by Sabrina Garibian posted in Products

Want to learn how to teach your children to swim before age 3" I'm going to tell you.
My daughter can easily swim the short length of our pool underwater. She can tread water for at least a minute. Although she sort of looks like she's drowning, she's perfectly fine and happy. She can swim underwater almost the full length of the pool and has enough strength and coordination to take a few above-water breaths, allowing her to swim the full length of the pool.
She's 2 years old.
I didn't realize how unusual this was until I saw my friend's 6-year-old daughter afraid to put her face in the water, or until I watched my neighbor's dad sit nervously by the pool as he can't swim.
I have four children, ages 6, 5, 2, and an infant. The older three can all swim, and I feel confident that they could save themselves if they fell into water at any time. While I'd like to credit my husband's athletic genes, that's not the reason they can swim. I have a few tricks up my sleeve, and I'm going to share them with you. Here's how to teach your children to swim before age 3:

1. Give them plenty of opportunities to swim.
This seems like a no-brainer, but it's not so easy if you live in a land-locked area or don't have access to a pool. Do the best you can to provide opportunities to swim, as the more experience and practice they have, the better they will be.
2. Sign them up for year-round lessons. 
Swimming lessons year-round are a great idea for ...