Thursday, October 8, 2009

Learning to Swim

By John Knight

Fun in the sun is not the first thing that comes to some parents minds when their children are around the water. More and more children are missing out on an essential safety skill in there lives.

With that being said, parents did you know that the 2nd leading cause of death in children under the age of 14 is drowning? That is very upsetting being that I also am a father. Just that statistic alone should be very disturbing and for some reason yet I don't understand it.

There is a child's pool party birthday going on almost every other day, and yet we have a child killed by drowning every 15 minutes according to the surveys done in two areas of China, Thailand, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Now we need to give our children a little more on this.

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 lot of children can get in the water and be happy but just can't enjoy it as much because they don't know how to swim to save themselves. There are so many different ways and tips to help you teach yourself or your child the correct way to swim.

Child swimming is great and they all need it, I am a professional swim instructor. I will be here to help you teach your child how to swim and stay safe. Parents thank you for reading and gaining this information about your child. - 16887

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