BABY & TODDLER PROGRAMME
(4 MONTHS - 3 YEARS)

BABY PROGRAMME

You'll be in the water with your baby during these classes, which are opportunities for your baby to be around other babies and become comfortable in the water. Our classes are well-organized the coaches demonstrate clearly what they're asking parents to do (how to hold a child in the water, for example)

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Cognitive functioning

Bilateral cross-patterning movements, which use both sides of the body to carry out an action, help your baby’s brain grow. Cross-patterning movements build neurons throughout the brain, but especially in the corpus callosum. This facilitates communication, feedback, and modulation from one side of the brain to another. Down the road, this may improve:

• reading skills

• language development

• academic learning

• spatial awareness

When swimming, your baby moves their arms while kicking their legs. And they’re doing these actions in water, which means their brain is registering the tactile sensation of water plus its resistance. Swimming is also a unique social experience, which furthers its brain-boosting power.

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Confidence

Most infant classes include elements like water play, songs, and skin-to-skin contact with parents or caregivers. Children interact with one another and the instructor and begin to learn to function in groups. These elements, plus the fun of learning a new skill, may boost your baby’s self-esteem.

Children who had taken swim lessons at some time from the age of 2 months to 4 years were better adapted to new situations, had more self-confidence, and were more independent than non-swimmers. Early, year-round swimming lessons for preschool-age participants was associated with:

• greater self-control

• a stronger desire to succeed

• better self-esteem

• more comfort in social situations than non-swimmer