold the baby in the water, turn it over from the abdomen to the back, on the contrary, help him work with his legs and arms. You can invite a specialist to your home.
Step 2
For a three-month-old baby, the home bath becomes cramped, then you need to move to the pool. Choose a specific time for the procedure from the child's day regimen. He should be full, not want to sleep, the baby should feel a positive attitude and the confidence of an adult.
Step 3
Before swimming, do dynamic gymnastics, which will warm up the muscles and give them additional stress. Clean the bath with a cleaning solution, you can additionally treat the room with quartz. Add a few drops of baking soda and iodine, potassium permanganate to the water. In the first lesson, her temperature should be +37 degrees. With each lesson, it should be gradually lowered, brought to 28 degrees. The baby should be comfortable, but not too warm so that he wants to actively move. You can teach your toddler to use cool water as follows. Rinse your feet with cold water after each exercise.
Step 4
If the child's adaptation to swimming is difficult, you can dive into the water with him. So he will quickly get used to the sensations. Perhaps he will be calmer and he will master the skills faster.
Step 5
Hold the baby under the chin and under the chest with one hand, and the back of the head with the other. In this way, you can learn to swim on your stomach. Hold the baby with one hand by the chin, with the other firmly grasp the ankles and move them, imitating the movement of a dolphin's tail up and down. If you teach swimming with someone else, then in parallel you can move the arms of the child in the "crawl" or "breaststroke" style.
Step 6
Some children do not like to swim on the back, occasionally offer the baby this option, from time to time turning him over on his back. Do a few back and forth swims, simulating an eight. Gradually, the baby will learn to push off from the walls of the bath. Children quickly get a taste and love these exercises.
Step 7
After mastering the skills of swimming on the back and stomach, you can try diving. This should be done gradually. When he makes a swimming movement, sharply and clearly tell him "dive!", Which will serve as a signal. Blow lightly on his face, the child will close his eyes and hold his breath. Pour some water on your face immediately. Look at the baby's reaction, if everything is in order, you can start diving.
Step 8
Blow the baby and immerse it in water so that it enters it with the crown, then immediately bring it to the surface. When the baby comes up with your help, praise him. At first, dives should be short, gradually move on to longer ones. Wait for the child to get used to it. In order not to lose skills, feel free to go to the pool as the baby grows.
Step 9
You can not interrupt your studies in the summer, using, for example, an inflatable pool in the country.
