Seriously having fun with our Tiny Tadpoles
Every Monday @The Hilton Hotel from 1.00pm – 2.00pm
For more info contact Natasha Bennett on 01253 478129
Swimming with your baby is an enjoyable bonding experience. Tiny Tadpoles is relaxing and intimate group. Therefore encouraging the development of your baby’s natural swimming skills, in a calm and gentle way. It also provides enormous social and physical benefits and helps improve strength, co-ordination and motor skills.
General Tips
- Use bath time to show him how fun being in the water can be. Gently splash water over his body or move him gently through the water on his back.
- Visit your public swimming pool off-peak, when it is likely to be quiet, as babies can get stressed in noisy, crowded situations. Ask another friend with a baby to come along too.
- In the pool, make sure you keep your baby's face close to your own and maintain eye contact. It's important for them to feel you are close by in an unusual situation. When you are both more confident, gradually move him further away from you, still looking into his eyes, and try swishing him around gently.
- Blow bubbles in the water. This helps to show babies what they should do with their mouths and breathing in the water, as they can't inhale water if they are blowing out.
- If your baby is around six months old, and able to sit unaided, sit her on the side of the pool and sing Humpty Dumpty to her. As you sing 'Had a great fall' lift her down into the water with a gentle splash.
