Baby Swimming
How Long Does it Take To Learn To Swim?
How long does it take…? This is one of the most ‘googled’ questions when it comes to swimming lessons. And the search results will show you a pool of different answers. Why? Because learning to swim is the same as learning to walk, learning to read, learning to talk, to use the potty, or ride…
Swimming throughout the cooler months
We live in a tropical climate, and even though we call the upcoming months ‘winter’, they really are ‘just cooler’. There are so many benefits to swimming year round. In this blog we would like to write them down, AND tell you how we and you can keep your swimmers comfortable and warm throughout the…
Parental Influence in Baby/Toddler Swim Classes
Parents role in baby and Toddler swimming Parents seeking ways to improve their young child’s confidence, independence and relaxation in water need look no further than their role as the caregiver ahead of and during a baby swimming lesson or new born swimming lesson. The caregiver plays an invaluable role in assisting and enhancing the…
How To Prepare Your Baby For Swimming
Having arrived from the liquid environment of their mother’s womb, babies feel quite comfortable in water, until the age of approximately 12 months, when they lose their natural responses to the aquatic environment. Starting swimming lessons before your baby develops a fear of water will give them a great advantage in building swimming skills. Steps…
Baby Bath Conditioning: How to Familiarise Your Baby With Water and Prepare Them for Swimming Lessons
Preparing your baby for swimming lessons Babies arrive in the world from the warm liquid environment of their mother’s womb, free of inhibition and without an inbuilt fear of water. Typically, however, a baby’s innate responses to the aquatic environment are lost at around the age of 12 months, and they may sometimes develop a…
Do babies enjoy swimming lessons?
Many parents wonder whether their baby will enjoy swimming lessons. Deciding whether to start lessons usually involves weighing up the benefits against what the experience will be like—not just for the baby, but also for the parents! No one wants to be in a pool with a screaming baby for a lengthy period of time.…
What to Look for in Babies Swimming Lessons
There is a lot to consider when considering swimming lessons for babies. It’s important to research all your options to find one that is the right fit for you, and your baby. The sooner you settle into swimming lessons that are just right, the sooner both you and your baby will feel comfortable and be…
Why Learning to Swim is Important
Why Learning to Swim is Important Babies learn so many new things at a rapid rate. From the moment they enter the world, their brains are making connections and they are interacting with the world through their senses. It’s not long before they are achieving major milestones, such as crawling, walking and talking. Learning to…
Learn to Swim with Hampton Swim School
How A Learn To Swim Program Can Help Your Child There’s a lot of excuses people make for why they haven’t enrolled their child into swim school. The weather, the child’s age or getting the timing right are all valid reasons to delay starting learn to swim lessons. But It might surprise you to learn…
Swimming Lessons for Babies – What happens?
What happens at swimming lessons for babies? It might surprise you! We all know that one new mum…the baby is barely born and she’s got him learning Japanese, piano and tennis! Yes, we know what you’re thinking… but there is one lesson program that is best started early – swimming lessons for babies. “A study…
Benefits of Baby Swimming Lessons. How Swimming Helps with Sleep, Fosters Development and Builds Social Skills.
What are the benefits of Baby Swimming Having spent 9 months suspended in the warm fluid of a mother’s womb, newborn babies have a natural affinity with the water. Once baby is born, parents can help maintain this affinity that their baby has with the water through their initial bath-time routines. However, as they become…