Should Everyone Wear Goggles for Swimming?
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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- June 30, 2019
- Marjan |
- kids swimming lessons, Learn to swim, |
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4 Tips To Help Your Child Learn To Swim
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 …
- May 01, 2019
- Marjan |
- How to teach swimming, |
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Use Easter Holiday For Fun Activities Like Swimming
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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- April 19, 2019
- Marjan |
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Best Swimming Books for Toddlers and Pre-schoolers
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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- April 10, 2019
- Marjan |
- Learning to swim, |
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Benefits of Swimming Classes for Kids
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 …
- February 21, 2019
- Marjan |
- Benefits of learning to swim, Benefits of swimming lessons, |
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Is it O.k for Children to Play In Swimming Lessons?
Growing, Development & Being Active To grow and develop, children need time and space to be active and play safely. Swimming pools are great environments for children to play freely and all sort of activities; jumping; diving, kicking, etc. Why Play Matters Sir Ken Robinson, British author, speaker and international advisor on education, once said …
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- February 21, 2019
- Marjan |
- learning through play, pre-schooler swimming lessons, |
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Why Water Lovers Are Healthier and Happier
Love swimming! We All Should and Here’s Why! A fabulous Valentine’s Day is filled with beautiful flowers, chocolate, and interesting presents. But, when we talk about loving something like swimming, it would be good to know why we love being in the water. Are you wondering why you could love swimming? We love things and …
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- February 15, 2019
- Marjan |
- Learn to swim, Love swimming, |
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Why Can Swimming Make Children Happy?
Can Swimming Make Children More Happy? This week (4-10 February 2019) is Children’s Mental Health Week. Regardless of age, Mental health is an important part of our overall health and these days parents pay a great deal of attention to their children’s happiness. A happy child is active and expresses positive emotions and feelings at …
- February 10, 2019
- Marjan |
- children mental health, happy children, |
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Blue Wave Swim Finalist for 2018 Awards in Merton And Wandsworth
Blue Wave, A Business Award finalist in Merton and Wandsworth In 2017 and 2018, we were really proud to be nominated for several prestigious awards by several organisations and associations including What’s on 4 Kid’s. What’s On 4 kids is one of the major children activity listing platforms in the country. The What’s On 4 …
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- January 11, 2019
- Marjan |
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Swimming Certificates and Badges Explained
There are well over 5,000 publicly accessible swimming pools in England and swimming is England’s most popular mass participation sport. 2.5 million people swimming at least once a week! No wonder two third of primary schoolchildren in England take swim lessons. It could be school swim lessons part of school curriculum or at swim schools …
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- January 10, 2019
- Marjan |
- Learning to swim, swimming certificate and badge, |
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