Make sure you keep swimming with your little one this Winter!
As temperatures drop, it may seem tempting to skip the pool, but the benefits of baby swimming are too good to miss! Being in the water encourages your baby to move independently before they can crawl or walk. It provides a safe environment for them to explore balance, which helps improve coordination on land, leading to fewer bumps as they learn to stand on their own. Swim time is an essential part of your baby's physical development!
Cross-lateral movements (ones that cross the midline of the body) like reaching for a ball help with hand-eye coordination.
Activities like chasing toys (or grasping hold of them to give them a good ole’ chew) in the pool help with those finer motor skills; those smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet and toes.
Swimming strengthens their heart and lungs as well as their arm, leg and neck muscles.
Bouncing and splashing in the water stimulates the vestibular system, aiding balance.
Baby swimming is proven to help with little one's eating and sleeping patterns.
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