Swimming backstroke
“On our back we lie nice and flat” so goes the song at Waterbabies to prepare them for swimming backstroke. But until now (and we’ve been swimming since 4 months old, he’s now 27 months), N’s flat out refused to…
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Baths versus swimming
When you’re a first time parent, it seems to be obvious (at least from all the information that’s out there) that babies love water…it reminds them of being in the womb, it’s warm and comforting etc. But not all babies…
Wiped out before baby swimming lessons
Finally N’s started to enjoy his baby swimming lessons. I decided when it came to rebooking for the toddler classes, that he was hating it the worst he’d ever done, so it was time to cancel and hope that we’d…
Last minute swimming breakthrough
Of course it’s typical. With only 3 weeks to go before our swimming commitment is over, N has decided that swimming’s not as bad as he’s been making out since September! Yes, we’ve had a swimming breakthrough. Some people would…
Baby separation anxiety at swimming
One of the groups we decided to do was swimming. I’m really keen that N will enjoy being in the water, not be scared of it and be a good swimmer at an early age. I quite enjoy swimming although…
Swimming babies
Last Wednesday we had our first Waterbabies class. All very exciting and very cute to see all the babies in their happy nappies and wetsuits. Our NCT group (minus 1) are doing the session together, plus there’s another mum and…
Waterbaby – first baby swimming experiences
I always thought N quite liked the bath as he seems to zone out, however now I’m not so sure as he never really smiles, laughs and simply refuses to splash. But he’s the same in the swimming pool (we’ve been…
Money making ideas for teens
It’s not always easy for younger teens to get a job, so here’s some money making ideas for teens they can try out
The benefits of playing sports
Some of the benefits of playing sports, with those advantages being seen for all ages from physical to mental
Names for different sports fields
Names for the different types of sports field and grounds for different sports Where are different sports played?
Sports that women beat men in and compete the same
Here are some of the sports women beat men at, unsurprisingly where there’s equipment used rather than strength or speed