how can i teach my daughter to swim;when she afriad of the water?
353931
Spend some time in the pool...do not force her to join you...let her see how much fun you are having and she will want to join you...Go slow and let her learn at her own pace.
661277
Bring some children with you to the children's pool. First stand up in the pool. You will be like a giant. Slowly get used to the water and overcome your apprehensions.\n\nSee how the children enjoy themselves and how they come to you for help. Just have fun and play with them. Soon you will get used to the water and you will be one step closer.\n\nEveryone has fears and everyone has to learn to overcome their own fears.
517368
Depends on the kid. Not all kids will enjoy swimming, and if they don't they won't want to learn. You can't really force him/her to learn to swim. But if they are showing interest in swimming or playing in the water in general, you could start around age 5. Make sure they can walk well, have good hand-eye coordination and are able to communicate well enough with the instructor. You could always ask the kid if he/she wants to learn how to swim?
1095517
Give him his space and don't force him into it. What you can do is put him in a bathingsuit and water wings (if he'll let you put those on) and let him play close to the pool while you swim. He should start approaching the pool little by little. The main thing is that they enjoy it.  \n\nMy son was that way too, he went from loving the pool as a baby to being scared to death of it after at age 2. He wouldn't even let me put on the water wings. So I just let him be and he started by getting in and staying on the first step and then the second, etc. Until one day he got up the courage to go into the pool with some floating toys and loved it. He was 4.
38517
Get comfortable with being in the water first, then try snorkeling...  the next step is to get proper training with a great instructor who's very patient.
114978
Swimming, swimming lessons, get them used to using a snorkel, and also have them pratice their letters.
537466
i say tie a cinder block to their ankle and see if they can swim
145534
Not advisable get a teacher. Or at least someone to be there so u dont drown.\n\nif u absolutely wont get someone to watch do it in a guarded pool, stay in shallow end. then practice floating and the front stroke.
608200
Don't worry !!! First you must feel very comfortable in the water - walk, run, jump etc. Next step is contact water with your face. If you feel that everything is all right then you can hold your breath under the water: standing at the wall, with and without float (or another equipment). First start swimming with some equipment (legs, hands) and then start do it without those things. Process of learning  is very difficult to describe and put it down.I can say something more about your movement in the water  if I could see how you move.Some people learns very fast some doesn't want to even put their face into the water. I had all of them and now their can swim :) so don' worry :)
1045926
STAY CALM U ONLY SINK WHEN U PANIC AND INTAKE A LOT OF WATER , LEARN TO FLOAT ON YOUR OWN IT IS VERY EASY
93577
1] GET A PROPER COACH. 2] PRACTICE WELL..3]WORK OUT YOUR ARMS AND LEGS OUT OF WATER. 4] GET EPILATED ENTIRELY. 5] SOME SWIM COSTUMES HAVE LESS FRICTION. BUT EXPENSIVE..6] LAST BUT NOT LEAST GROW A POSSITIVE ATTITUDE..DONT AFFRAID OF INITIAL FAILURES..
1004016
It's never too late to learn.  If you have a fear of water, start out slow by playing in a wading pool or somewhere there is no pressure.  Once you get comfortable, then you can learn how to swim.
188352
The younger the better for swimming - before any fears could develop and put her off the water etc..As for reading...going through picture books every day and saying the words is really important now. Then introduce books with the word under each object, to start the understanding of linking words to pictures and how they sound...Good luck!
1119397
Get her riding lessons or a week at horse camp.  For my daughter's 13th she got a portable phone.  She can walk around the house with it attached to herself with a microphone and ear plug thing so she can do dishes while talking on the phone.
568706
both hands hit the wall together just below the surface of the water. don't grab the wall, let your momentum carry you towards it.\n\nkeep your head tucked to your chest as you drop one arm behind you like youre going to elbow someone (i use my left arm). at the same time your legs should begin to tuck up underneath your body.\n\nlet your right arm then go to your ear like youre answering the a phone with it. begin to roll a little to your left as your left knee drops down and you plant both feet on the wall.\n\nslide both of your hands up the length of your body into a streamlined position above your hands.\n\npush off the wall with your feet and get into a tight streamline. begin a dolphin kick for about 5 yards and then begin to pull with your arms just as your head is getting ready to break the surface of the water. now you start swimming butterfly again.
23106
Stay with the car. If the water level raises above the car stand on the roof. Never try to swim away. Just sit tight as long as you can until help comes or the water subsides.
372270
Swimming is exersize!  Any movement in a pool is good!  Just try simple arobics in the pool!  Good luck!