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What is the best way to teach your baby swimming?


Teaching your baby swimming should be a beautiful, natural experience for Mommy, Daddy and infant alike. At “Swimming For Babies” our focus is always on providing your child with a fun, rewarding learning experience that provides them with not only the skills necessary to become great swimmers, but the development of a love and passion for swimming that will bring a lifetime of beautiful memories in water.


"I loved what this class did for my son. He got the one on one attention he needed and became more confident in the water after each class. I recommend this swim class to all of my friends with children. I plan on signing my son up for the next course as soon as I can."
-Nicole, Lincoln CA

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Too many babies are rushed through first time learning experiences. A child is faced with millions of tasks to learn before they even reach adulthood. Don’t you want them to enjoy life and all it has to offer? Of course we do! We, as parents, sometimes need to see the learning experience through the eyes of our baby in order to appreciate the stresses and obstacles they face with every new learning experience.

Think back to your childhood. Are there experiences you had that could have been better if your parents and or instructors made the learning experience enjoyable and fun? Life is full of unpleasant “mistakes” from which we learn; it’s our job as parents to provide a positive learning experience as often as possible. Our baby swimming lessons do just that!

Introducing a child to water can be a stressful event, especially if there are unfamiliar circumstances such as other kids, adults, or a new environment. Take all this and add to it the possibility that your baby is changing physically every day. They have to contend with teething, changes in routine, learning to eat, walk and use the toilet. Virtually everything in their world is new and challenging. We want to teach baby swimming in a loving, gentle manner so they associate pleasant thoughts and feelings with the task at hand.

   


We all know you can quickly “train” a baby, just like you would a dog, to perform through fear, intimidation and other physical stressors. This Pavlovian response is apparent in most mammals. Some behaviorists would have you believe that the pros to this approach outway the cons, especially when teaching a potentially life-saving technique like baby swimming. “The quicker, the better!” they shout, with little concern for the prolonged psychological damage that is inflicted. Let’s face it… you wouldn’t hold your baby’s hand to a hot burner to teach them about the danger of fire, would you? So then, why would you allow your baby to be forced under water, repetitively, as they kick, scream and cry for help in order to “teach” them to swim or roll onto their back and float? It’s abusive and most importantly, unnecessary. Would you allow someone to teach you this way?

There has never been a documented case of a child drowning just because the parents took more time teaching them the correct way. We’re not talking about an animal in the wild that will be eaten if it doesn’t learn to run immediately after leaving the womb! Don’t allow anyone to scare you into hurting your baby. Take the time to educate yourself and take the time to properly educate your child, and you will both be happier and healthier for it.

Proper education and teaching takes time. Yes, sometimes it takes much longer than we as adults would like, but each child is unique and it is our obligation as parents to honor that unique quality and nurture them in their growth. Our main objective should always be the safety and positive mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health of our baby until they have reached maturity.

So join us in this never-ending opportunity to learn and grow in a natural, healthy environment, full of love, support and most importantly, fun! Swimming For Babies will provide a rewarding experience that draws from over a century of combined hands-on instruction and baby development in the field of baby swimming and child aquatics. We will not only teach your child to swim and love it, we will empower you, the parent, to participate in creating this life-long bond with the water. Our baby swimming lessons will be a positive experience you can share with your child for the rest of your life!

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Baby swimming lessons naturally promote infant development
In our baby swimming lessons we teach infants starting at 3 months old in a holisitc, loving approach.

Benefits of Baby Swimming
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Baby swimming lessons class schedule
Baby swimming classes vary throughout the year. Be sure to check our class schedule regularly for changes or give us a call.

Holistic Approach
A holistic approach to baby swimming will create a happy, healthy child who is more confident. We get results without traumatizing, forced submersions. Look at our videos!

Water Safety
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Frequently asked questions about baby swimming
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Parent Resources
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Baby Videos
See great baby videos of infants swimming, playing and enjoying the water!

Pregnant Mothers
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Baby Development
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Swim Schools
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Dr. Tod Todd, D.N.
Dr. Tod Todd, D.N. holds a doctorate in naturopathy and has been providing natural cures and holistic healing for nearly two decades. His holistic baby swimming lessons get results!

Optimum Health Center
The Optimum Health Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating children, promoting the arts, and providing natural health information and natural health remedies.

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