Swimming for a child 1 year 8 months. One year old baby at sea

Water procedures are useful for a person of any age, in particular for children. Swimming for children - an accessible view physical activity. This integral part physical education the baby instills a craving for healthy lifestyle life, discipline, independence. It is difficult to overestimate the beneficial effect of water exercises on the growing body.

Diaper Skills

In the womb, the fetus develops in aquatic environment. After birth, the reflex of holding the breath and swimming is preserved. The latter fades away without development by 3-3.5 months of life. Based on these reflexes, infant swimming techniques are created. Due to the low weight, the baby floats without difficulty and has buoyancy.

You can teach your baby to swim at home. After the umbilical wound has healed (10-14 days), a bath is suitable for this. You will need to consult a pediatrician and an instructor.

The pediatrician will examine the baby for any contraindications. The instructor will teach you how to regulate the load, hold the baby. After the introductory lesson, parents will be able to work with the baby, relying on teaching aids. The swimming pool with an instructor can be used from 2 months of age.

If you start studying at early age and continue it up to 2-3 years, the skills will remain for life. Breaks of 1-2 months lead to loss of skills.

It will be possible to restore skills when the baby has the ability to perceive and perform swimming exercises for children under the guidance of an adult.

To swim or not to swim: that is the question?

Entertainment on the water, swimming heals, strengthens the children's body. Healthy children can swim. In case of illness, classes should be stopped until recovery and the permission of the doctor.

Is swimming good for kids?

benefit children's swimming difficult to overestimate:

1. Newborns quickly adapt to the world around them - coordination of movements improves, crawling and walking skills develop faster, hypo- and muscles are not observed.
2. The respiratory system develops due to the "inclusion" of all parts of the lungs. This is important for children born as a result of caesarean section, with entanglement of the umbilical cord, with aspiration of amniotic fluid during childbirth. Also, ventilation of the respiratory system prevents diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
3. Staying in water stabilizes intracranial pressure, improves cerebral circulation, and helps to get rid of seizures.
4. Stabilization of intrathoracic pressure levels the work of the cardiovascular system.
5. Improves bowel function due to massage with water streams.
6. Formed correct posture, flat feet, scoliosis are prevented.
7. Hardening in the form of dousing, rubbing, bathing - effective way strengthening the child's body.
8. Children's mood improves, they sleep better and eat better, anxiety and stress disappear, nervous system strengthened.

To achieve the desired result, you need to do at least 2 times a week.

7 reasons why swimming is forbidden

1. with exacerbation of any disease;
2. with serious deviations in development (individually);
3. at risk of developing seizures;
4. with elevated body;
5. with open wounds;
6. with skin infections;
7. with heart failure.

The load is reduced

• with a small weight;
• with a tendency to colds.

Lesson ends

• when crying;
• with a bluish nasolabial triangle;
• with the appearance of trembling, goose bumps.

If the baby is cold, you should try to warm him up by adding hot water, hugging him or rubbing him with a towel.

Children with serious health problems (anemia, central nervous system diseases, malnutrition) can swim, but in this case, the exercises are medical in nature. A specialist admits them, he also determines a detailed lesson plan.

Pool: sport or entertainment?

They choose a swimming section for children depending on what they want to achieve: health improvement or sports results.

Improving exercises will strengthen, contribute to the harmonious development, training of the vestibular apparatus, the formation of breathing skills.

Sports activities involve frequent training not only in the water, but also on a treadmill, power loads in the gym. As with any sport, there is competition.

The results will please if the classes are held with pleasure, without constant psychological and physical overstrain. If this is not the case, you should choose a sport to your liking.

You need to start swimming in the usual section of a wellness character. If there is a desire, success, recommendation of the coach, then go to sports school swimming for children.

1. much depends on the coach, his method of teaching children to swim is important, experience, titles, personal qualities, an approach;
2. take into account the reputation of the institution, its training base, feedback on employees;
3. the age and training of children in the swimming group should be the same;
4. choose a section where there are few people in the group.

Swimming for children of all ages

The age of children plays a paramount role in learning to swim. For children from birth to older school age, swimming is more associated with the process of bathing and playing on the water. Children from primary school age and older are more responsible and ready for real swimming training.

The picture shows how to hold the baby correctly when learning to swim.

For the first 2 weeks of life, teaching a newborn to swim is not worth it; it is enough to give him the opportunity to move his limbs in the water, holding his neck and head. This strengthens the swimming reflex.

To develop the breath-holding reflex, you need to teach to dive when you hear a certain word.(bool, bang), sound. A conventional sign will be contact with water before diving. After several repetitions, the baby will get used to immersion, holding the breath on a signal.

Swimming and breath holding reflex must be developed in motion. The baby is moved in the bathroom, allowing him to move his arms and legs. After moving, dive on a signal.

After several weeks of exercise, the baby, having made a dive, swims and emerges without support. But you should not rush if the parents are not sure of their actions to the end. In this case, the instructor will come to the rescue.

Swimming for preschoolers

When training, you should be patient, do not raise your voice to the child, demand perfect results the first time

Up to 3 years, the bathing process is exclusively a game form with the participation of parents, toys are used.

Swimming for children from 3 years to 5 is carried out in the form of classes where they are introduced to the basic qualities of water (resistance to our movements, the ability of the body to stay horizontal and sink vertically), learn to lie on their backs.

educate children preschool age swimming during this period is not easy. If the kid has a desire to engage, everything will work out. Swimming for preschool children is especially useful if. So he will have useful activity, during which he will splash out excess energy.

Swimming circles for children do not need to be used when learning, as it will be difficult to retrain him to lie down on the water. Inflatable sleeves, collars, on the contrary, will increase buoyancy without consequences.

Swimming schoolchildren

They start teaching school-age children to swim at the age of 6-7, when they realize what they want from them, they can listen for about 15 minutes and remember, improve their buoyancy. Swimming school for children at this age practices initial education with inflatable vests, shoulder pads, collars, gradually moving to free swimming without improvised items.

Swimming teaching methodology

"Float"

When inhaling, immersion to the bottom, knees clasped with hands. After diving, the baby will be upside down due to the air in the lungs.

"Jellyfish"

The actions are the same, but when surfacing, the hands release the knees, the limbs lie on the water for some time.

"Star"

Arms and legs are separated, the student with the help of support or independently lies on the surface.

Training slide

Water at chest level, arms raised above the head; with bated breath, with a tilt, the baby pushes off the bottom. Holding your breath, you need to slide on, hands are motionless.

Development of swimming skills

Position on the back, support by the armpits or neck, legs straight. There are movements up and down. Exercise "frog" ( bent legs to the sides, a sharp push with straight legs). The same elements are worked out on the stomach.

Only after learning preparatory exercises it is possible to go directly to swimming lessons for children.

An adult shows how to move arms and legs on the shore, then the technique is tested in the water. During training, an adult is nearby, supports, points out shortcomings, shows how to do it right.

Safe swimming for children in the pool

Before visiting the pool, do not forget to repeat the rules of safe stay in the water to the children.

Basic rules for the safe swimming of children in the pool:

1. Before visiting the pool, independent home exercises, you need to consult a pediatrician. This will help eliminate contraindications and determine the possible load. The pediatrician admits children to classes with the help of a medical certificate.
2. It is worth assessing how slippery the floor and sharp tiles are in order to reduce injury risk, the depth of the pool.
3. When visiting the pool in the cold season, it is better to visit the sauna before going outside.
4. For hygienic purposes, they take a shower before and after bathing, and also use personal slippers and other accessories.
5. It is necessary to control the water temperature: for small children it is not lower than 32 ºС, for school-age children an average of 27 ºС.
6. Babies need to be with a parent under constant supervision. Children 5-7 years old are engaged with a trainer on their own.
7. An hour before the pool, you should not eat, so the baby will have enough energy. Subject to the basic safety rules, classes will bring joy to children, they will feel comfortable, they will quickly learn to swim.

Perhaps you know "swimming babies", and the example - of them and their parents - seems worthy of emulation to you.

Your doctor may have advised you to start early swimming classes with your baby.

Or maybe you yourself love water so much that you can’t imagine your baby’s childhood without it?

Then don't waste your time. The greatest effect is achieved when learning early swimming in the first or second months of life - with age, the innate reflex of holding the breath, on which infant swimming is based, begins to fade. It is good if at the beginning of each stage you will be helped by an experienced early swimming instructor to master the exercises.

What is the benefit of early swimming for babies in terms of child health?

Firstly, there is a real opportunity to improve the metabolic processes in the body of a newborn, to better adapt it to the environment.

Secondly, swimming for children under 1 year of age helps to normalize intracranial pressure, restore cerebral circulation, and relieve the baby of convulsive conditions.

Thirdly, with proper exercise in water, when breathing, all sections of the lungs are “turned on”, which is very important for children who were in a state of respiratory depression - when caesarean section, entanglement of the umbilical cord around the neck, aspiration (choking) amniotic fluid during childbirth.

Fourthly, during swimming, by equalizing intrathoracic pressure, you ensure the optimal state of the baby's cardiovascular system. The need for drug treatment is significantly reduced (if this need was, of course).

Fifthly, the effect of water massage has a beneficial effect on intestinal motility, being the prevention of constipation and intestinal colic.

Water space is a powerful natural force, properly using which, you can achieve optimal development and health. A person is so arranged that some vital organs complete their development by the age of 5: the brain, endocrine glands, liver. Classes, movements in the water contribute to their harmonious ripening. Especially attractive is the early use of water exercises for physiologically immature and premature babies.

