As a parent, when you think about ways to enrich your child’s mental development, swimming lessons may not necessarily be the first thing that comes to mind. However, at Swim Fins, we are a firm believer that swim lessons are useful tools to develop your child’s personality!
Going swimming is not only a fantastic workout, but also helps one feel accomplished. Children are able to work out some of their stress and frustration by swimming laps and burning off their excess energy. The enjoyment they may get by taking part in other pool-related activities such as playing games or other pool-related activities may also help take their minds off their worries.
Swim lessons are an amazing opportunity for your little one to build social skills. Swim lessons provide children with the opportunity to interact with their peers in a fun but safe environment. At Swim Fins, part of your child’s lessons include playing games with aims as a way to develop their swimming skills without realizing it! Your child may even meet their new best friend at a Swim Fins swim lesson!
If a child experiences anxieties relating to swimming or being around water, swim lessons are an excellent way to confront that fear. It’s important that kids who are fearful of water are given the support they need so that parents and the swim instructors can help them build their confidence.
For children with special needs, swim lessons are a fun way to develop motor skills, increase their strength and improve their coordination. Children with special needs don’t always have access to swimming the same way other children do. Swim lessons help provide that chance as well as act as a means of developing social skills and building a healthy self-confidence.
Our program runs year round at our pools in Richmond, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Cloverdale, and Abbotsford. For more information on our programs, how to register, and much more, head over to our website! Come swim with Swim Fins: https://www.swimfins.ca/register