Strollerderby

I hardly think they have the muscles control to actually swim or learn anything at that age.  They just move out of reflex.  They are so spazzy at taht age they cannot even get their beloved thumbs in their mouths.  Plus, i owuld never expose my newborns ultra porous skin to the chemicals in pools.  Deadly stuff.

Nay!  It scares me too.  People keep asking me when I am going to put my two year old in lessons.  Maybe in another year...

Sometimes parenting and writing about parenting can be an overly serious grim business... what with the worry and the fretting and the studies. Then, along comes a story about a teacher named Budge and all of a sudden, you laugh and forget all about the

See? I knew there was something wrong about swimming babies . Give me enough time and I'll dig up the proof to anything. No, seriously, this article just popped up. Who knew that Germany was studying the effects of early swimming on the health of

Way back in the day I used to teach infant swim. It's great for prewalkers that are really frustrated by not being able to move on their own. That said, it really shouldn't be started before 6 months and even then it shouldn't be in a "public" pool. Babies have a hard time adjusting their core temperature and get chilled easily. So you have to keep them in a short sleeved onesie at minimum and public pools are often over chemicalled and their little bodies soak it in through their skin. It's a good idea if you have your own backyard pool and want to make sure they know how to swim so they are less likely to drown.

My kids are 3 yrs and 5 yrs and I'm just now starting my youngest in swimming, my oldest has no desire to swim and hates being wet. Go figure!