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jeez, Ray really knows how to throw the insults doesnt he???
you still in the uni library bundy?
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you still in the uni library bundy?
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What are you going to do for a face when the monkey wants his ass back?
though it can be unfair to the monkeys
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Took my eldest kid swimming again this morning. He's getting pretty good - not bad for 3 years 8 months. He can do a very effective doggy paddle for about 4 metres, only thing is that's with his face down in the water not taking a breath.Hopefully if he fell in a lake/ canal etc he could get to the side.
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Originally Posted by The Don
Took my eldest kid swimming again this morning. He's getting pretty good - not bad for 3 years 8 months. He can do a very effective doggy paddle for about 4 metres, only thing is that's with his face down in the water not taking a breath.Hopefully if he fell in a lake/ canal etc he could get to the side.
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I had a mate that couldn't swim but when he saw us guys swimming thought it was a piece of piss so jumped in, sank like a rock and almost drowned *l*
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He can dive for pebbles, too - being buoyant you have to push him down the bottom but he's very cool about retrieving stuff.
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He can dive for pebbles, too - being buoyant you have to push him down the bottom but he's very cool about retrieving stuff. ![Cool](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif)
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Yeah, mate didn't see the funny side of things, neither did we after we finally bothered to dive in and try pull his fat arse out of the water ![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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So as soon as we got back home: swimming lessons 3 times a week plus outings to the pool with dad.
We also just bought the adjoining house to our weekend dacha, which has a swimming pool - first thing I will do when we take possession in October is erect a proper poolside toddler-proof fence á la Aus/ NZ model.
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Originally Posted by The Don
Took my eldest kid swimming again this morning. He's getting pretty good - not bad for 3 years 8 months. He can do a very effective doggy paddle for about 4 metres, only thing is that's with his face down in the water not taking a breath.Hopefully if he fell in a lake/ canal etc he could get to the side.
they all do that at first
what you really need to teach him is to do a 'starfish' on his back (like a star jump) - then if he's ever in trouble he will automatically get into that position
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Actually what got us worried was our 3 weeks in Thailand this year in spring. My boy had something of a deathwish, ie he would jump into the 2 metre deep hotel pool despite no swimming ability and expect daddy to rescue him.
It worked...
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Originally Posted by xabiachica
they all do that at first
what you really need to teach him is to do a 'starfish' on his back (like a star jump) - then if he's ever in trouble he will automatically get into that position
what you really need to teach him is to do a 'starfish' on his back (like a star jump) - then if he's ever in trouble he will automatically get into that position
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Tell me more. Is that floating on his back?
exactly - floating on his back with arms & legs outstretched forming an X type shape, like this
to help him, just support his head & get him to look straight up at the sky - you'll be amazed how quickly he'll learn.
My girls have been swimming since babyhood, yet still, if my 5 year old gets a bit tired in the deep end - I just yell 'STARFISH' and she gets into the position until she recovers
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Originally Posted by xabiachica
exactly - floating on his back with arms & legs outstretched forming an X type shape, like this
to help him, just support his head & get him to look straight up at the sky - you'll be amazed how quickly he'll learn.
My girls have been swimming since babyhood, yet still, if my 5 year old gets a bit tired in the deep end - I just yell 'STARFISH' and she gets into the position until she recovers
to help him, just support his head & get him to look straight up at the sky - you'll be amazed how quickly he'll learn.
My girls have been swimming since babyhood, yet still, if my 5 year old gets a bit tired in the deep end - I just yell 'STARFISH' and she gets into the position until she recovers
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Cheers, XC, and how young did your kids start (really) swimming?
My 8 year old was about 4 - I know she was swimming before she started school at 4yrs 2mths. She had lessons in the local pool in UK. This summer she's learned to dive in our pool & has been glued to the diving at the Olympics.
We say 'tienen los pies como patos'
IMO - teaching your child to swim is sooooooo important. I have been teaching the children of some of our friends this summer - I tend to 'push' them to do things that their parents might not, and they'll usually do things for someone else that they won't do for their parents.
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Originally Posted by xabiachica
We say 'tienen los pies como patos'
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That Ian Thorpe has got BIG patos. ![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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big ducks???
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what does he do with them
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