Don't look for pools yet. First, most best pool you have at home - your big bath. If a home bathtub is hygienic, take a clear, washed plastic sheet, mark the side that will always be "towards the child", and tape it into your bathtub. Individual children's pool is ready.

Early swimming training for children: what to cook

In the bathroom and directly next to the bathroom, nothing should interfere with you (shampoo, washing powder, dirty linen). Wash the bath with baby or laundry soap, you can use soda. At the bottom, put a special rubber mat with suction cups or standard rubber corrugated mats, thoroughly washed with a brush with soap and boiling water. Fill with water up to the top drain. Room temperature is normal. The water temperature should be comfortable and depends on the age and condition of the child: for a newborn and premature - 37 ° C, for the rest - 36 ° -36.5 ° C. Add a decoction of the string (2 large pressed tablets per large bath) to the water or dissolve 300-400 g of sea salt in it. You can swim with a child only an hour after a meal or an hour before a meal with his general health.

First lesson

After undressing the baby on the changing table in the nursery, prepare the skin and muscles of the baby for swimming. Within 1-2 minutes, do stroking movements of the whole body: from the fingers and toes - to the torso, from the spine - to the shoulders, circular motions tummy clockwise.

Cover the baby with a bath towel and take it to the bathroom. Put the towel on the heater, lower the baby strictly vertically into the water. Group with your child during class. Move it to the “grip” position (see photo 1): the right hand supports the baby (four fingers on the chest, the phalanx of the thumb repeats the relief mandible child, prevents choking), and the left one makes massage movements in the water - kneads the buttocks, strokes the back, kneads the muscles of the legs and arms. In general, this position is rest and relaxation. In this position, the baby can be transferred after each exercise. Being in the water itself is healing. Even if you did not manage to do everything planned in the bath, you provided your baby with a state of relaxation and comfort. The hypertonicity that is acceptable at this age, thanks to your activities, decreases and gradually “leaves”.

After the introductory massage movements, "walking" along the bottom of the bath begins (see photo 2). To do this, move the child to an upright position by commanding "Go!" and follow the baby's stepping movements. If there is no stepping motion, lightly "dance" with the baby in place, irritating the corrugated surface of the rug of his foot. Color any movement emotionally, the "swimmer" should have an incentive - for example, a bright toy in the hands of dad, to which you need to "swim". "Walk" 1-2 bath lengths if he likes. The repetition and duration of each exercise depends on the mood of the child and your confidence.

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After "walking", proceed to "double hand support" with the child in horizontal position(see photo 3). And in this position, slowly do the wiring with "eights" (see figure). Make it a rule to turn the child towards you in the middle of the bath. During wiring thumb right hand should be bent and not block the view of the child, slightly shake the right hand, stimulating the rowing movements of the baby. For the first time, 1-3 wires are enough. Take your time and don't be afraid. If the baby is restless and crying, put him in the "grip" position, stroke with your left hand and pat soothingly on the back. Smile at the baby, talk quietly to him, praise him. At this time, you and the baby calm down.

Dive!

The most valuable element of the first classes (from birth to one month) is "watering". Technique: in the "grab" position, the left hand scoops up water (see photo 4) and simultaneously with the command "Dive!" waters on the forehead of the child (see photo 5). After watering, do the figure-of-eight wiring slowly, talking approvingly to the baby. If the child is absolutely healthy, then the lesson ends with a "cold spot": turn on the cold water and during the "eight" guide the child to the place of the "cold spot".

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After taking the baby out of the water, wrap it in a towel, take it to the nursery. The usual hygiene procedures - the toilet of the ears, nose, body folds, especially in the groin, are best done here. Turn on soft music while changing. Talk to your baby in a calm, gentle voice, praise him again for exercising in your home baby pool. He is great for you!

Perhaps the lesson that is described above will be fully completed in 2-3 weeks. It's not scary, no need to rush. In the next step, you will teach your baby to dive and new exercises in the water.

Stage two

At the first stage (the estimated age of the child is 1 month, the duration of the stage is about a month), the little swimmer gradually got used to the lessons, he feels free and confident in the water (and in your hands). Most likely, the baby has already mastered "walking" along the bottom of the bathroom and wiring with "eights", and you have mastered the "double manual support" and the most valuable element of the first lessons - "watering". Let's move on to the next "swimming" stage - diving.

Swimming in a home bath can be daily, then they can be combined with hygienic water procedures. It may be more convenient for you to alternate between swimming and washing your baby. Or you can set aside a special time during the day to teach your baby swimming exercises. In any case, home swimming should be practiced at least 2-3 times a week so that the baby does not have time to forget the previous water "lesson".

How to "dive" a child

The first (not only for your baby, but also for you) dives must be done vigorously and carefully at the same time. At the command "Dive!" replace watering on the forehead by immersing the child in water. So: with the left hand we tilt the child's head, and with the right hand we immerse the baby under water for about a second, immediately after the command "Dive!". The leading right hand controls the correct entry and exit from the water. If everything is done correctly, the baby is calm in most cases, and you can immediately "swim" the "eight" further, while not forgetting to praise the young swimmer. If the baby chokes or coughs while diving, it's okay. Act quickly and cheerfully (your anxiety is the first thing most people feel Small child!): in the grip position with your free left hand, make soft patting movements with your hand along the back, followed by the "embryo in water" technique (see photo 6). It is good to use this exercise several times during the entire lesson, as it relaxes the baby well. During the lesson, you do from 3-4 dives with an interval of one minute.

Photo 6

After diving - repeated massage in the water with an emphasis on the muscles of the back, buttocks. Repeat "dancing", help the baby find a joyful mood. Remember that the first massage is introductory, we do it immediately after the child is correctly immersed in water vertically at the very beginning of the lesson. The introductory massage includes stroking and kneading movements at the beginning of the handles of the "put on a glove" type - from the tip of each finger to the palm, carry out "dressing" movements. Next - funny exercises, the names of which speak for themselves: "pat on the water", "open the brush". Then - tummy massage clockwise, kneading leg massage, from the feet to the lower leg in the "put on stockings" type, from the first finger to the heel, kneading in the Achilles tendon area, gentle pressure on the heel area, followed by shaking the right and left legs alternately (support baby's leg with hand ankle joint). Do massage movements of the legs right hand, left - support the baby by the shoulders, neck and partially the back of the head. In this position, the legs are in "free swimming".

After that, move on to stroking and kneading movements of the back, as well as to a deep massage of the buttocks. After that - walking along the bottom of the bath, which is covered with a corrugated surface of a rubber mat. Each lesson in the home bath ends with a "cold spot": turn on the cold water and during the "eight" spend the child in the place of the "cold spot".

Scheme of lesson 2, which you conduct within 1 month:

1. Introductory massage.
2. Walking on the bottom - 2-4 bath lengths.
3. Wiring "eights" - 2-4 bath lengths.
4. Watering exercises - 2-4 times.
5. Diving with the correct interval of 1-2 minutes - 2-4 times.
6. Repeated massage.
7. "Dance" walking along the bottom of the bath (dancing).
8. Harmonization of the baby, creating a positive attitude after swimming.

We pour ourselves

At the word "pouring" only the most daring mother will not flinch. However, many will agree that in the modern concept of a "healthy person" the component "hardened person" occupies not the last place. Let's start small, but very important. Namely, pouring cool water on the baby.

Pour 200-500 ml of water at room temperature into the ladle, even better - spring or mineral type "Essentuki-4". Say the command "Dive!" and pour water on the head (crown) of the child. You hold the baby vertically under the armpits, an experienced assistant waters - dad or grandmother. Or vice versa: you water, and the assistant holds the hardened baby.

Dousing is always accompanied by words of admiration and approval. Any person, including a child, feeling cold discomfort for the first time, will be dissatisfied. How can a small child express dissatisfaction? He will cry or even scream. But, believe me, he will soon get used to the "cold spot" at the end of each session. Furthermore, after a while you will gradually reduce the temperature of the water, and the protective resources of the child's body will gradually increase. Dousing or "cold spot" is a great form of hardening a small child. And you can feel the whole true meaning of this procedure if you pour yourself with the baby.

After each douche, especially at the very beginning, harmonize your baby: he should calm down in the water and “come out” of the bath only with positive emotions.

Diving without watering

A month after mastering the second lesson, the main exercise of which is diving, go to "diving without watering." This lesson is similar to the second, but after diving with watering at intervals of one minute, group with the child, say the command "Dive!" and immediately submerge the child in the water for one second.

For a month, do diving according to the following scheme:

1. Irrigation exercises.
2. Diving with watering.
3. Diving without watering (in between dives - "embryo in water", dancing).

Stage three

At the first two stages, you and your baby (during the first three to four months of life) mastered the first exercises in learning to swim in a home bath: they got acquainted with the technique of conducting "wiring with eights", "manual double support", "watering" and actually diving ( to the command "Dive!"); learned what "grip", "walking", "dancing", "embryo in water" are. We also talked in detail about hardening procedures at the end of the session (the so-called "cold spot"), massage in water.

Torpedo

If all the previous exercises are mastered, move on to a new diving support - "torpedo". Gently but securely holding the baby on both sides of the chest(see photo 7), group up with him, say the command "Dive!" and immerse the child in water forehead first for 1-2 seconds. Gradually increase the duration of the "torpedo" - but only with positive emotions of the baby! After a few sessions on the second or third dive with the support of the "torpedo" release your hands for 1 second in the middle of the swim. Then gently pick up the baby, again with the support of the "torpedo" (see photo 8). When leaving the dive, do not forget to praise your dexterous, brave child. If the baby has a good and calm reaction, without pulling him out of the water, swim further after the toy. That is, practice continuous swimming: dived, swam, swam further.

