What is Autism? How Does it Affect Children? Autism is a ‘spectrum’ condition and affects different people in different ways. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing impaired communication skills and social skills and behavioural challenges. Communication and interacting with the world is a big challenge for people with …

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Happy Teacher’s Day To Swim Instructors Since 1994, 5 October has been named World Teachers’ Day and on this day we say happy Teachers Day to all swim instructors who are helping people across different age group learning to swim. 5th of Oct is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO recommendation concerning …

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How Do Babies Communicate in Water? Doing baby swimming classes is part of modern parenting in the 21 century. With scientific evidence confirming many benefits of baby swimming, communication and reading the ‘needs’ and ‘wants’ of a non-verbal child in the swimming pool enviroument could be a puzzle for many specially new parents. Although our …

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Summer Means Swimming for All Specially for Children Swimming is great fun and a good way to stay cool and fresh when the weather is hot and sunny. Swimming for leisure and water safety are definitely the main reasons parents sign their children up for swimming lessons. But, there are plenty more other benefits into …

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Swimming Crash Courses for Summer Holiday All schools soon will be out for summer and with seven weeks of free time to fill in for children, most families start getting some programme together for their children. To avoid your child spending most of his or her time watching TV or staring at a mobile device, …

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Your goggle questions answered, by Marjan Moosavi, founder of Blue Wave Swim School These days swim goggles have become an inseparable element of ‘swimming kit’ and buying goggles has become like swimming customs. Parents buy their children goggles regardless of whether or not they can swim. I get questions like ‘does my child need goggles?’ …

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Parents, Children And Swimming If you are a parent and reading this blog, more likely you are a parent who is really keen on making sure your child learns to swim. Learning to swim is the most important stage of becoming a confident swimmer. A child who enjoys being and moving in the water, will …

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Easter Holiday; Time to Do Fun Activities  Easter is a religious holiday- to celebrate the day Christ has risen-which coincides with nature’s rebirth in the Northern Hemisphere and arrival of Spring. Schools normally take a long break so, children can be free from school routines and parents free from school runs. A couple of weeks …

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Swimming Books Help Parents and Children The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ~Dr. Seuss These days a parent could offer their young child storytime with a picture book as well as by playing an audiobook or with an animated film or just …

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Swimming is a great activity and provides children to have fun and be active at the same time. However, kids get to the point to be able to enjoy swimming specially family swims, they have to learn how to be comfortable in the water, enjoy water-based activities and swim with confidence. That is where swimming …

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