When Would be The Right Time To Teach A Child To Swim

When would be the right time to teach a child to swim? I ask some of my friends and most would suggest that babies as young as six months can already be enrolled in infant swim classes. Since they don't fear the water and maybe can even associate swimming with the secure feeling they had not too long ago inside their mother's womb. Don't be afraid that your baby might swallow water or drown. Like adults, they will instinctively know how to suspend breathing while underwater.

Sound simple though, but I would have Keona swim at an older age maybe four or five. Because as of now she's 2 years and 11 months old and during this age, they would be more difficult to teach and may scream or cry when released in the water.

3 Danger P's in the Backyard

Toddlers love exploring in the backyard. But they need constant adult supervision, particularly if you have one of the three dangerous Ps.

1. PLAYSETS. Examine the jungle gym to make sure it's in a good shape, with no missing bolts or sharp edges. If the play area is more than two or three feet off the ground, supervise your toddler closely. Ideally, the area underneath should be a soft surface, such as sand, wood chips, or rubber matting 12 inches deep.

2. POOLS. A toddler can drown in as little as an inch of water. So make sure you have a fence at least four feet high all around the pool or hot tub, with a self closing, self latching gate. Even buckets can pose a danger: dump the water out before letting your child outside.

3. PORCHES. If you have a deck, install safety gates at the top and bottom of the stairs. Check the railings: if the space between them is more than three inches, set up a mesh covering or lattice to keep your toddler from falling through or getting his head stuck between the posts.

A Day At The Pool

My Papa's birthday is on May 24, 2010. Papa decided to celebrate it earlier, that is on Sunday May 23, 2010, so we went to a beach resort near our village, since it only takes about 5 minutes to get there. Although the beach in that resort is not that nice. What we were after is their swimming pool. Since Keona really likes to go to the pool. Keona really was all excited and happy to go to the pool. I hope we can go back there again.