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Lesson scheme 3:

1. Water massage.
2. Gymnastics in water includes the following exercises:
   • with one hand we support the child in the “grip” position, with the other hand we take the child’s hand and perform movements over the entire amplitude shoulder joint, imitating crawl swimming;
   • "pendulum" (see photo 9) - we raise the baby by outstretched arms to different heights. We do 4-6 times.
   • we put our hand into the child's hand and perform the exercise "rinsing the linen" (see photo 10) - pendulum movements of the child's body "back and forth".
3. Walking on the bottom of the bath.
4. Swim in eights.
5. Diving "torpedo".
6. In between dives - "embryo in water", dancing.
7. Walking on the bottom of the bath.
8. Final massage.
9. "Cold spot" or douche.
10. Harmonization of the baby (affectionate words, praise, admiration for the child).

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The child must calm down only in the water, otherwise the negative memory will fix an unpleasant moment, and the next time the baby will start crying, just after seeing the bath.

Time for the pool

It's time to go to the pool of the children's clinic (or similar) - the home bath becomes small for the child. Necessary conditions for swimming in the pool: the kid has mastered diving "torpedo"; he is at least 6 months old; satisfactory results of stool tests for enterobiasis and eggs of worms. If you will be in the water with a baby (there are different designs of children's pools, in some it is possible, in others it is not), you will also need certificates, which ones - the pool instructor will clarify.

Sometimes you need a referral from a pediatrician or a neurologist in order to be enrolled in a polyclinic pool. Don't be lazy - get it. Toddlers with skin problems (atopic dermatitis, childhood eczema, food allergies, etc.) should be consulted by a dermatologist. It is a mistake to assume in advance that the condition of the child's skin will certainly worsen from exercising in the water. Everything is very individual.

Alas, the water of any pool is chlorinated (you can’t do without it!), so make it a rule to pour your baby at the end of each lesson " sea ​​water"(1 tablespoon of edible sea salt per 2 liters of water). You do not need to wash off such water that tastes like tears. The exception is children with very sensitive skin. It is better to pour them over with those brought from home oatmeal broth, mineral or spring water (0.5-1 l will be enough).

Why do I strongly advise you to visit the children's pool?

Firstly, it enables the child to learn how to swim for real, which is impossible in a home bath. A very useful skill is being formed that will be useful throughout life. The depth of the pool allows you to come close to scuba diving, and this is very useful for a growing child's body.

Secondly, in the pool there is a more powerful hardening factor than at home, in the bath.

Thirdly, it is here that the baby acquires the first skills of group physical development, competition, imitation, communication in a team.

What to do in the pool? This is what we will do in the next step.

Stage four

Your baby is about six months old. In the previous stages, you and him learned various supports, gymnastics and massage in the water; mastered diving with watering, as well as diving with a “torpedo”. We hope that hardening with the help of a “cold spot” and dousing is going well.

It's time to learn to swim for real. This requires a swimming pool - such as in the children's clinic. If the middle of the first year of your baby fell just in the summer - you can start in inflatable pool in the country.

How to prepare a country inflatable pool

Inflatable pools with a soft bottom must be provided with a reliable pallet - lay straw, turf, tarpaulin on the ground, only such a coating can be used to install a pool.

Wash the pool with laundry soap or soda, fill it with ordinary water (not boiled), add a decoction of herbs (chamomile, string, mint, St. John's wort, etc.). For one day (not longer) use the same water, in between swims, securely cover the pool with plastic wrap (stick with tape). Every time before swimming, control the water temperature (not lower than 34 C), and also refresh with a bactericidal herbal decoction. At the end of the bath, instead of a "cold spot", douse with "sea water" (1 tablespoon of edible sea salt per 2 waters) at room temperature, prepared in advance in a jug.

From the side - into the water

Here is a new exercise that is being added to your "arsenal" in the pool with bumpers. You are in the water (of course, if your health condition allows; do not forget about the preliminary hygiene procedures as well). While holding the baby, gently place him on the side of the pool. Hold the handles with your thumbs in the child's palm. On command "Dive!" gently pull the baby towards you - he will slide off the side and fall into your arms.

After the baby likes to "fall" off the side, teach him to "swim" a certain distance in the water. This can be achieved without removing the child immediately from the water. Hold him by the hands and, as if "in tow", slightly "drag" along the water. Repeat this game for several days, the baby will surely like it.

A few days later, an assistant comes to your aid - dad, eldest child, grandmother. The assistant holds the baby in the "torpedo" position at the side of the pool. You are in the middle of the pool and beckon the child to you with your hands. The assistant, grouping together with the baby, says the command "Dive!" and immerses the baby in the water in the "torpedo" position (see Fig. 3). The child, rushing towards you, makes swimming movements with his arms and legs, opens his eyes in the water, "coordinated" reaches you. And your task is to help the young swimmer to emerge, falling into your arms. The more familiar diving becomes for the child, the further the mother moves away from the assistant.

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If for some reason you cannot be in the pool (your state of health does not allow or the pool is very small), then classes with the baby will be called "Catch your child" (see Fig. 3): you let the baby "swim freely " from one side, the assistant "catches" it from the other side of the pool.

In the clinic pool

It is visited by babies from 3-5 weeks along with their mothers. Swimming instructor 1-2 times a month in a special large bath shows exercises that then need to be done at home. A month later - a new "portion" of exercises.

Swimming directly in the pool begins closer to 6 months. At the same time, there are separate programs for children who are already diving and for those who have just taken up swimming. When signing up for the pool, pay the instructor's attention to what your baby has already learned while swimming in the home bath. Offering you new exercises, the instructor will take into account these skills, even if the program adopted in this pool is somewhat different from the one that we have mastered.

But it also happens that the instructor deals only with the smallest babies and their parents, and there may not be enough time for the "older ones". What in this case to do in the pool?

Lesson Plan 4:

1. Massage, gymnastics in the water (consult the instructor if you forgot something).
2. Diving from the "torpedo" position with a short release of hands. As you adapt to big water"and holding the breath, it is permissible for the child to be under water for 5-7 seconds. If the reaction to diving is good, two dives in a row are acceptable.
3. Improving swimming ability with fins. Buy children's rubber (and only rubber, plastic is not good!) fins of the smallest size and with a few simple steps you will get great fins specifically for your swimmer (see fig. 4).
4. Exercise "From the side - into the water" (see description above).
5. Games in the water: "save a drowned toy", diving from the side into an inflatable ring, diving from the side of the "soldier", competitive games on the water (who will swim to the side faster, etc.).

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Do you need a cap?

A few words about the so-called autonomous supports - foam caps, "wings of Neptune", rubber circles, armlets, neck holders ("elephant's legs"), etc. All of the above "watercraft" you will definitely see in children's pool. In my opinion (which may not be the opinion of your pool instructor), all types of autonomous support have their negative side. Relying on other people's strength is harmful at any age. When passively on the water, when a circle or "sleeves" help to stay "afloat", the child loses the correct perception of water. However, "watercraft" are convenient when carrying out therapeutic massage individual parts of the body in the water, as well as for relaxing in the water, practicing individual elements of swimming, therapeutic exercises.

Nikolaeva Tatyana pediatrician-neurologist of the highest category

Most modern parents are fond of early developmental techniques, including teaching newborns to swim. What is it - a newfangled hobby or a necessary condition for the harmonious development of the baby? Is it necessary to teach babies to swim, when to start and how to do it so as not to harm children's health? In our article we will try to answer these and other questions.

Why is swimming good for babies?

From birth, children are already able to swim: they can hold their breath under water and enjoy splashing in the bath. This is explained by congenital reflexes - before the birth, the baby in the mother's belly was in a liquid environment. By about three to four months, this innate reaction fades away, and it will take much later to teach the baby to stay afloat.

However, the essence of such activities with a newborn is not to make a future out of him. Olympic champion. Increasingly, pediatricians are talking about what baby swimming brings invaluable benefit.

1. Regular water procedures teach children to be calm about temperature changes. Thanks to hardening, immunity is strengthened, which reduces the likelihood of colds, contributes to a dynamic physical development and helps prevent a variety of health problems.
2. The result of systematic studies is the formation of the correct, beautiful posture, a strong muscular corset for a children's spine.
3. Water exercises are much more effective for improvement motor system than massage and stroking. They strengthen or, conversely, relax the muscles of the back, arms, legs and neck. By the way, young swimmers start to crawl, stand up and walk earlier.().
4. During bathing, when the child has a little difficulty breathing and the body does not have enough oxygen, the child's body additionally secretes red blood cells (erythrocytes), which contributes to an increase in hemoglobin levels.
5. Swimming and diving have a positive effect on the lungs and cardiovascular system, help stimulate the blood supply to organs and normalize blood pressure.
6. When the child dives, the flowing water clears the maxillary sinuses. And this is the prevention of a cold in a newborn. The children's nose is also washed, all bacteria, dust particles and possible allergens are removed.
7. In water, the child calms down, gets rid of fears. Also, water procedures strengthen the bond between mother and baby, taking time for the baby to swim, you can better understand his body language and gestures, which will allow you to quickly find mutual understanding with your baby.
8. A child taught to swim from birth will not be afraid of open water.

Another undoubted plus is that many children, after swimming and diving, quickly fall asleep and do not disturb the young mother almost all night. What, you see, is important!

