Swim in the saltwater Jubilee Pool in Penzance
We swam in the saltwater lido, the art deco style Jubilee Pool in Penzance. A chilly start to the season, but an experience
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On the back of children’s swimming lessons
I was flicking back through my blog, and came across my swimming posts. There are a lot, but if you’ve a baby, toddler or older child who’s struggling or want some clarity about children’s swimming lessons, do check them out….
Changes afoot with the new swimming hats
You wouldn’t I think that swimming hats would cause so much angst. Many swimming lessons base their classes on a hat colour and each time the child moves up up the hat colour changes. However in our swimming classes they…
Swimming lessons for kids – the questions parents have
Over the years, readers have found my blog via different questions, some about swimming lessons for kids. As we’ve had a long swimming journey from baby swimming lessons with Water Babies to toddler swimming, through to faster progress now, there’s…
Moving up in swimming class – is it his thing?
Swimming classes have been hard work for N. From starting at 4 months old, then changing from baby and toddler swimming to normal swimming lessons. It took him 6 years to achieve his 10 metre badge without a float aid. …
Not teaching kids to swim. Is it irresponsible?
Learning to swim is non-negotiable in our house. My dad couldn’t swim, so my mum made sure my brother and I were taken swimming as childrem. Then I had lessons from around age 5. I wasn’t a fan and couldn’t…
The biggest achievements can come from little things
Sometimes the biggest achievements aren’t always huge. Yes, the big milestones are important. But sometimes the achievements that make you swell with pride are the ones that children have slogged away at and you never thought they’d get. In N’s…
Swimming awards – double achievements
When you have children, there’re some events in their lives that really make you well up and savour those successes. For most it’s the first day at school, the last day at school, the nativity play, a great parents evening…
Swimming pool safety and distracted parents
Water and swimming pool safety is the reason why most parents sign their children up for swimming lessons. Or maybe I’m missing something? So why on earth do some parents take along toddlers to watch their siblings swim and then…
School swimming lessons – how to prep your children
Swimming and water safety is now part of the National Curriculum. Yes, yet another thing that schools are now responsible for which seems a little unfair. But it does mean that all kids should be able to swim by the…
Child development leaps and bounds
When you have a baby or toddler, the development leaps and the amount they learn is huge each month. Then once they’re older, at school, those milestones slow down. Or rather, they don’t slow down, but they’re more gradual, and…