Swimming together
Water gives young children the opportunity to relax and feel as they did when they were still in the womb: gently moving and floating, safe and supported. By swimming together with your child you return to this familiar environment. Naturally the circumstances are different as there is now the opportunity to explore and experience the water through play. Important conditions for a positive re-introduction to the water are the loving presence (of a parent), proper support, playfulness, a feeling of confidence and safety.
The lessons are given in groups. All our teachers use a personal approach in their lessons. An important task for the parent is to remain in constant observation of their child and to provide guidance where necessary. Every parent is responsible for their own child. For safety reasons it is important that everyone obeys the rules in and around the pool. Then there is nothing that can hold us back from having a delightful time together.
It is rewarding to see the parents’ and children’s fun and confidence growing, simply by playing together and doing exercises in the water. The child become more and more familiar with the water and in a playful manner starts to feel totally comfortable in water.
Children like to explore their own boundaries and those of others. That is their way of getting to know and develop themselves in the world. The water provides growing babies a lot of space, endless possibilities and a whole lot of fun in discovering their world.
About the course
The swimming lesson
A lesson contains a combination of songs, games and exercises. It is important that parent and child follow our lessons with joy. The course contains 12 or 13 lessons and each lesson last 30 minutes. One of the parent may swim with the child. The other parent or adult (please no more than 2 persons) may watch. Please reflecting on the lesson or discussions in the changing rooms or on the corridors, then you wont disturb the lessons.
During the course with your baby you will get taught a number of skills. The baby gets used to the water and becomes water free. For the one who wants to see results swimming under water it is important to attend the lessons regularly and beside our lessons to practise extra in bath, under the shower or in other swimming pools.
It is possible to massage your baby before the lesson with our (zwem)badolie (swimbathoil). This oil protects the baby skin. The massage relaxes and can a way to wake your Baby softly.
Prevent cooling off and keep your baby as much as possible in water (up to the shoulder).