Rules for swimming with a baby

Teaching a newborn to swim will not be difficult for parents if you follow the basic recommendations.

Optimal age

Training should start from three to four weeks. Firstly, by this time the umbilical wound heals. Secondly, the child gains weight, gradually adapts to the new reality. Finally, infant reflexes (swimming and breathing) have not yet died out.

Bath preparation

All procedures should be carried out in a familiar environment for the crumbs. Before diving, wash the bathtub with ordinary laundry soap, and rinse it once a week with soda, not forgetting to rinse thoroughly. Be careful with a solution of potassium permanganate and herbal decoctions - a child can swallow liquids. After getting the basic swimming skills, you can move on to more professional lessons - in the pool.

Water temperature

Perform the first workouts at an average temperature of 35 ° C. It can be reduced little by little, but remember - small children under three months old should not swim in water whose temperature is below 32 ° C. To create ideal conditions, monitor children's behavior:

• if the baby cries when immersed for several minutes, the water is too cold for him;
• if he whimpers at first, and then falls silent and actively flounders with his arms and legs, you have chosen the optimal temperature;
• if he is too relaxed and passive, the bath is too warm.

During bathing, the water gradually cools down, but do not rush to bring it to its original temperature. This is the meaning of the procedure - babies happen.

How to do baby swimming lessons?

Water procedures should be performed approximately one hour after a meal: the baby is not hungry yet, and the milk has already been digested. Another important point- deal only with well-rested children in order to avoid tears and whims.

Leaning over the bath, holding the baby in the water, is quite difficult - it gets to both the back and shoulders. Try doing this while sitting in a chair. Be sure to cover the floor in the bathroom with a rubber mat so that it is not so slippery. Take a clean diaper with you - you can wipe the newborn with it after the swim. You can also wrap the baby in it before bringing it to the nursery. However, if there are no drafts in the apartment, doctors recommend blotting the skin of the baby a little, without wiping it dry, and taking it to the crib naked. This is another effective way of hardening.

So, everything is ready for bathing - the bathtub is filled with slightly warm water, and your child is in a great mood. First, touch the surface of the water with his hand, then immerse the child's feet in it. Lower your baby vertically while talking in a confident, calm voice.

In infant swimming, two types of supports are used: under the chin and under the back of the head. In the first case, the baby lies on the water with his stomach down, and you hold his head so that the baby's chin is in your palm. In the second option, the child lies on his back, and you pick up his head by the back of his head. Try both positions and choose the one that your child likes the most.

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Basic bath exercises

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If you think that water procedures at home are an uninteresting event, then you are mistaken. Of course, the baby will not have the opportunity to perform complex somersaults under the guidance of an instructor, but you can do a few simple manipulations on your own.

Advice: For your own peace of mind, purchase an inflatable “life buoy” or a foam cap. They look quite nice and help the baby to be on the surface of the water even without mother's support.

• Pushes and turns

Bring your baby's feet close to the walls of the tub. Feeling the support, he will start to push off the sides and try to swim. At this stage, your help is minimal - you just need to support the baby, who will roll over from his back to his tummy.

• splashing

The child lies on his stomach, completely immersed in water, and you hold his head by the chin. Show him how unusual the circles running across the water look if you splash a little.

• "Let's follow the ship"

Starting position, as in the previous lesson. Place a bathing toy in front of the baby and try to get it out, while saying: “Look, our boat is sailing away. Let's get her." It is necessary to gradually increase the speed and length of the "distance".

• "Eight"

When the baby learns to move in a straight line, try moving on to the next lesson. It can be performed both on the back and on the tummy. "Draw" the child the number 8, individually selecting the speed of the task.

• "Swing"

Turn the baby on his stomach, holding the head by the back of the head and chin so that it remains above the water. Simulate back-and-forth and up-down swimming (dipping and lifting), making smooth movements.

Attention, let's dive!

Perhaps the most difficult element of infant swimming is diving. And it is difficult not for children, but for parents because of the fear that their beloved child will choke. However, a child from birth knows how to hold his breath, he only needs to be reminded of this.

Before dipping the baby with his head, you should prepare. Say the keyword "Dive!" and blow the baby in the face. He immediately closes his eyes and holds his breath. We repeat the exercise for 10 days.

Then the task becomes a little more complicated: after the agreed phrase, you need to blow and sprinkle water on your face. Have you mastered this stage? Go actually to total immersion. Try to make the first dives when your little swimmer is in a good mood and has had time to swim for a while. Say a familiar command and lower it not very deep for a couple of seconds. Later, the dive time can be increased to five or six seconds.

Contraindications to exercise

Before starting systematic water procedures consult with your pediatrician. He will explain if this activity is suitable for your offspring, and identify possible restrictions. Swimming is contraindicated in the following health conditions:

• disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which require fixation of the limbs;
• congenital heart disease;
• purulent dermatitis;
• colds and viral diseases (after a course of treatment you can swim);
• disorders of a neurological type, which are accompanied by convulsions.

Remember that you can not insist and force children to bathe, swim and especially dive. Such efforts will not add health to the crumbs, but, on the contrary, will lead to psychological problems.

So, baby swimming is an extremely exciting and extremely useful activity. The child is immersed in a familiar environment, develops muscular system, strengthens the immune system and recognizes the world around. Babies who started swimming from the first days of life adapt better to the conditions kindergarten and schools. Isn't that a good reason to take up swimming with your child?

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Water procedures are extremely useful for infants. But if some mothers limit themselves to bathing a baby in a baby bath with a stand under the back, then others go further up to following the well-known slogan "swim before walking!" Probably, all mothers have heard at least something about infant swimming, and many, with varying degrees of success, have practiced learning to swim in a home bath, or in the pool of a district clinic. The Motherhood portal offers to turn to the history of the emergence of infant swimming, to get acquainted with theoretical basis this technique and learn some practical skills on specific examples with photos!

Swimming for babies in a home bath. Photo - photobank Lori

Part I. Theoretical aspects of infant swimming

From the history of swimming babies

Water hygienic baths (toilet baths) for infants aged 10-16 days, pediatricians began to prescribe without fail at the end of the 19th century. Hygienic baths for infants were exclusively passive in nature and were performed on a fixed basis at a constant water temperature in the bath of 37-35°C.

In 1962, the instructor-rescuer of the Moskva pool, I.B. Charkovsky, used a kind of incubator-bath for a premature baby weighing 1 kg 600 g, followed by training in diving, games, and swimming.

The first school for swimming and tempering babies in full baths was organized in 1966 in Australia by practical trainers, the Timmermans, who tested the swimming technique on their daughter. The experience of the Timmermans was quickly adopted in the USA, Germany, Japan, England, and Czechoslovakia.

In 1979, at the Scientific Research Institute for Children's Swimming, which was specially created on the basis of the pediatric clinic in Munich, the experience was summarized and analyzed by doctors, swimming teachers under the guidance of Professor K. Vetke. In 1971, Heinz Bauermeister, who was directly involved in teaching infants to swim, reported the results of his work at the World Conference of the Medical Committee of the International Swimming Federation.

More than 700 infants were taught to swim. Almost all of them turned out to be immune to colds, developed faster than their peers, and were much more active.

Zakhary Pavlovich Firsov, President of the FINA International Medical Committee, made a great contribution to the promotion and agitation of swimming and hardening of babies in the USSR, who published a series of articles and organized several television programs about this type of swimming. Active research in the field of physiology of swimming in infants and agitation was carried out by Professor Ilya Arkadyevich Arshavsky.

Hardening with water, sun and air baths, physical education for infants, prominent figures of Russian pediatrics, professors A.A. Kisel, V.I. Molchanov, M.S. Maslov, G.N. Speransky, A.F. Tur.
In the USSR, swimming in organized centers at children's standard clinics in Moscow began in 1976-1977.

Importance of learning to swim in infancy

Success in the primary and repeated prevention of diseases, the normal development and upbringing of infants can only be ensured in the complex of all measures for care, nutrition, accounting for the biorhythms of sleep and wakefulness.

In utero, a child develops for 9 months in a liquid environment, under antigravity conditions, and is born with swimming reflexes that fade without fixation at the age of 3-3.5 months.

Physically helpless and unable to move in a coordinated way on land due to the abrupt transition from relative weightlessness during embryonic development to the effects of gravity after birth, the child is surprisingly active and emotional in a full bath. Due to the large amount of lecithin fats, the specific weight of the baby is less than the specific weight of an adult, therefore the baby has positive buoyancy and easily floats on the water if he has developed and fixed the swimming skill in the machine. The reflex of holding the breath when the child is immersed in water is of specific and important importance, which is successfully used in teaching swimming and diving to babies.

Systematic daily swimming lessons allow you to teach baby swim by the end of the first year of life. It must be remembered that swimming skills acquired in infancy remain for life, provided that classes are continued at 2-3 years of age. Stopping swimming lessons for 1-2 months leads to the loss of swimming skills that need to be restored again.

Education in the family of swimming, gymnastics, massage and hardening is of great importance for education from the very early childhood harmoniously developed person.

Systematic hardening and swimming in full baths:

• They evoke pronounced positive emotions in infants - joy, a smile, cooing, screeching, which, after a swimming session, turn into persistent inhibition reactions - a sound, healthy sleep.
• Simultaneous strengthening of both the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and the musculoskeletal system leads to the normal development of infants, reducing mortality in the first month and year of life.
• Swimming procedures stimulate appetite and increase metabolic processes, along with an increase in digestive function - the basis for the normal development of infants.

