Product Description

Learn to Swim guides parents of babies and children from ages 6 months to 4 years, through progressive, baby-friendly lessons that not only build confidence and help control sleeping problems and tantrums, but are proven to stimulate intelligence and concentration, increase emotional and physical development, and boost immunities.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37611 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780756609559
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Rob & Kathy McKay are the founders of the pioneering Lifestyle Swim School at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, which is renowned for teaching children aged six months to four years to swim. As leading authorities on swim instruction for young children, they appear regularly on national television, contribute to magazines, and speak at conferences around the world.

Customer Reviews

A guide for LIFE!!!
I love this book, and I love the program the Mc Kay's have created.
I was searching for a friendly way to teach my then 8 month old daughter to swim. Unhappy with the forceful survival swim lessons offered in my area, I searched the web and came across the Mc Kay's website babyswimming.com
I purchased the videos, diaper dolphins, and then this book, when it came out.
What you will find in this book is not just a learn to swim guide, but a way of life, and a guide to parenting through love and play. My daughter, now five and Autistic is a product of Diaper Dolphins and the Learn to swim book, and has been completely independent in the water for 3 years, and LOVES swimming. We started the methods with her 2 year old brother when he was about 10 months, and he too is close (he's only been in the water 2 times since last summer) to being an independent swimmer and enjoys the water very much. Now With baby number 3, (just 3 months old) I can hardly wait to get her in the pool and let her experience joy through swimming! For now, we are sticking with playing in the bath:)
I must tell you, I am not a great swimmer and never loved the water and was very uncomfortable handling my children in the water, but by reading the books and studying the videos it has become second nature.
I look forward to summer and lots of family nights at the pool spending quality time with my kids.
A HUGE thanks to the Mc Kays...they are truly amazing:)

Step by Step process
This book goes in-depth into teaching your child to swim. It builds confidence in your child as well as teaching him/her survival skills. The approach is child-centered, not "sink-or-swim" methods. I would recommend this book if you have a newborn (four months) or an older child (5-6 years old) getting a late start on swimming.

Excellent Book!
The photos and graphics in this book (learn to SWIM) are by far the best I have ever seen in this type of book. The pictures look like they were taken by a National Geographic Photographer! While this is typical Rob and Kathy McKay instruction I especially like the way they give tips and techniques for each age group of new swimmer (from 6 months to 4 years old).

I have found all of Rob and Kathy McKay's products (including videos, book, and instruction) to be the best on the market for teaching babies and young children to swim and ENJOY the water safely. It is no wonder that Rob McKay was twice recognized at the International Swimming Hall of Fame "for outstanding contribution to Aquatic Safety," and as the person who "best exemplifies the teaching philosophy of Virginia Hunt Newman." For those of you who don't know Virginia Hunt Newman, she is considered the "mother of infant swimming" and is a pioneering advocate of the gentle, positive approach to teaching babies to swim.