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Teaching an Infant to Swim - Couverture souple

Newman, Virginia Hunt

 
9780595223244: Teaching an Infant to Swim
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595223249 ISBN 13 : 9780595223244
Editeur : iUniverse, 2002

Synopsis

Since this internationally popular book was first published, hundreds of thousands of children have learned to swim with Virginia Hunt Newman's gentle, easy to follow instructions. With the help of photographs, she shows parents exactly what to do to teach their infant to be safe in the water in a fun and playful way.She begins with answers to the first questions parents ask: How frequent should the lessons be? How long? Will my baby forget? Will he be afraid? Among the subjects she covers are water temperature; introducing the infant to the water; getting him used to submersion; paddling under water; encouraging him to open his eyes under water; teaching him to dog-paddle on the surface of the water; and how to use poker chips!She also discusses breath control, floating, kicking, pulling, jumping, diving, games that can be played in the water, and pool techniques that can be adapted for use at lakes and beaches.The author's simple, proven methods, including the Ten Commandments of teaching little ones, will ease parents to that wonderful moment when they watch their child splash along with self-reliance, joy, and safety.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Since this internationally popular book was first published, hundreds of thousands of children have learned to swim with Virginia Hunt Newman's gentle, easy to follow instructions. With the help of photographs, she shows parents exactly what to do to teach their infant to be safe in the water in a fun and playful way.She begins with answers to the first questions parents ask: How frequent should the lessons be? How long? Will my baby forget? Will he be afraid? Among the subjects she covers are water temperature; introducing the infant to the water; getting him used to submersion; paddling under water; encouraging him to open his eyes under water; teaching him to dog-paddle on the surface of the water; and how to use poker chips!She also discusses breath control, floating, kicking, pulling, jumping, diving, games that can be played in the water, and pool techniques that can be adapted for use at lakes and beaches.The author's simple, proven methods, including the Ten Commandments of teaching little ones, will ease parents to that wonderful moment when they watch their child splash along with self-reliance, joy, and safety.

Biographie de l'auteur

Virginia Hunt Newman, known throughout the world as ?the mother of infant swimming?, is founder and chair of the World Aquatic Babies Congress, which conducts conferences throughout the world. She was inducted in 1993 into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the National Swim School Association Hall of Fame.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595223249
ISBN 13 
9780595223244
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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