Thus, the method of swimming and hardening of infants is available to parents.

Contraindications to exercise

Swimming procedures are stopped if the child expresses displeasure by crying, shouting, as well as in the event of "goose bumps" or trembling.

Contraindications to swimming lessons are: diseases in the acute stage, contagious skin diseases, developmental abnormalities that preclude the possibility of classes.

Medical supervision and practical consultations

The best form of control over the dynamics of the baby's health is the control of a neonatologist, pediatrician or family doctor who is aware of the characteristics of the course of pregnancy, childbirth, the first days and weeks of a child's life.

Swimming consultations are recommended at least once a month. They are carried out by swimming consultants and/or health professionals at a children's clinic or at home. Parents of a child must receive at least 12 consultations during the year.

Part II. Swimming preparation

Infant swimming is based on:

• swimming on the back and chest with manual support,
• standalone support, and finally
• independent swimming.

Swimming on manual supports is carried out mainly in full baths, autonomous supports can be used in the same baths and mainly in the pool. Swimming in tubs and pools is best accomplished by gradually reducing manual and autonomous assists.

The nature of swimming in all cases is interval - a swim is followed by a short rest. Swimming begins on the back at the age of 5 days and alternates with swimming on the chest. Depending on individual inclinations, one of the types of swimming may prevail.

The passive backstroke response can be used to relax infants. Swimming on the chest in most babies causes more active motor reactions, which should be used to activate the child from the first month of life.

Swimming preparation

One of essential principles teaching babies to swim is to stimulate the movements that are carried out by the methodologist during swimming with one hand.

The correct assimilation of movements is promoted by special swimming gymnastics on land for arms and legs in the position on the back and chest, both in reciprocal and symmetrical coordination - king and breaststroke.

The activation of the child's movements during swimming usually occurs at the 8-9th minute as a result of a specific motor mood and improvement in muscle hemodynamics.

water games

A baby is not a miniature adult. This should be remembered when conducting a swimming session. Games and toys in a wide variety of forms help create the necessary backdrop positive emotions and stimulate the infant's rowing movements.

Toys must be prepared in advance. They should be
- safe (preferably rubber and plastic, non-breakable, non-fading)
- clean,
- bright,
- not small, so that the child can immediately see them on the side of the bath, but not huge, so that the baby can easily hold them in his hands.

Gradual dosing

At the heart of the complex physical exercise there is a strict co-ownership of the rules for the gradual dosing at each stage of the development of the infant.

For example, the increase in the dose of swimming at each lesson should be in the range of 10-15 seconds, and the decrease in water temperature at the end of each month should be 0.5 C, In other words, activation motor functions is achieved by increasing the number and stimulation of movements, and the achievement of a high degree of hardening is achieved by a steady decrease in the temperatures of full baths.

Particular attention is drawn to the gradual immersion of the baby's head. In the preparatory period at the age of 1-2 months, only the mouth is immersed in water for 2-4 seconds, which contributes to the training of breath holding through the nose. At 5-6 months, when the child begins to play with toys, he can be allowed to get sinking objects from the bottom of the bath, in a sitting position, gradually increasing the depth, in this way stimulate the immersion of the head with the nose, and then with the eyes.

Resuming classes after a break

Classes interrupted due to illness or other reasons should be resumed as if they were being conducted from the very beginning, with strict observance of the rules of gradualness. Swimming after an illness is resumed only after consultation with a doctor and according to his appointment.

Forcing swimming doses. Temperatures and dives

Any forcing (sharp increase) of swimming doses, lowering water temperatures and increasing the time and number of dives is prohibited. For example, lowering the temperature of the bath immediately to 30 ° C or diving with the nose under water for 10-15 seconds. at the age of 1-1.5 months in the preparatory period should be strictly prohibited.

Place of employment at home and inventory

Swimming and hardening can be done in a regular home bath, similar to or smaller than a spa bath. Next to the bathroom there should be a changing table, diapers, napkins, cotton wool, room and water thermometers.

The table shows that the increase in swimming time for each month corresponds to 2-5 minutes, and the monthly decrease in temperature is equal to half a degree Celsius.

Part III. Baby swimming practice

Getting Started with Swimming

The optimal age for starting classes should be considered 5 days - 2 weeks. At three months, the revived swimming reflexes fade away, and it is much more difficult to conduct classes with the child. Therefore, 3-3.5 months is the latest date for the start of swimming for infants. After three months, swimming lessons are more individual and more labor intensive.

Hand supports

The position of the child on the back
The heaviest, sinking part of the child's body is the head. Therefore, all manual supports are carried out under the head and at the same time the neck and upper part backs.
Hand supports can and should be varied.

* double hand support when swimming on the back with four fingers under the back, neck and head, two thumbs lie on the chest;

* one-handed support "bucket",

* one-handed "half-ring" support - the thumb and forefinger cover the neck, the hand is on the side of the back of the head and slightly to the side, without interfering with the baby's rowing.

One-handed half-ring and bucket support allow the free hand to stimulate strokes.

As soon as the child begins to row correctly, the nature of the support changes. In the supine position, double support is already carried out with three, then two, and finally with one finger under the back of the child's head.

All types of supports should be carried out very softly and gently and extremely freely, giving the child the opportunity to show the instinct of self-preservation underlying the swimming reflexes.

In swimming on the back, supports are lighter and more comfortable than on the chest, and are always carried out with submerged ears.

On the chest

* the most convenient support with two hands of the head for the cheeks and slightly under the chin.

One-handed support on the chest is carried out with a "scoop" and also with a thumb, its back side under the child's chin, the other four support under the chest - the second hand slightly supports the back of the head with two fingers (support with a "grip" - forefinger and thumb). The chin support helps to "lock" the mouth so that the baby does not drink water.

* Support under the bust

Offline support

Swimming on their own on their back is best done with autonomous head support using foam floats inserted into bonnet pockets and positioned behind the infant's ears.

1. The cap should have a ribbon-rope (in addition to the ties) threaded through the bottom of the cap. She pulls a large cap to fit the baby's head. For these ribbons, then, when the hand was removed from under the head, they lead the floating baby through the water.
2. Wear a cap before immersing in the bath.
3. The cap must be dry.
4. Let the baby play with her in advance (in the afternoon).
5. Having lowered the cap into the water, still support it first under the baby's head, gradually releasing your hands.

An infant can swim with this support at 3-4 months, with arms spread slightly to the sides for balance. The transfer of the baby to the pool can be carried out when he is actively rowing and balancing. Autonomous chest lifts are more difficult; as a rule, they should keep the shoulders and chin in line with the water, they can only be used in case of good physical activity upper limbs baby.

Please note that of all standalone supports, the best one is such a bonnet. Neither a cheburashka cap (ears) nor a collar under the neck can gradually accustom a child to independent swimming.

Diving and diving

1. Immersion of the mouth of a baby at the age of one month under water for 2-3 seconds. allows you to train and hold your breath through the nose. Usually in these cases, holding the breath is determined by the feeling - holding the hand under the chest - the child stops breathing - for a few seconds (4-10).

2. Momentary immersion of the mouth leads the child to the immersion of the nose, which all babies breathe.

Diving of the nose, and then the eyes, usually occurs during independent games, in a sitting position, when the child takes out an object from the bottom of the bath.
Diving the mouth under water must be carried out on double manual support in a position on the spot from 3-4 to 6-8 times per session.

As practice shows, immersion of the mouth under water is performed by all children, except for infants with a runny nose. During the crying of the child, immersing the mouth is strictly prohibited due to the danger of water entering the Airways. It is impossible to perform immersions of the mouth during posting due to the oncoming wave entering the nasal passages.

During games, in a sitting position, the child well immerses his mouth.
Independent advancement to the toy while holding the breath is a prologue to independent swimming. In principle, a child can be taught by an experienced methodologist to dive headlong into the water. As experience shows, many parents carry out such forced diving with their children, starting from 3 months. However, the degree of the art of teaching varies among parent coaches. Therefore, this technique is designed only for forced immersion of the mouth and self-immersion with the head in games.

A child who has learned to hold his breath while sinking his mouth, nose and head, who knows how to paddle well with his hands, can swim independently.

Independent swimming

The transition to independent backstroke, as can be seen from the above, is relatively simple and consists in a gradual decrease in manual and autonomous support, while the infant’s stroke power and the ability to keep his head on the surface of the water become quite sufficient. Swimming on your back, as a rule, is not associated with holding your breath and diving, and therefore is more accessible in training.

Decreased offline support

The floats are removed from the cap in pairs from different edges, starting from the top. As soon as the baby adapts to the reduced number of floats and feels confident, you can safely remove a couple more.

The photo shows that the last 2, lower ones, remained on the cap.

but here the bonnet is no longer needed (the child is 4.5 months old)

Baby 6 months old Lies on his back on his own and he likes it.

Child at 6 months independently swims the bath, pushing off the side and paddling with his hands. The hand of an adult is nearby.

Photo 13

Photo 14

Another thing is swimming on the chest. In infants, as well as in swimming mammals - dolphins, whales - movement in the water is associated with diving and holding the breath. Therefore, it is natural to first teach the infant to hold the breath and dive independently, and only then, subject to good rowing movements with the hands, apply arbitrary slipping, exercises like "torpedo".

Movement training

Proper control of strokes and kicks in freestyle and symmetrical swimming is of the utmost importance. So, for example, in many babies, the classic push with the legs (photo 14) can be worked out and fixed using the breaststroke method.

