Have you noticed how kids love water? Most of them enjoy splashing in the bath. Water is the most natural element for newborn babies. After all, all 9 months that they spend in their mother’s tummy, they swim in the liquid. Therefore, the sooner you start teaching your child to swim, the easier these classes will be. To accustom the baby to bathing in the bath should be the first week of life. However, you do not need to make excessive efforts so as not to frighten the baby with your zeal.
At first, it is better to go to the pool at the kindergarten or clinic, where there are “paddling pools” for very young children, and the water in them is softer. Moreover, a baby will not be taken into a real pool for adults, and there will not be a suitable depth for him there. What effect does swimming have on a child’s development?

Regular swimming well corrects the work of all organs and systems in the child’s body. It perfectly develops muscles, hardens and contributes to the overall physical development of the child. The human body loses as much as 30 times more heat in water than in air. Thanks to this, the baby’s body hardens and becomes more resistant to SARS. Swimming in water strengthens posture, has a beneficial effect on the condition of ligaments and muscles, strengthens the nervous system, improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system, and also perfectly increases appetite. Often babies who don’t eat very well will gladly eat a whole bowl of porridge after they swim. Children who swim regularly grow and develop faster and learn to speak faster. And at the same time, their speech is more meaningful and coherent. In the pools that are located at the clinics, babies are taken from the age of three months. If your child is younger, then they are taught to swim individually with special separate tubs.

The respiratory system for the development of the baby and three-month-old babies for body movement is well adapted for easy learning to swim. Therefore, kids quite easily and without problems tolerate water procedures. For all children, water is a positive factor in the impact of swimming, doctors take this into account when using rehabilitation methods. Water comprehensively affects the human body, regardless of its age. She is a good massager, she calms and uplifts. To the pools children are allowed at polyclinics as prescribed by a doctor, all kids can go to the pool at the kindergarten. If a pool is not provided in the kindergarten, do not worry, water procedures for a child can be arranged at home. A bath is also suitable for a baby. Carry the baby in the water, show him the swimming movements – he will spend time with pleasure, flopping in warm water.

But do not think that when the baby is 6 years old, he will immediately start a sports career. You will just continue swimming, but already in an adult pool, or maybe vice versa, just start by purchasing a subscription. In the pool for adults, your kid will be able to not only splash in the water, but under the guidance of an experienced coach, he will learn how to properly float on the water, swim and dive. Of course, all children are different, much, including the pace of child development, depends on individual characteristics. One baby may be afraid of deep water, the other feels quite comfortable. Every child does not learn all at once, but gradually.

In general, first of all, the influence of swimming should be treated as creativity, and not a sport. The water structure is flexible and allows you to do whatever you want in it – both somersaults and coups. Not every person, especially without training, is able to do this on land. Water makes our body flexible, plastic and light. During swimming, the body is not only hardened and strengthened, thinking actively begins to work in the water, and the perception of the child is formed. Everything that the coach says and points to, the child quickly learns and performs. In addition, water has a wonderful, in its positive properties, effect on the musculoskeletal system of our body. Previously, before bathing, the child warms up well and enters the water already warm enough. The horizontal position that we take in the water allows all the organs of our body to rest. There is no pressure on the spine, the heart is released. Active swimming well eliminates spasms of organs and muscles. Therefore, very often, doctors prescribe a visit to the pool for people who have problems with the work of the heart.

By the time it’s time to go to school, you and your child will probably have already decided whether you want to pursue a sports career or swim just for fun. If swimming is enough for you for fun and wellness, just keep visiting the pool. But if your child wants to join the Olympic reserves – go for it, this is the most suitable age to start a sports career. Swimming as a sport is not very financially expensive, like tennis or hockey. Swimmers in training and competition use only the capabilities of their bodies, without any additional equipment.