5 Reasons to Teach Your Toddler Swimming On Your Own
Your child can begin the process of learning how to swim at a very young age. It is very important that your child learn how to swim. Not only can the entire family have fun at the lake or water park, but also because their lives could be at risk when in a pool if they do not know how to swim.
You may automatically be thinking that this means you should sign up your child for swimming lessons. However, we highly recommend that you teach your own child to swim! Here are 5 reasons to teach your child swimming on your own, particularly if your child is under 5 years old.
Saving Money
Swimming lessons can be expensive, especially if you enroll them into private classes. Here in Singapore Swimming Academy, we concentrate on children swimming lessons for those above the age of 5. Most parents will enroll their child to private lessons which can be quite costly, at a minimum of $60 per hour.
If you know how to swim, you can easily teach your child either in your own backyard pool or at one of our public swimming complexes. Once they get a grasp of the basics, then you might want to sign them up for lessons to learn how to dive or do other more advanced swimming techniques.
Parent-Child Bonding
A good reason to teach your child swimming on your own is that you can bond with your child. Instead of handing them off to a stranger, you can use the time you spend teaching your child to swim as a time to have fun and bond as parent and child.
Avoid Infections
You can avoid infections spread by social activities. When in close proximity with other very young children, they are susceptible to getting an ear infection during the time they have a weakened immune system. When you teach your child swimming on your own, this can be avoided.
Know your child better
Also, another of the great reasons to teach your child swimming on your own is that you grasp their progression firsthand. This means you will not make the mistake of assuming they can swim better than they can on your next family trip to the lake or water park. You are the teacher, so you understand how much they know and how confident they are at swimming so far.
It’s not as difficult as you think!
Finally, teaching your child to swim is easy! Many parents turn to lessons because they think teaching their child to swim will be difficult. However, with instruction videos or tips from friends, you can easily learn how to teach your child swimming on your own without the ongoing cost of professional lessons.
