What should young children pay attention to when learning to swim?

Babies have learned to adapt to life in water since they were in their mother's belly. We grow up in amniotic fluid. Generally, young children are very happy to come into contact with water and are not at all unfamiliar with it. When we let our children swim in the maternity and baby center, we always see their happy smiles. However, even so, we, as first-time mothers, cannot take it lightly, because newborns are very fragile at this time. We must pay attention to their movements at all times. Today I will explain to you some issues that young children should pay attention to when learning to swim.

1. How old does a baby have to be before he can swim?

Babies can start at 0 years old, and 4 to 8 years old is the best age to learn swimming. Relevant departments conducted swimming training on some healthy children aged 4-8 years old, and the results proved that 4 to 8 years old is the best age to learn swimming. The water temperature of 30 degrees Celsius is most suitable for beginners. Children have the instinct to hold their breath while in the mother's womb. As they grow older, this instinct will fade and be forgotten. Of course, if a child is too young, has a delicate body, and has poor ability to accept instructions, it is not suitable for him to learn to swim. Children aged 4 to 8 have made great progress in their physical condition, learning ability and interest in learning. The instinct of holding their breath has not been completely forgotten and they can easily learn it once reminded. And the study time is more guaranteed.

2. 3 benefits of infants and young children learning to swim

1. Establish parent-child relationship: Swimming is a physical exercise, so if infants and young children can swim, it means that their body and limbs are well developed. In addition, during the swimming process, the infant will communicate with his parents and coach. He will smile when he is happy and may frown when he is uncomfortable. Swimming is not just a sport, it can also help build a good parent-child relationship. When parents are around, children will also feel psychologically supported.

2. Improve learning ability: When infants and young children swim in a safe environment, their performance will naturally improve, but the basic swimming skills can be learned when the child is 6 months old. When children understand the skills, study hard, and finally complete the actions, their ability to acquire knowledge can be improved.

3. Improve physical problems: The best exercise for children with asthma is swimming, because they must breathe regularly when swimming, exhale, exhale, exhale, exhale... This may effectively control asthma, but unfortunately there is currently a lack of data support. After swimming, the baby eats well and feels full, absorbs nutrients well, grows fast in height and weight, sleeps soundly, and feels particularly energetic after waking up. After persisting for a period of time, the former are obviously healthier and more lively than babies of the same age.

But after reading the above introduction, we may still feel a little worried. Will there be any problems for my child to learn to swim? This is a matter of each having his own reasons. Generally, there will be a special hospital nurse to give your child a special examination before swimming, so we don’t have to worry too much.