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123 Swimming Lessons

Teach Your Child To Swim!

Playing in the Swimming Pool

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Playing in the Swimming Pool

Swimming is already scary for children, they still enjoy playing in the swimming pool. After a lesson it is crucial to incorporate some fun game into it. Learning through play is an important part of a child’s development, and who are we kidding? It also burns some extra energy that they can afford to burn. Lol. Even early in development, a child’s mind is expanding just by looking at their environment and taking in their surroundings.

Through play, it allows children to learn many different skills that they will need in their life such as:

  • Problem solving and learning cause and effect
  • Learning how to play with others through compromise, conflict resolution and sharing
  • Development of fine and gross motor skills
  • Nurturing their creativity and imagination
  • Discovering their independence and positive self-esteem
  • Sensory play

One of the major skills that will assist in your child’s development in the water is sensory, motor, promoting independence and positive self esteem. I have listed a few games that you can play with your child after their 20-25 min lesson.

  • Diving for rings or treasure coins (pool friendly-can usually be found in the swim aisles during swim/summer season)

If your child is a toddler or smaller/but can stand up/or walk on their own they can play this game on a step inside of the pool (supervised by an adult) Place a diving ring, or coin, or pool toy that does not float. Gage the distance of arm lengths reach for your child encourage them to hold their breathe while reaching for the pool toy. It promotes self-confidence and depending on how small the toy is; it helps with finger and hand pincer grip. If your child is already standing up in the pool and/or can reach and confidently swim from the wall or step place several pool toys that they can dive for. Clap, cheer them on, even if they weren’t able to collect all of the toys. Let them know you are proud of them and they will want to try again.

123 Swimming Lessons Playing in the Swimming Pool

  • Squirt toys/water bomb balls

These are so fun to play with in the swimming pool. Children love rubber ducks, water mesh balls, squirt guns, etc. Let them squish the water, play, splash, dump it over their head or yours.

  • Noodle/kick-board paddle races

This is really fun when a parent get’s involved. Children love to race. If your child is confidently swimming a few feet or to the other side of the pool grab a noodle, kick board, floating toy and see who can paddle to the other side the fastest. If you like a challenge, time your child and see if they can beat their previous time. Get creative with strokes paddle with the noodle, maybe no arms just kicking, back floats, the possibilities are endless. If it’s for a younger child, racing is something they may not like. Use a noodle as a horse ride, dolphin ride. Children want to be assured that they can have fun with the pool toys as well, and that it’s not so scary just because they practice swimming or strokes with it.

  • Wall falls (jumping from the steps) /Humpty dumpty’s

You must be careful when encouraging your child to jump or “pretend” fall into the pool into your arms. But children love to jump in or splash around in the pool. If they are supervised properly and encouraged to jump outwards into an adults arms, they’re becoming fearless and feel safe. This will benefit them later when they want to learn to dive. Sing songs when they’re jumping into your arms. Set the rules of when and not to play in the pool.

These are just a few ideas of games to play in the pool. As long as you’re having fun and your child is enjoying themselves in pool it’s a win for everyone.

Cheers,

Miss Jo

1 On 1 Private Swim Lessons

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1 ON 1 PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

A lot of swim schools have swim instructors & private swim lessons that have good lesson plans.  You defiantly need a good lesson plan and great ways to teach swimming.

Honestly though when it comes down to it your child is going to work WELL with a certain person.

Hey swimmers its ya boy Curtis Knight your online swim instructor.

What most of us parents want is to put our child in lessons & try to keep them with the same instructor. Your child needs to build trust with that person.

Joining private swim lessons can help a child tremendously. Children have a lot of one on one time & get more repetition when being taught by a private swim instructor.

A parent can also get a chance to have swim lessons for their child in their own backyard or in a smaller & less busy environment.

Most children tend to learn quicker when being taught privately because they can get a lot more swimming done in a shorter period of time. Parents we all know that our children can pick up things extremely fast.

