Friday, November 6, 2009

Swimming Lessons First

By John Knight

Happy swimming is something many parents don't feel they may have around the water with their children. The reason being is that too many children have not taken some sort of swimming classes.

In children under the age of 14, drowning is the 2nd leading cause of death. Wow! Now that is something to sit and think about. Is my child swimming or has my child taken some sort of swimming safety class?

Swimming is something that is done on a daily basis and yet a drowning kills a child every 15 minutes according to extensive household surveys in Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam and two areas in China. Come on now parents we need to give our children what I now say is the number one safety skill anybody needs, swimming lessons.

Being that I am a swim instructor yes I do feel a little stronger than most people about this subject, but any parent with eyes can read that it is a very serious skill that needs to be taught to our children.

When you were a child didn't you like to be able to jump into the water and play with no worries? And if not then didn't you want to? All kids want to be able to cool off in the summer with their friends and have fun in the pool.

A great number of children that I have seen lately can only touch the water because they are too scared of the water or they just are not familiar with the water, so they don't know what to do. You can find many tips on teaching your child to swim.

I am the founder of 123 Swimming Lessons, I am and will be teaching you and your child the correct ways to swim and be safe around water. Parents, with drowning being the 2nd leading cause of death of children, give your child the best safety skill they can possess.

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