How to teach a child to tread water

Very often, especially on the Internet, you can find recommendations for teaching a child to swim, when I advise you to go in the water with children at the breast, and after asking them to go into the water then back, then tummy. But no one explains what to do if your child is simply terrified to do it. Instead be advisable to carry out psychological work with the child, such advisers skips this moment as if it does not exist. So think about what your child may not agree with your proposal to go on a belt or deeper in the water and lie down on the water.

To resolve this problem enough to try during a lesson on learning to swim at a depth that will not scare any child, namely half a metre depth or less. It is important to tell the child that swimming is quite easy and pleasant experience, which taught many kids. Can you tell us how you learned to swim. He should feel your closeness towards him in the water and support.

The main thing at the beginning of classes so that the child could feel his body totally immersed in the water, without touching its bottom. The simplest technique for the beginner in swimming is lying on the water. This can be done on a very small depth. Explain to your child that when he reaches the water, the main rule is to keep your head almost completely in water and do not try to lift it up. After all, the main problem of drowning in that they are excessively trying to climb out of the water, and because of this quickly lose all power. Enough of water was given to the nose, eyes and lips.

At first the child can support his body, resting on the bottom of the hands, when he had gone into the water. Tell him that he breathed in and breathed out, feeling his body rises out of the water at the time of inhalation. Thanks to this method, it is fast enough will feel the interaction of the water with his body and will soon be able to do without support on the bottom.

When the baby is just lying on the surface, you can be assured that it will not sink, being accidentally in the water. And let them swim in Moscow is usually limited to pool - after all, no one has repealed the cottage and the sea. But certainly need to clarify that there are times when the body cannot lie on the water: it just goes smoothly down without additional manipulation. For such a case will teach the child the simplest movements, supporting the body on the water. It can be light foot traffic (such as when swimming front crawl), smooth strokes of his hands, like the movement of the wings of birds, when these strokes the child must keep hands at a slight angle toward the bottom. Also it can be minimal movements of the hands, which is similar to the previous movement, but they are only the hands and the direction should be vertical, toward the bottom.

After the child has learned to hold back on the water, you can begin training lying on his stomach on the water. And here is its subtlety. Be sure to warn him that it is impossible, when lying on his stomach in the water, bend your neck towards the chest as the water in this case will get him in the nose. Satayana breathing, which is accompanied by lying on his stomach on the water, you can easily work out in your home bath. As soon as the child can easily be in the water, lying on his stomach, you can begin teaching him to swim the crawl.

Do not forget that all this training is a real feat, and, therefore, you should constantly talk show examples for yourself. Of course, if everything will be in the form of games, then you will quickly convince young student in need of exercise. After that, you can even join the pool on special courses, swimming instructor will help to consolidate and develop new skills.

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