Baby Swimming Is Fun, But, Do You Really Need A Swim Teacher and Lessons? More than  20 years of teaching baby swimming lessons has shown me all babies can seriously enjoy a gentle-approached baby swimming lessons. What’s there not to like really? A fun environment for babies to socialise with other children and bond with …

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Visiting the famous Baby Swimming School in Iceland Visiting other swim schools to learn from others and share best practice in baby swimming approaches has always been part of our development at Blue Wave Swim School in London. So when I was in Iceland in October to attend the bi-annual Nordic Baby Swimming Conference, I jumped at …

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“The closest thing to mindfulness”, Iceland’s president extols the benefits of Baby Swimming I’ve attended 20 swimming conferences over the last 10 years in six different countries. But this year’s Nordic Baby Swimming Conference held in Selfoss, Iceland was a first. A first in that one of the speakers was none other than the country’s president! …

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Benefits of Baby Swimming for Babies And Parents Finding time to do everything is a big challenge these days and picking the best activities to do for your little ones isn’t always easy. But knowing which activity to do to get the most benefits, can make all the difference. When your baby isn’t old enough to walk, it is …

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Father’s Day is on June 18th this year. It’s the one day a year when we celebrate fatherhood. At Blue Wave Swim School, we don’t really think it’s enough. Dads have busy lives. They deserve to be spoiled a little bit more often. In fact, we believe at every weekend we should have a ‘Father’s …

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Teaching Little Ones to Swim, French Style In May 2015 I had the privilege to be invited to a swim school in France and observe their toddler swimming classes. These Parent and Child swimming classed for under 5 year olds have been established by clinical psychologist Dr Daniel Zylberberg. The classes are now running in …

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Toddler Swimming and How is Done Globally I was really surprised when I heard Rebecca Adlington mention that although she used to go swimming with her parents and her older sisters alot as a young child, she never did any toddler swim lessons or baby swim classes when she was little. I met 26-year-old Rebecca …

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Benefits of Swimming for Young Children; Parental Guide (Part 2) In part one, we listed many benefits of swimming with your young children. As a parent you may think, are there any more reasons that I need to know for taking my child to swimming lessons? Science behind importance of Toddler Swimming In a major …

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Fathers Benefits of Toddler Swimming You may question the value of early swimming lessons for your toddler. With so many options available, why should swimming be a priority? Is it better to wait until they’re older and can learn from a qualified instructor? Let’s explore the advantages of introducing your child to the water early …

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Swimming Classes for Toddlers and Under 3’s Early swimming lessons for children can benefit them greatly. Swimming and water activities have a positive effect on children’s learning and their physical and psychological development. Shortly after we started operating in Feb 2010, we were repeatedly asked if we could provide swimming lessons for children under 3 …

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