Learn to Swim by Tracey Ayton und Ben Holden

Learn to Swim by Tracey Ayton und Ben Holden

Author:Tracey Ayton und Ben Holden
Language: deu
Format: epub
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer
Published: 2019-03-15T00:00:00+00:00


Figure 19 Intermediate arms—paddling while supporting under the chest. Encourage your baby with verbal instructions, such as, “Paddle, Paddle!”

9GOING UNDERWATER

By this point, you should have practiced good breath control with your baby, and it is time to put this practice into the activity of submersion. You will use the cueing process to gently put your baby under the water and then bring him to the surface, softly and with a lot of positive language, smiling, and verbal encouragement. Try to keep the level of enthusiasm soft and not too noisy and disruptive to the process. Many parents tend to scream to the rooftops after a submersion, which can startle the baby!

All babies are different, and not all will be ready at the same stage as everyone else in the class. There should be no pressure on the parent to submerge their baby.

We will go through the progressions for submersion starting with the face-to-face hold and finishing with an independent swim.

Remember that with submersions it is best to make the submersion complete with all of the baby’s head and body under the surface of the water. You do not have to submerge the baby too deep at first. Often parents think it is kind just to do half of a submersion for their baby, when actually this confuses the baby’s brain and cueing process; the baby does not know if he is up above the water and should breathe or down under the water and should initiate breath control. Using what we have already learned, begin with the face-to-face hold, cueing your baby and watching for the signs of breath control. The signs include closing the eyes and holding the breath. Before submersing the baby, say, “[Baby’s name]…1 2, 3… Go!” and gently lower the baby completely under the water and then up to you for a big smile and hug! If you feel unsure that your baby is ready for this step or if there are no signs of breath control, stop and go back to practicing pouring a cup of water over the baby’s head while saying the cue words ( chapter 5 ).



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