With the right instruction & a good amount of repetition, I know that a child can learn how to swim the basics in 6 Lessons. I like to put a time limit because it pushes the instructor to build the confidence in a child & get them swimming no matter what.

Of course not every child learns in that amount of time, some children take a little longer than others. The majority of the children I have taught I have had them basic swimming in 6 lessons or less.

There are children that have had very bad experiences with the water & it takes them a while to even trust themselves more then the instructor.

So with those children it’s better not to push them straight away until they are use to the water again.

That is when more time and repetition is needed than the average child.

ANOTHER GREAT BENEFIT

On another note private lessons are good for a child that may not listen in a group setting very well.

Again this gives the child more one on one time so there is not really anytime for messing around. If a child does get off track there is time to talk and set them back to swimming.

For example a child is jumping around not staying on the wall of the pool. A private instructor is able to focus on them & make sure they use the child’s energy to keep a lesson going. They don’t have to worry about teaching another child.

Private swimming lessons are a little more expensive but the pros out weigh the cons & you do end up getting your money’s worth.

I myself do offer private swimming lessons and I am more of PRIVATE SWIM INSTRUCTOR/WATER FITNESS TRAINER.

I have currently moved back to Las Vegas NV and am located in the Summerlin Area. I do offer lessons for adults, teens, children and babies. Contact me via email for more information.

Pool Safety for Toddlers

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Pool Safety For Toddlers

I don’t have to stress the importance of pool safety for toddlers because you already know how important it is.

Curtis Knight teaching private swim lessonsWhat I’m really here for is to give you a few swimming tips that you can use while you are in the pool with your toddler.

Having strength in the pool is an important factor that people forget to work on. For example having your child always hold the wall & crawl on it allows them to become very familiar with grabbing the wall.

Making sure they are touching the wall to know that they can pull themselves up to breath is always a plus in a life threatening situation for your child.

Here is a short video of a technique that is easy to pick up for most children & help with pool safety for toddlers.

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Elbow Elbow – Knee Knee Technique is simple to remember & of course it is exactly what your child needs to do to get out of the water.

The wall is a tool when it comes to teaching your little ones pool safety. Make it a rule that they always have to go straight back to the wall when they fall into the pool.

Anytime you are instructing your own child in the pool structure your lessons around the wall. The wall should be the first thing that your child thinks of when they get into the pool. LOL.

All jokes aside pool safety for toddlers is a very important subject & besides making sure your child can swim please, use the right pool SAFETY GATES needed.

Never leave your child unattended. No Swimming Alone!!!

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Tips On Swimming In the Summer

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SWIMMING IN THE SUMMER

Swimming in the summer is what many wait all year long for. From children to adults we all want to cool off & enjoy ourselves.

Every year we are reminded of how HOT it really gets. I personally live in Las Vegas & the sun seems like it is right on your shoulder talking to you sometimes.

I have a few tips that can help you with your preparation for swimming in the summertime & avoid those minor hassles that can become major.

Check Your Local Weather  

Checking your local weather before hand always helps with your swimming preparation.

By checking the weather you can determine whether you would like to go earlier in the morning or later in the afternoon or evening if the mid day heat is just too hot.

Mid day is probably your worst time to swim being it is the hottest time of the day. Try to structure your swimming lessons or swim activities in the early mornings or late afternoons.

Drink A Lot Of Water

Staying hydrated is a daily requirement all in itself, but when swimming in the summer you have to be very conscious of your water intake.

The average cups that a child should be drinking per day is 6 to 8 cups. For swimming in the summer you will defiantly need more than that.

I would recommend an extra 2 to 3 cups EXTRA per day for children & adults. There are so many factors in loss of water in your body but for the average workout of 30mins it is suggested to have an extra 1 to 2 cups extra per day.

Limit Your Time In The Sun

Of course an obvious one is to limit your time swimming in the sun. We can’t spend too much time exposed to the sun even if there is cloud cover.

Cloud cover actually can be just as bad with UV rays on your body as no cloud cover. Just when you think its safe because the sun went behind the clouds think again.