When swimming on their back, infants are good at rowing with their hands through the sides from the head to the hip, if they are correctly “showed” such a stroke, first on land and then in the water (photo 13). At the practical lessons of infants in the clinic, the methodologist-consultant must timely determine the time for the transition from swimming on manual support to swimming on autonomous support and transfer the baby to the Malyutka pool for systematic swimming lessons on the "big water".

As practice shows, it is possible to switch to autonomous support when swimming on the back at the end of the preparatory stage of training (3-4 months), and transfer the child to the Malyutka pool from 4-5 months, subject to good balance and quality of strokes.

Improvement in swimming can be carried out at the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th stage of classes, when it is possible to improve the skills acquired by children on the basis of innate swimming reflexes, with the help of the second signaling system - by means of the word. The use of the words "row", "push", "dive" is just as important and necessary as, for example, the words "mother", "father", "grandmother", because they are associated with the vital ability to swim.

Part III. From theory to practice

Swimming training for children up to a year can be divided into 4 stages.

First step - PREPARATORY

Age: 5-15 days - 3 months, congenital swimming age. Classes begin after the healing of the umbilical wound.

ON THE LAND (introductory part) - A complex of preparatory activities from 2 months consists of massage, general gymnastics, swimming gymnastics.
It is convenient to carry out special swimming gymnastics (imitation of swimming) on ​​land and then repeat in water, fixing congenital swimming reflexes:

Moro reflex - a symmetrical enveloping movement of the hands while patting the buttocks (4-5 at the first lesson and 8-9 at the end of the stage).

Robinson's reflex - tonic - strong holding of an object (at the first lesson 1-2 times and 4-5 times at the end of the stage).

Reflex Talent - arcuate bending of the body while stroking the skin between the spine and shoulder blade (1-2 at the beginning and 3-4 at the end of the stage).

The Bauer reflex is a crawling phenomenon, or breaststroke with legs. On the chest - repulsion with the legs from the palms of the hands (4-6 at the beginning and 8-10 at the end of the stage).

Reciprocal arm stroke from the head to the hip across the side (4-6 at the beginning and 8-10 at the end of the stage) on the back and imitation of a freestyle arm stroke on the back and chest, as well as a symmetrical arm stroke from behind the head to the hips (4- 6 at the beginning and 8-10 at the end of the stage).

Reciprocal movements of the legs on the back and chest (4-6 at the beginning and 6-8 at the end of the stage).

SWIMMING IN A FULL BATH(main part). "Double" manual support on the back and 8-10 wires along the length of the bath (shuttle wire). One-hand support on the back with a "half ring". Baby's ears in water.

Double manual support on the chest with a "ladle" under the chin and wiring, one-hand support with a "ladle", as well as one-hand support with the thumb under the chin, the rest under the chest and wiring with turns along the length of the tub (25-30 times).

Stimulation of the work of the legs with a breaststroke on one-handed palm support and after a push from the side (10-14 at the beginning and 20-30 at the end of the stage).
The toilet is carried out at the end of the lesson at all stages. Feeding is performed after 15-20 minutes. after swimming.

Second step - LEARNING TO SWIMMING

Age: 4-6 months, designed for infants who have passed the preparatory stage, adapted to full baths and a water temperature of 35°C.

Further development of fixed swimming reflexes with the help of the word is carried out. Procedures go in a playful manner against the backdrop of positive emotions. The child swims on autonomous support and with its maximum relaxation on the back and on the chest; swimming volume 32-42 min.

ON THE LAND(introductory part) - Increase the dose of massage, general and special gymnastics by 3-4 minutes. Development and complication of congenital reflexes:
Bauer breaststroke on legs towards the toy (4-6 times),

Talent - Performing the swimmer's pose on the palms (3-4 times)

Robinson - pull-ups on the "weight" (3-5 times),

Moro - wrapping hands (10-15). Exercises are accompanied by the words: "push", "row", "hold", "pull".

SWIMMING IN A FULL BATH(main part) - Swimming on double and one-handed support in the position on the back and chest, as well as on autonomous support, as weakened as possible.

"Sliding off" (momentary lowering of the support for I-2 seconds) is well performed when the child is able to hold his breath. Sitting in place self-dive for toys. All the time when swimming, a decoy toy is used, movements are accompanied by the words: "swim", "row", "push". Many games in the water such as "storm at sea", "torpedo", etc.

The child stands and walks in the water with support under the arms.

Third step - INDEPENDENT SWIMMING

Age: 7-9 months.
The third stage of independent swimming is designed for babies trained in the second stage to swim, adapted to a full bath and a water temperature of 33.5 ° C; duration - up to 42 min.
Children independently dive under water, dive.

ON THE LAND(introductory part) - Increase the dose of massage, general and special gymnastics by 2-3 minutes.

Crawling towards a toy in a playpen with a ball and toys.
Swimmer's pose: hands pressed to the hips, extended to the sides, forward.
Pulling up by the fingers of the methodologist from a position on the back and chest.

IN WATER(main part) - Swimming on the back and chest with and without manual support behind a toy, swimming on an autonomous support.

Self-diving under water (diving) for a toy.

Fourth step - IMPROVEMENT OF SWIMMING

Age: 10-12 months. The fourth stage is organically connected with the previous one. At the last stage, infants are able to independently swim the entire length of the bath and the Malyutka pool, visit the water treatment room 3 times a week, and like to dive in length and depth for toys.
The total time of classes is 62-72 minutes, the temperature is -31.5-30.5°C.

ON THE LAND(introductory part) - The total time of massage and gymnastics reaches 10-12 minutes. and more. Games on land lying, sitting, standing with a ball and toys.
Performing on command various positions of the swimmer in the position on the back and chest. Perform foot and hand work with and without an instructor. Try rowing a dolphin, breaststroke with the help of an instructor.

The exercises are accompanied by a conversation using special swimming terms both on land and in water.

IN WATER(main part) - The beginning of the lesson - games in the water with sinking, floating and hanging toys. Independent swimming along the length of the home bath (2-3 times without stopping) and the "Baby" pool, swimming with toys, on toys. Gliding with outstretched arms, pressed hands on the back and chest. Swimming on legs breaststroke and crawl with the help of an instructor and on your own. Diving in length and depth for toys, jumping in the water, games.

Stages of learning to swim in the classroom

STAGE I

1st SWIMMING CLASS

Age of children - 5 days - 2-3 weeks; duration of classes - 10-15 minutes; bath temperature - 36.5°C.

1. Slow entry into the water with legs and laying on the back on a double manual support.
Slow wiring along the length of the bath (shuttle wiring), wiring to the near corner of the bath with the head and turning the legs to the far corner, and the head towards itself and slightly up.
Push with feet from the tub and retrieve to the other side (reel with turns), ears in the water.

2. The left hand under the back of the head and back, the right hand with a "scoop" by the chin and the right cheek - turn to the "scoop" (the child's chin is strictly above the water line).
Interception of the left "scoop" under the chin into a double manual support under the chin in the position on the chest.
Wiring in position on the chest on double manual support with turns at the ends of the tub.
During wiring and turns, strictly monitor the position of the mouth above the water line.

3. One-handed support on the back in a "half ring", turns at the ends of the bath and interceptions from one hand to the other.
Supports with one hand and wiring on the "ladle" under the child's chin.
Support with one hand (right) - thumb under the child's chin, the rest under the chest.

4. Stimulation of kicks and strokes with hands in the position on the back and chest on one-handed support with the free hand.

5. Toilet (washing) of the child, getting out of the bath and wiping, drying the ears with cotton.

NOTE: Massage, general and special gymnastics are carried out starting from 2 months; in 5 days - 3 weeks, exclude the immersion of the mouth and carry it out only from a month.

Stage 2(I month) - immersion of the mouth in place, continuation of the exercises of the 1st stage.

Stage 3(2 months) - demonstration of massage, general and special gymnastics.

Stage 4(3rd month) - free support technique, loosening of support, technique of pushes and strokes with hands in the water.

Stage 5(4th month) - testing autonomous support such as a bonnet with a small manual support on the back, swimming for a toy on the chest on a manual support, getting a toy while sitting.

stage 6(5th month) - reduction of autonomous support on the back, taking toys from the bottom of the bath while sitting, immersing the mouth and then the nose, transferring the child to the "Malyutka" pool if he has the ability and swimming lessons three times a week in the water treatment room, three times - Houses.

Stage 7(6th month) - minimal autonomous back support, swimming on back without support. Swimming on chest support, loosening chest support, sitting games.

Stage 8(7th month) - minimal autonomous support on the chest, swimming on the chest with instant lowering of the hand support, playing in the water while sitting and standing.

Stage 9(8th month) - improvement of strokes on the back and chest, "torpedo" exercises, diving for sinking toys, a bottle. Games in the water sitting, standing, walking with various toys.

10 stage(9 - 12 months) - continued improvement in independent swimming on the back and chest, improvement of independent diving, games.

NOTE: At all stages of classes, specific movements are accompanied by the words "row", "swim", "dive", "push".

Diving plan

Helps develop respiratory system, vestibular apparatus, as well as develop emotional and volitional qualities - courage, strength, endurance.

Classes in a large bathroom at home, preferably under the supervision of an instructor. In the first part of swimming - swimming, as described above, mainly swimming on the back and in a cap .. Then diving is carried out (2-3 times 3-4 "eights" and dives), alternating with rest and exercises on the water.

Preparatory stage
The age of the child is 1 week - a month.
The child simply floats with the help of manual supports on the tummy. Makes the so-called "eight" - floats around the perimeter of the bath, turning around the "eight".

