Physical activity characterized as solely taking place in bodies of water.
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How and when should I teach my children how to swim?
I personally want to teach my children (all under 6yo) how to swim. What readiness guidelines should I use to determine if they're ready to start? What things should I teach them first? Are there good ...
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How can I encourage my 5-year-old to learn to swim?
My son is five years old and simply does not want to learn to swim. We've had him in swimming lessons, but he won't go in the water and if put in the water will not make any effort to swim. He is ...
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How to encourage a 4 month old to swim
For the last 2 months, we have been taking our daughter, now 4 months old, to the baby swimming twice a week. She enjoys it however she doesn't really swim. She just sits, floats and lounges: allowing ...
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How do you keep a toddler safe around water?
we recently moved to a bigger apartment complex which has swimming pool, play area etc. My son who is 2yrs 9 months is very excited about the place. Most of the times he sticks to the play area ...
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Taking a 5 month old on swimming vacation
We are taking our little 5 month old girl on vacation on the coast in the North of Spain, near Barcelona. Our little girl loves her baths and we want to introduce her to joys of swimming. Thus our ...
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Are Ballet or Swimming lessons more suitable for our girl?
We are in a situation where we need to choose between ballet classes and swimming classes for our 4-year old girl. Problem is that we cannot afford both of them. We need to choose one.
On the other ...
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Is there a puddle jumper equivalent for 20lb babies?
Our 3-year-old 30 lb child is doing very well in a puddle jumper which is designed for children from 30 to 50 lbs. We have a 20lb 1-year-old and we are trying to look for something equivalent but for ...
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Do we need a life jacket for our almost 2-year-old when we go to the beach? [duplicate]
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What should we pack when going camping with an infant?
My family and I are going to the beach this July. It will be the first trip to the beach for my son, my daughter, ...
