Discover 60 games that use little or no equipment and that cover all of the essential basics of learning to swim, including breathing, floating, submerging, gliding, kicking and pulling. Explore games and activities that teach them all. Using games and play to teach your child how to swim will not only open their mind to imagination and engagement, but it will help to distract them from the fears and anxieties often associated with the new sensations of being in the water and the expectations that come with learning how to swim. 'I'm Mark Young, a swimming teacher with 30 years experience, and let me tell you, teaching my own three children to swim was a nightmare! They did not want to listen to Dad and just wanted to play. So, I gave up trying to teach them and let them play. Then it hit me. By playing and doing their own thing, they discovered the water for themselves. So I began to weave in some basic swimming skills and elements of swimming lessons into their games and, because it was a game, they were willing participants. Without knowing, they were learning how to swim as part of their play. Use the games and tools in my book and you can do the same. Have fun!'

Learning to swim can be agony for a kid. Formal swimming lessons are designed to churn kids through a system that makes it look like they're making progress while leaving them lacking some basic skills and having zero fun. It doesn't have to be that way. This comprehensive step-by-step guide gives you everything you need to know to teach your kids to swim, on your schedule and for the cost of less than one formal lesson-in a way that will be fun for everyone. Whether you're teaching your kids to swim all by yourself or want to do everything you can to support formal lessons, Teach Your Kids to Swim lets you leverage your advantages as a parent to make your kids' learning experience effective and fun.

Learn to Swim guides parents of babies and children from ages 6 months to 4 years through progressive, baby-friendly swimming lessons that not only build confidence and help control sleep problems and tantrums, but are proven to stimulate intelligence and concentration, increase emotional and physical development, and boost immunities. DK's step-by-step approach will help parents teach water confidence and safety skills for babies and young children in Learn to Swim.

This book is especially for parents and grandparents, but instructors of small groups can also benefit from the valuable educational tips. Simple exercises help the child to overcome their fear and begin adjusting to the water - at the same time, the over 120 exercises are also great fun. The pictures are mostly self-explanatory; one glance is all you need to carry out the exercise. Cut out the pages along the dashed line and laminate the sheets - to make teaching your children to swim an effortless and stress-free experience. What to expect from this book: Suitable from 4 years old Games in the shower and in the shallow pool where the child can touch the bottom Fun stories and exercises for warming up Simple balancing exercises with pool noodle, kickboard, or balloon Information on gliding, underwater work, and jumping from the pool edge Tips for ideal body position in breaststroke, crawl, and backstroke With lots of colorful illustrations and descriptive texts Other editions of Swimming for Kids: 1: Adjusting to the Water 2: Underwater Work 3: Breaststroke 4: Crawl 5: Backstroke 6: Atoms Game & Warm Up 7: Jumping 8: Games in Water 9: Bathing Rules 10: Theory: 15 tips for a good swim lesson 11: Swimming course Special Edition (many new, but also exercises from Swimming for Kids 1 to 7): 12 Pool Noodles Dive into these exercises together and help your child learn to swim. Find out how to help them overcome their fear of water - they will be a little fish in no time! Take advantage of the experience of numerous swim instructors, who focus in this edition on bathing fun and water adjustment. Overcome a child's fears with play and show them that swimming is just great. Let them feel the water's resistance and learn to take advantage of it. Teach children to swim: The ideal age is around five years. Initially, it is not about gaining a badge and swimming perfectly, but about adjusting to the water and becoming familiar with it. Body control and motor skills for learning to swim only reach maturity when the child can ride a bicycle without training wheels. Playing around in the water means positive experiences during development. When introduced cautiously and with games, the child builds self-confidence as many of the exercises are easier in water than on land. Digital-swim-coach has been active in German-speaking countries since 2009, initially in published form but more recently in an easier-to-handle digital format. The material has been compiled, tested, and assessed by specialists from different fields. The multi-part series contains over 800 exercises with over 1300 illustrations.

Contains ideas for introductory activities for babies and children of all ages. Explains how to teach major strokes and water skills, including diving, in pictures and text.

Swim Games builds fun games into routine swim training to excite and strengthen young swimmers! Instructors and parents will discover how to empower young swimmers. You are encouraged to bring your children to the pool often to increase their skill set. Find out how instinct kicks in and free play polishes swim lessons. You'll discover fresh, imaginative ideas to spark a child's interest in this life safety skill. These games are designed to strengthen swimmers as a follow up to their lessons. The book addresses how to handle hesitant children, basic water adjustment, and adaptation techniques. Learn how free play promotes harmony with the water.

Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, tips, energising self-tests and summaries throughout the book. Go online at www.teachyourself.com for tests, extension articles and a vibrant community of like-minded learners. And if you don't have much time, don't worry - every book gives you 1, 5 and 10-minute bites of learning to get you started. - Sensible advice on how to get your child interested in sports - Lots of suggestions for sporty activities for you to do together - whatever your fitness - Tips, tricks and techniques for getting them to eat healthily - Advice if you're worried about your child's weight This book will help you overcome all your concerns about your child's health and fitness, giving you sensible advice for how to boost their activity levels and keep them active and healthy. It shows you things to do as a family, gives advice on how to motivate your child, and offers you tips on keeping their diet healthy - with plenty of sensible suggestions if you need to help your child lose weight.