Stage 1.
Starting from a month, you can teach your baby to hold air. To do this, in the position on the stomach, after 3-4 "eights", you must say: (Baby's name), dive! And immediately blow into the face. Children usually hold their breath. On the first day, repeat this exercise 2-3 times.
Each stage ends when the child has mastered a new skill.

Stage 2.
Everything is the same, only after the words: name, dive! Spray on your face. After a week, you no longer spray, but water. Holding the baby with one hand under the chin, with the other, after the words "dive!" scoop up water and pour it over your face. It looks like a wash.
Go to next stage only after you make sure that the child does not just close his eyes, but definitely holds his breath.

Stage 3.
As expected, first 3-4 "eights". After the first "baby, let's dive!" again pour water on your face. The child must remember WHAT to do after this command. Then again 3-4 "eights", the command "dive!" and diving. To do this, you hold the baby's head with 2 hands, and sharply immerse it under water. And immediately take out and continue the movement of the "eight".
keep it up

For the first - second - third time, 1-2 dives are enough. Be sure to pay attention to the child's reaction. If he did not like it, it is better to postpone until the next time.

Next, bathe according to the scheme: swimming on the back, coup on the stomach, 3-4 "eights", dive, again 3-4 "eights", dive, again 3-4 "eights" dive. Rest on the back. Exercises (repulsions, walking, etc.). Again, the cycle of "eights" and diving, rest, play, the cycle of "eights" and diving, rest on the back. ALL! Bathing ends. Thus, you will get about 9 dives per session.

But, if the baby is naughty, you see that he is unhappy, do not stick to the scheme. Do what the child likes. Or maybe he's already tired. Just finish your swim early.

Stage 4.
When the baby is used to diving, start diving underwater. At first it should take 1-2 seconds. If you see that the baby has enough retained air, gradually increase the time by the second. So a week you can dive for 1-2 seconds, the next 2-3, then 3-4 and so on. But for this time you do not just immerse the child under water, but dive a distance under water. All dives participate in the same cycle of exercises as in stage 3.

Stage 5
It differs from stage 4 in that, having immersed the baby under water, you release him and he swims on his own. After the words: “Baby (name), dive!” you need to sharply plunge your head under the water, as if pushing forward and letting go. At first you quickly pick it up, but each time you increase the time of its independent stay under water.
Here you can see that the baby is swimming, and the hands of an adult are nearby. But don't hold it:

dived

emerge

surfaced

Conclusion
I am not a swimming instructor, not a doctor. The doctor is my husband, and I am a teacher-psychologist. I wrote about diving from my own experience. So, for example, my children swam not in 30-degree water, but not below 34. They did not like it below.

At the end, we douse ourselves with cold water after bathing. The pediatrician told us that we should gradually lower the temperature of the water for dousing (as well as in the bath). But children like it more when they are poured with very cold water. After bath cold water they burn and they (especially the older one) squeal with pleasure.

Our eldest daughter at 4.5 months. lay on the water without any support, swam the bath on her back and dived with pleasure. The average learned to stay on the water and dive by 6 months. The younger one learned to swim occasionally - there simply wasn’t enough time for daily “swims”. Nevertheless, all three children, getting into an open reservoir, were not afraid of water, they swam, dived with pleasure, and swam independently at the age of 3.

The best way to learn to swim and dive is, of course, to help you with a specially trained instructor. But, if, despite all your efforts, money and time spent on classes in the pool, the baby goes to the bath without pleasure, cries and refuses to swim, do not be upset. There are such children - well, they do not like to swim! After all, adults are also not all lovers of water procedures. Nothing, there are still so many sports and games in the world in which your baby will show top scores.
And for such children, we can recommend a gradual gentle bathing in a diaper (the first time) and then in the bath with mom. This is the opposite view of teaching babies to swim. It is based on the assumption that free swimming and, especially, diving of infants is stressful for a child, because water is an alien habitat for people. Therefore, each parent himself chooses the right approach in raising and hardening his child. This article is not a call to teach babies to swim, but only advice for those who want to do it.

Classes will be successfully held with parents who are confident in the benefits of the case and are not afraid to do something special with the baby. Although swimming and diving have long been the most common.
Be confident in your abilities and success is guaranteed!!!

The article used:
"Swimming babies" ( Guidelines) Ed. V.V. Shitskova Moscow, 1978. The recommendations were developed by the pediatrician V.A. Guterman.

"Swim before walking" Z. P. Firsov, Moscow, Physical culture and sport, 1978

If the grown-up children are happy to occupy themselves on the beach themselves (there would be a reservoir!), Then little bathers need the constant participation of an adult. And what to do with the baby in the water and how to play, parents can not always come up with.

child in the sea

Acquaintance with the sea is a very important moment of the first summer holidays with a child. The further attitude of the baby to sea bathing may depend on how comfortable and pleasant it will be. Therefore, we will try not to make mistakes in order to instill in the baby a love for games in the water and swimming.

For the first swim baby in the sea it is desirable to choose suitable conditions. If the weather is windy and cool on the 1st day of your stay on the beach, it is better to postpone swimming. Don't dip baby in the sea at water temperatures below 20°C. In general, for the first bathing, the optimal water temperature is from 22–24 ° C, and the air temperature is not lower than 25 ° C. Too cold water can not only cause hypothermia, but also scare the baby. If the child feels uncomfortable, bathing may not be pleasant to him. The first "heats" should not exceed 2-3 minutes. Subsequently, the duration of games in the water can be increased to 5–7 minutes, and in very warm seas, up to 10 minutes.

Before going for a swim, the baby should sit in the shade for about 10 minutes to cool down a little. If dipping into the water baby, too heated by the hot sun, you can easily get a cold. Between baths, also take a sufficient break so that the baby is properly warmed up.

When meeting with the sea, be sure to consider the emotional state of the crumbs. Can't bring baby on the beach if he is unwell. You do not need to lead him into the water when he is not in the mood and is naughty. Wait until the little "beech" becomes more accommodating. You should not swim on an empty stomach, but it is also not necessary immediately after eating. Optimal - 1-1.5 hours after eating.

So let's start exploring the sea! First, just watch the baby. Some fearless kids immediately try to get to the water. There are usually no problems with these. Others stand cautiously on the sidelines. Don't push or rush. Just at first play with the child near the water, let the oncoming wave touch the baby's arms and legs. “Look, what a gentle wave, she stroked you, let's pet her!” Touch, stroke the wave, dip your hands in the sea. Walk with your baby along the water's edge, raising your legs high, like storks. Run around pretending to be horses. Then you can go into the sea knee-deep, stomp your feet, creating splashes, play with waterfowl toys. If the baby does not mind, take him in your arms and bring him into the sea. At the same time, be sure to emotionally talk to him, say something joyful! The kid should see and feel that swimming is fun! If the child begins to resist or asks you not to go further, do not insist. Let him get used to bathing gradually. Jump with the baby in your arms, immersing him in the water up to his shoulders, circle with him in the water. If the baby does not mind, take it under the armpits or in the wrist area and shake it up and down and from side to side in the water. Try not to splash the child in the face at first, hold him tightly and, of course, carefully listen to his feelings. They must be positive!

Children's beachwear

A small bather, just like an adult, needs a comfortable beachwear. Now you can find on sale special disposable swim diapers And waterproof panties, which help protect yourself in the water from "children's surprises." But they are better left for the pool. And in natural reservoirs, it is quite possible to get by with the most ordinary panties. Worth writing about bathing suits with long sleeves so that the child does not get burned in the water.

bathe and play on the beach without panties is not recommended. Sand, getting into the genital area and perineum, can cause inflammatory diseases, and simply irritate the delicate skin of the child. This is especially true for girls.

Nice and modern option baby swimsuit- a closed swimsuit with sleeves. It securely covers the most delicate and “burned” parts of the baby’s body – the back and shoulders. And there are swimwear for babies with UV protection. They are made of a special material that traps harmful solar radiation. Such bathing suits especially good for the smallest holiday-goers. Thanks to them, you can minimize the use of sunscreen, which is gradually washed off in water. Panama hats can also be purchased from UV-protective fabric, covering not only the head, but also the neck.

While the child still does not know how to stay on the water on his own, he will need all sorts of "watercraft". With them, swimming will be more fun and varied. Safest for baby children's inflatable vest. Carefully select it in size so that the vest fits snugly around the baby's body and is securely fixed with lacing or fasteners. A baby from 1.5 years old can wear inflatable armlets. Just do not forget that the sleeves only slightly support the child in the water, but do not ensure his safety. So without the support of strong and loving hands, the crumbs can not do!

rubber ring- also a good helper on the water. Swimming with it is much more fun! But buy a classic circle only for grown-up children from 1.5–2 years old. The child must understand that the circle must be held with his hands. The smallest swimmers can simply slip out of it. The circle also needs to be selected in size: what younger child, the smaller the diameter of the inner hole of the circle. Ideally, the circle should sit tight enough on a small swimmer. For the smallest swimmers aged 9 months to 1.5-2 years, you can buy a circle with "panties". The special inner seat of the circle will not allow the baby to slip out. But be careful: such a circle can turn over.

Modern creative thought does not stand still! And in addition to the classic swimming circles familiar from childhood, completely new types of them appear! Now you can find special inflatable circles SwimTrainer with which you can safely play on the water even with a baby and teach him to swim. The design of this product, firstly, will not allow the child to slip out of the circle, and, secondly, will help the little swimmer to take the correct horizontal position for swimming, but at the same time will not allow him to lean forward too much and swallow water.

closer to 3 years old you can offer the child a board for swimming. The baby will be able to row with arms and legs, lying on the plank, or work out with its help the very first swimming movements.

