Baby Swim | Harper Self Submersions 8 Months

Giving your baby the opportunity to sit up and play independently in shallow water is fantastic. Parents always remain within arms reach. Shallow water provides your baby with an opportunity to splash and play. Sitting in the water will also be great for baby’s balance. Remember there is no safe place for children in the water unless they are being supervised. Soon baby will be interesting in preforming self submersions. The aim is that they enter the water on your invitation. E.g.. Harper Ready Go. This reinforces a safety cue. The aim is for the baby to independently recover and pull up on the T-Shirt. As your baby develops physically and begins to crawl and stand they will become increasing curious on the ledge. They will love to use their new found freedom to move and explore the shallow water. This is an important milestone in your child’s development as they are gaining true independence, learning a respect for deep and shallow water and in turn learning their boundaries. But this is always done under active adult supervision. All baby swimming classes must be conducted in a safe and positive learn to swim environment. Each Baby and Toddler should be encouraged to learn to swim according to their individual readiness. The learn to swim process should follow a step by step process including water familiarisation, breath control, submersion, floating and propulsion. Adult supervision is always required when in and around the water. To learn all about how to teach swimming to babies visit my website and get my online program at https://babyswim.info