Previously, swimming training is now a very fashionable direction in the development of children. However, I do not want to write about this. I can share my experience of visiting the pool with the kid and what the pool gives us.
I never set a task for a child to learn to swim at an early age. The baby and I were pursuing completely different goals. Everything in order.
- It is a pleasant pastime outside the home. Our pool is open in any season and in any weather. When it's cold or it's raining, you really want to get out of the house. The choice of places for a baby who is several months old is rather small. So this is relaxation and entertainment for both of us.
- Deep sleep. For which I really fell in love with the children's pool, because after it the baby sleeps very soundly. Moreover, this effect is long-term. When you go to the pool twice a week, the nights are much calmer.
- Health. The pool is a great place to temper your child. At first I was afraid. After all, at home, my hand did not rise to bathe the child in a cold bath or pour it out of a cold shower. The temperature in the pool is 34 degrees. It is colder than bathing water at home. But it's warm enough. My son in the pool feels great and does not freeze. And even if it gets cold, we always have a sauna at our disposal, where you can warm up. When we regularly go to the pool, we get much less runny nose and colds.
- New acquaintances and communication. Young mothers will understand me well in this. The decree is sorely lacking in communication. You can meet interesting interlocutors in the pool. As the saying goes: "look at people and show yourself."
- Useful physical activity for the baby. We started visiting the pool at 5 months old. With regular visits to the pool, my baby began to walk more actively. In addition, I know that his arms are weak (the neurologist noted this to us); the pool allows me to do exercises with the baby to strengthen the arms. Under the supervision of a trainer and in the water, such exercises are much easier to do than at home.
Pool classes are not that expensive. We visit the pool at the clinic. The prices there are very modest. In our city we also have pools for babies at fitness centers, where prices are, of course, higher. But all the same, the cost of one lesson is comparable to the cost of developmental lessons in children's centers. And the benefits, in my opinion, are much greater at this age.
It is better to start going to the pool before a year. It is possible to go to the pool at the clinic from 2-3 months. All allergies and skin rashes in our babies disappeared only by 5 months. As soon as the skin became clean, and the regime improved a little, we collected information and drove off. We have been visiting the pool for a year now. Now my son has grown up, and it became perfectly clear that he really likes it. Even after 40 minutes, the child runs back into the water. The younger the child, the easier it is with him in the pool. Now I have to explain to him what to do, and my son must want to do it. With a lyalka it is easier, reflexes work: they blew on the face - the baby held his breath, for example.
The hardest part is to start going to the pool. Make up your mind and collect all the references. When going to the pool becomes a habit, you will understand what a wonderful activity it is for a baby, how much pleasure and benefit it brings to both of you.