Children's fear

Many parents are sure that all children, without exception, love to splash in the water. But it is not so. There are many kids who, for some unknown reason, afraid of water and categorically refuse to enter the gentle sea. Well, it may seem affectionate to us, but it often inspires fear in a child. Why can this happen?

First, many children are wary of everything new. First baths in the sea, river or pool can cause them not so much fear as fear: how will it all work out somehow? And this is a completely normal reaction. It is very important to introduce such children to the sea gradually and in no case to bring them into the water by force. Just try to do this, and the baby will be convinced that his fears were really not in vain ... It is very likely that his caution will develop into a persistent unwillingness to play in the water. And it may take several years before the baby changes his attitude to swimming in the sea.

Secondly, the sea can frighten a child with its darkness, with the fact that there is absolutely nothing to be seen there. And if you can’t see it, the child’s imagination begins to think out and draw a variety of pictures: what if there, at the bottom, tiny legs lie in wait for a huge biting fish or some unprecedented monster? Especially if someone has already managed to scare the baby with a “crab with claws” or “doodle shark”. Moreover, such children usually willingly agree to swim in the pool, but they refuse to swim in the open water. And this is understandable: the pool is visible to the very bottom, and it is immediately clear that there is no danger there. How to behave with such little panties?

To tell and explain in great detail that there is nothing terrible under water near the shore. There is only sand, pebbles, shells and tiny good fish. To show this by example and by example is joyful bathing children: “See, they are not afraid! They are having fun!" If possible, choose first baths shallow sea with clean, clear, calm water and no algae near the shore. By the way, algae also often scare kids, keep this in mind. If the baby can see the bottom, he will go into the water much more willingly. If the baby already knows how to hold his breath for a few seconds, you can put on a mask for him and offer to see what is happening under water. To do this, you do not need to swim far, just go into the water up to your waist and lower your face in the mask into the water. After making sure that there is nothing to worry about under water, the baby will soon cease to persist.

Third, fear may be associated with unsuccessful baby's first bath. Maybe a wave covered the baby, and he took a sip of water. Maybe dad played too actively in the water with his son or daughter, and the kid got scared. In this case, do not insist that the child enter the water. It will take time for the baby to regain confidence in the water. In the meantime, let him splash in an inflatable pool on the shore, play near the water, throw pebbles into the sea. Come up with all kinds of water games for the baby, lure him first just to wet his legs, then wash his knees. Let him launch boats and other waterfowl toys into the sea, dig wells, build dams ... Ask the baby to collect and bring a bucket of water for your buildings. Do everything slowly, gradually, without pressure. And after a while, the baby will definitely fall in love with bathing again.

To minimize such problems, it is advisable to prepare the child for swimming in the sea in advance while you are still at home. Tell your child, even the smallest, different interesting stories about the sea, about how you will swim and relax there, what you will do, what you will play. You can even come up with a whole ritual: for example, allocate a certain time for such stories. Let's say before bed. Read marine-themed books to your child: fairy tales, poems, stories. Look at the pictures of ships and marine animals. Watch together sea ​​cartoons. All stories must be bright and joyful, positive. So the baby will have a positive attitude to rest in advance. He will love the sea in absentia. And then she will look forward to meeting him.

While the child cannot swim and cannot entertain himself on his own, it is necessary to invent all kinds of games for him in the water. And, of course, to participate in them together with a little bather. It's easy and fun!

So that the baby is not afraid to go into the water, invite him to get from the bottom of the sea small toys. We need things that sink. First, put the toys near the shore and ask the baby to bring them to you. Then you can put them a little further from the shore, provided that the water is clear and the baby can see them.

You can collect colored glass or shells turned by the sea on the shore and spread them on the bottom near the shore. Let it be the treasures from the sunken ship. The task of the kid is to collect treasures and load them on the boat.

Go with your baby into ankle-deep water, lie on your stomach. First, just lie down near the shore so that the waves gently rock you. Then tell the baby that you are two crocodiles. Show your child how to walk on the bottom on their hands, while the legs are straightened back and do not touch the bottom.

If the baby is not afraid of water, you can splash a little with him. Show your baby how to slap the water with your hands to make splashes. Sprinkle just a little on the smallest players, with older kids you can arrange sea ​​battle more serious. The game will help the baby not be afraid of splashes, teach him to be calm about the fact that water can get into his face.

Paper boat. If mom or dad remember their childhood and make some paper boats for the baby, you will have great fun. Boats can simply be launched into the water, put passengers in them, loaded with pebbles, blow on them, forcing them to move in the right direction. After sailing, let the ships dry in the sun - and they are ready to sail again!

Be sure to take to the beach or to the pool a roomy plastic boat and a few small toy passengers. The kid will be able to put passengers on the boat and ride them on the waves, going into the water to the waist. By the way, pebbles and shells can play the role of passengers.

small raft. If you have a float board or a baby air mattress, you can use it as a raft and roll toys on it. You can put the crumbs on the mattress, plant toys nearby and go sailing all together under the close supervision of the dad-captain.

We bathe the doll. Invite your baby to buy a rubber baby or any other suitable toy. You can even wash your car! Such simple games will help the baby fearlessly enter the water.

Sea battle. Float the sand mold and invite the baby to throw pebbles in such a way as to hit the “boat” exactly. You can throw pebbles until the boat sinks. In an effort to more accurately get into the mold, the baby will go further and further into the water. Such fun is especially good for little cowards who are afraid of water.

watering can. Playing with a watering can will enable the baby to quickly get used to the water in an open pond. To get water into it, you need to go into the sea at least knee-deep. So let the baby draw water, and then pour it over sand, pebbles, mom and dad and, of course, himself. In doing so, you can say:

Rain, rain!
Lie down more!
let it grow
The wheat is thicker!
Lie down, lie down
Like a river!
There will be white flour!
(G. Lagzdyn)

Can be used instead of a watering can plastic bottle. Let the baby draw water into it, watching the funny air bubbles, then pour out the water and draw it again.

Inflatable ball. Play with your baby in the water with a small beach ball. If the baby already knows how to catch the ball, throw the toy to each other. Just make sure that during the game the baby does not go into the water further than waist-deep: he can lose his balance and “dive”. If the baby cannot catch the ball yet, just throw the ball in shallow water, let the baby catch it from the water and bring or throw it to you.

Nursery rhymes

Little kids like it when their daily activities and games are accompanied by rhymes. Swimming is more fun with rhymes, and the fear of water is easier to deal with!

Grandma sowed peas! Probably, you yourself, as a child, ran into the sea under this cheerful sentence. As a child, it was scary to plunge into cool water for the first time, and the rhyme helped in this. To distract the baby from possible discomfort, we take him in our arms (if he does not mind), we go into the water to the waist, and then we rhythmically tell a rhyme and at the end we squat:

Grandma sowed peas
And she said to her grandfather: “Oh!”
And then we will tell another version of the rhyme and jump in the water:
Baba sowed peas -
Jump jump, jump jump!
Ceiling collapsed
Jump jump, jump jump!

Next nursery rhyme also great for playing in the water. Under it, you can dip the baby into the water, holding it under the armpits or by the wrists, splash a little in the water, pull it out and dip it again.

The bear came to the ford,
Get on the deck
Bultykh in the water!
He's already wet, wet, wet,
He's a kitty, kitty, kitty!
Wet, vykis,
Get out, dry
Got on deck...
Bultykh in the water!

You can play with the waves, saying a rhyme to E. Mashkovskaya. Mom takes the baby by the hand, and together they run to the sea:

Sea, I'm running to you!
I'm already on the beach!
I run to your wave
And the wave is running towards me!…

If the baby is not afraid of water, feel free to run into the sea. If he is still afraid to swim, we run to the water's edge, meet a wave and quickly run back. So we repeat as long as the game is interesting to the child. This fun can also be used for the first acquaintance of the baby with the sea.

And now let's play with the sea to the rhyme of S. Kaputikyan. Let's just modify it a bit. Still, we will not swim in the bathroom, but in the real sea! Try to perform different movements to the rhyme - squish your palm in the water, dangle your legs, jump:

Who will be here - kup, kop,
By water - squelch, squelch,
In the sea quickly - jump, jump,
In the sea with a leg - jerk, jerk?
The waves will foam
And the fear goes somewhere...

Safe bathing

Even if the sea is very shallow and calm, even if it seems to you that the baby is a completely conscious child and will never climb into the depths, never forget the main thing water safety rules: the baby should be near the pond and in the water only with an adult! Don't leave him unattended even for a minute!

If you have a small inflatable boat or mattress, be extremely careful when swimming with your baby. Of course, riding the waves with dad or mom is a pleasant and fun thing! But such “watercraft” are unsafe: the boats easily turn over even from a small wave, you can easily slip off the mattress into the water, and it can be blown away ... Therefore, if you take a baby for a swim, be sure to put on an inflatable vest (not a circle!) sleeves. So, even if the baby accidentally falls overboard, he will not dive under the water, but stay on the surface. And, of course, do not swim with the child far from the shore. For safety reasons, while the child is small, it is better to swim in shallow water.

bathing at sea with a child, try to stay away from older children and teenagers frolicking in the water. They can inadvertently push the child and even knock him down. If you hold your baby in your arms while bathing, do not go too deep into the water. It is important that you stand confidently on your feet and do not lose your balance.

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