How many times have you heard that “swimming is good for correcting children’s posture” or that “it is vital for children to strengthen their muscles”? All true, certainly, but swimming is much more. Swimming is definitely a very interesting sport and is suitable for the mental and physical development of the little ones; it is also important for these swimmers in the making to study the various aspects of the sport in order to fully exploit all its benefits.
Summer is finally here, a time for vacation and relaxation, but whatever your destination, you’ll want to take every precaution to protect your children from the hidden dangers of water. Drowning, sunstroke, sunburn, but also dermatitis, conjunctivitis and infections are just some of the dangers confronting the children while in vacation.
However, by adopting responsible behavior and paying attention to a few things, you can do much for greatly reducing exposure to dangerous situations.
1) Before leaving, take your child to the pool and teach him or her to be safe in the water
Search for a near-by aquatic center and entrust your little one to qualified instructors who will teach him or her to move in the water and then to swim. In fact, a “water trained” child, will know better…
