How To Teach A Child To Tread Water Video

Treading water is one of the basic swimming skills that a child must learn. Treading water serves as both a building block for other strokes and a safety skill in swimming. Learn how to teach a child to tread water in this swimming video.

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Try noodle kicking
Show how to move arms
Make loud sounds
Remove noodle & hold child
Safety back float

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Celia Dubey - Owner of Tarpon Total Fitness in Tarpon Springs, FL. Celia is an elite level triathlete and duathlete sponsored by "Her Sports Magazine", "Boston Bill" sunglasses, "PowerBar", "Asics", "Polar Pacer", "Sugoi", "Gu", and "Chainwheel Drive" bike shop. Celia is the 2007 US Champion in dualthon and finished 5th in the world championships. Celia is a certified personal trainer and spin instructor. Celia is always around the gym helping out members, answering questions, teaching classes and spreading cheer.

CELIA DUBEY: How to teach your child to thread water. Okay, Savanna. We're going to thread water, okay? First, place your child on the steps. Savanna, why don't you stand there for me? So that the water comes up to their chest. You're standing on the steps there, sweetheart? Good. Now, what you want to do is have the child make circles with their hands. Go ahead and make circles with your hands, Savanna. Good. And you want to encourage them to go underwater and make circles with their hands. Very good, Savanna. You're doing great. Good job. You're doing fantastic. Keep making circles with your hands right by your hips. Now, Savanna, the more you move, the more you're going to maintain your body position. You want to encourage them to keep moving those hands and maintaining their body position. Good. Now, Savanna, what we're going to do is come off the step. And I'm going to hold you and place--hold your child. You're doing great, Savanna. You really are. You're going to place your child off the steps with their feet floating freely. You know how a ballerina flutters their feet? Go ahead and flutter your feet for me. Good job, just like a ballerina. That's great. Oh, you'll make a beautiful ballerina, Savanna. Good. SAVANNA: I used to go to ballerina class. CELIA DUBEY: Really? SAVANNA: But now I don't go to that class. CELIA DUBEY: That's okay. Now we're going to make circles with your hands. Can you make circles with your hands? Good job. And you're threading water, Savanna. Excellent. You're encouraging them to flutter with their feet and make circles with their hands right at their waist. Good job, Savanna. The more you move, the more you're going to maintain your body position. You're threading water. Look at that. You're doing great. Good job, Savanna. Awesome. You're doing fantastic. And that's how to teach your child how to thread water.

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