The Social Child

Athletics and swimming are obviously an important part of your child’s development.  It improves coordination and language translation into kinesthetic movement.  It boosts self-confidence and most importantly it teaches your child how to be safer in the water through safety skills and practice.  But when a child achieves each milestone mark varies as much as the color blue.

Our classes at SwimJim are arranged in a manner that allows for children to be put in a level that is appropriate for their development however, still allows them the variance to learn from other children.  Toddlers progress huge leaps and bounds in physical achievement the moment they see other children participating in actives that they want to do.

Any parent who has more than one child knows that often the second or third child will often progress in certain skills at a faster rate than their older sibling.  Simply enough because the younger child looks up to and watches their older sibling’s every move mimicking their movements and actions.  Peer interaction can create the same response in friends or even strangers.

The curriculum is diverse enough whereas one child might be a better back floater and the other child might be a better breath holder and still a third might be better at gross motor movements.   Put the toddlers together and certain skills that they once believed to be too difficult or scary is put into context just by watching the children around them.

Privates are available for a child with special needs, developmental delays, or simply needs more attention struggling through one certain skill, as well as the child whom excels extremely rapidly.  However, always consider the benefits of the group lesson to teach the child peer socialization and growth through visual learning.

SwimJim offers privates and group lessons for all levels from babies to adults.

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