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Tips and Tricks to Motivate the Scared Child to Float

March 12, 2019 by Tessa Rhodes Leave a Comment

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Do you hate the time change as much as I do? It takes me a week to recover. “I’m so tired. Tired of playing the game.” (Blazing Saddles reference)


SPEAKING OF GAMES…


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Tips and tricks to motivate the scared child to float.


My video will show you how easy it is to motivate children to practice floating with the most straightforward games and activities which utilize these turtle eggs, a bar float, a kickboard, and this Finding Dory Dive and Catch Game. The kids don’t even realize that they’re learning.

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Once a child has mastered breath control AKA can hold her breath underwater for at least 10 seconds without hesitation, then she’s ready to learn to float. To teach your child breath control, click here.


You can have your child try some of these activities in the bathtub too. Alligator is perfect for the bathtub. Watch the video to see what I mean.


I hope you enjoy it.

For more information and tips on floating, click here.

Until next time…


Love the water but fence it in,

Tessa

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Hi, I'm Tessa Rhodes, and I help children of all ages to develop a love of the water. I teach to respect it, not fear it. After more than fifteen years of coaching children, loads of research, and trial and error, I developed a series of techniques and exercises to help children of all ages overcome their fear of water and become confident swimmers.

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