You will still need to cover up & limit how much time you spend in the uncovered spots in your swimming area.

Put On Sunscreen

SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN, SUNSCREEN! And of course your protector when all of the other tips may not be able to be sorted, you grab that sunscreen & APPLY, APPLY, APPLY.

Sunscreen is there for you when you forget to limit your time & wear the correct swim clothing. This is the ONE TIP for swimming in the summer that you JUST CAN NOT FORGET! SPF 15+,30+,50+ ect.

Cant go swimming without it. Beach life can turn into the worst day out if you forget this little object.

Learn Basics of Swimming for Beginners

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Learning the Basics of Swimming for Beginners

Hey swimmers it’s ya boy Curtis Knight your online swim instructor.

Just having some basics of swimming for beginners down in your head will help so much with your future swim lessons.

Yo was happen’n its ya boy Curtis Knight your online swim instructor!

Willingness to want to get into the water is always the first thing to overcome.

I will lay out some key steps to a nice transfer into a paid swim lesson.

  1. Getting Comfortable in the Water. 

    Not everyone is perfectly comfortable getting into the water & its completely understandable.

    Start by entering into a shallow end of the pool with enough water for you to move around & leave your feet off the bottom of the pool.

    If you are not very comfortable with putting your face in the water you will need to start by blowing some bubbles on top of the water.

  2. Learning How To Float. 

    The basics of swimming for beginners will always involve a little back floating.basics of swimming for beginners

    Learning how to float is quite easy once you get relaxed.

    Start out by putting both feet & both hands on the wall of the pool.

    Tilt your head back looking straight up in the sky & slowly push off the wall releasing your hands & feet off of the wall.

    As you push off slowly keep your belly button up and out of the water & stay nice and relaxed.

  3. Learning To Kick Underwater. 

    Kicking underwater is a definite must in basics of swimming for beginners because that is how you will get from A to B as quick as possible.

    This is not difficult at all once you are comfortable with the water you will have no choice but to kick underwater.

    Learning to scissor kick in the water is the best way to learn first for beginners.

    Scissor kicks will help you with your freestyle stroke when you are all set and ready to be a killer shark in the water.

    Just Having Fun

    You always need to remember to just enjoy the water.

    Never over think anything you do because you can always just float or kick to the top.

    For all children NO SWIMMING ALONE.

    Have fun & as always holla at ya boi.

Should Swimmers Use Steam Room

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Should Swimmers Use Steam Room

I am one to enjoy a good workout & also unwind. Question for some beginner swimmers is should swimmers use steam room after a swim workout? And also can you use it before a swim?

To be honest I personally don’t believe that you “HAVE” to use the steam room before or after your workout.

Benefits Using Steam Room Before

Should Swimmers Use Steam RoomThe benefits of using the steam room before your swimming workout is that it will help your muscles loosen up & warm up. It is said that it makes your swim much more relaxing, I can say yes it does.

You also are able to clear out your lungs, nose & throat quite easily in the steam room, to assist you with your breathing patterns in the water. Instead of having snot & phlegm coming out of you messing up your breathing patterns.

Using Steam Room After

My personal treat after a hard workout of any sort is to hit the steam room. The benefits on the opposite side of the question should swimmers use steam room is that it helps tremendously with recovery.

Recovery of muscles & clearing of your lungs, nose & throat from the steam room will help you on a day to day bases stay healthy & have quicker muscle recovery for great nights sleep.

Day to Day

Like I said at the beginning there is no right or wrong time to hit the steam room aka (sweat box) because it benefits you either way.

I love to use the steam room as a treat after I am done with my swim but I also use it before the day starts & it is a great start to the day.

Another reason why should swimmers use steam room, helps with the pores in your skin to help you stay smooth & pimple free through the day. LOL.

When using the steam room try to use 8-10mins at a time you will get way too hot & you do not want to dehydrate. Normal steam room temps are at about 113-115 degrees Fahrenheit