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What to Do If a Child Starts Crying Before Swimming Lessons?

Swimming is a very important skill to have as it can be a lifesaving ability for yourself and maybe for others. The sooner you learn it the better, this is because you can become more proficient at it and it is good exercise when it comes to body development and conditioning. Most parents start the swimming lessons for their child at an early age and while we agree that it can be a positive change and experience for some of them, it can be a bit hectic for others as the children are in a new environment and being away from their parents for so long makes them panic. So how do you prevent your child from crying when they first start their swimming lessons? Parents need to be aware of their children’s emotions and know the correct solutions to apply to the situation, here are some of them:

Create a Positive Link with the Pool

The first step you can take to ensure that your child will remain calm in an unknown environment is to make them familiar or used to that place. Not only that, you need to make sure that the impression you create is a positive one and not the type that would escalate the problem more. You would need to spend some time together with your child and play around in the water before they can be ready for taking swimming lessons on their own. If you are taking them to a swim school, then let them observe how other children are behaving and how the instructors are telling them what to do, chances are that your child will become more interested in seeing all of the new activities instead of being hesitant or afraid.

Keep Yourself Minimally Involved

This might seem like an unusual thing to say because of how overprotective some parents can become but it is a good idea to let the swimming instructor handle your child in the pool. This is because children can become really agitated when they see their parents nearby as the parents are the one to go to when the child senses trouble or fear. So what you need to do is keep the interaction to a minimum and if you are having a hard time doing so because your child is creating lots of trouble, then you can try distracting them in a way that can calm them down and get rid of their fear of the swimming school. Many schools have either song sheets or training guides for the swim skill language that you can utilize outside of the school. When you show or sing these things to your child at any place other than the school, they will establish a positive association with the swimming lessons and will find little reason to fear.

Do Not Show Your Worry or Anxiety

Even if you are not interacting with your child, it is common for them to get upset when they see you around and burst into tears because of the anxiety created by being separate. Another factor that contributes to their fears is how you behave when you are in their proximity; meaning that if you yourself show signs of worry, fear or hesitation then your child will recognize that and will panic even more. So if you are present there, try to control your worries and instead do things that would encourage them, like wave, smile or congratulate them when they complete their lesson. If it is getting worse then it is good practice to go out of sight and find a place where you can monitor your child from afar if you want.

Why Is Swimming Important for Adults?

One of the most important skills that you can learn in life is swimming because of the physical advantages associated with it and the fact that it can be a lifesaving tool when faced with a crisis involving water. Other than those two situations, you can use swimming to pass the time when you are staying at a hotel that has a pool or even get a certification to be a lifeguard. The benefits of swimming can’t be emphasized enough, regardless of your age, if you are able to learn how to swim, you should get to it immediately. For adults, these benefits apply and even have more effect since they usually not that active most of the time and are overwhelmed with work stress, below we discuss the advantages in more detail.

Keeping the Vacations Entertaining

Taking a break or getting time off from your daily life can help you with getting rid of stress and fixing your mood from that hectic routine. Though, you have to make sure that you are actually enjoying during your vacations and that means taking full advantage of the location or other assets presented in front of you. Most of the places you will be visiting will either have a swimming pool or a beach nearby; this is where your swimming skills will come in handy. Because swimming itself is an exercise that has a low impact on the muscles, you actually feel relaxed and have full concentration in contrast to other exercises like jogging or walking, where the impact on your muscles or joints is a bit higher.

Getting a Lifeguard Certification

Being a lifeguard is a daunting and difficult task since you would be saving people in an environment that is not designed for humans, i.e. deep water. So for a lifeguard certification, the agencies that give them out require the candidates to be really adept at swimming; they have to make sure that the person is physically capable enough to tackle the challenges. These training courses involve swimming at least 300 yards without rest, diving deep to recover 10 pounds of weight and swimming back up or using different strokes. All of these feats can only be accomplished if you are a good swimmer.

Practicing Water Safety at a Job or in General

The instructions given us when it comes to practicing water safety includes knowing how to swim and giving CPR. These things can be the saving grace if you encounter an emergency where a person has drowned or where you yourself can be at risk. If your job is at a place where deep water is present, then it is important you know how to swim to implement water safety to the fullest. Incidents of drowning can happen very quickly and they are not easily detected because there is little to no sound of splashing or any cries for help when you are underwater.

Developing Muscles and Stamina

If you are looking for a way to target all of the muscles in your body in a single workout, then swimming is the way to go. Not only does it improve the strength and cardiovascular aspects of the body but it increases your resistance to diseases as well. Swimming on a frequent base can give you a well-defined and toned body, it stabilizes your weight gain, improves the functionality of your heart or lungs and it develops a straight and proper posture without putting too much strain on your back.

Keeping You Mentally Healthy

For adults, life can be pretty hectic and chaotic because you have to manage so many things on a daily basis. Exercise can help you with the stress and one of the best exercises is swimming. This is because when you are in the water, you feel relaxed and good if it’s a hot day when you swim against the water, it does not have a heavy physical impact on your body and the muscles are getting a workout in the process. It is also good therapy and sometimes a fix for some contractions or flexibility issues.

What strokes do you teach during swim lessons at Brooklyn Swim Center? 

We teach four competitive strokes: front crowl, backstroke, breastroke, and butterfly.