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Binding: PaperbackBrand: Human Kinetics Dewey Decimal Number: 797.21083 EAN: 9780736032506 Edition: Revised ISBN: 0736032509 Label: Human Kinetics Publishers Manufacturer: Human Kinetics Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 143 Publication Date: 2000-09 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Studio: Human Kinetics Publishers Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Get infants and toddlers off to a greataquatic start! Australia has long beenrecognized as one of the world leadersin swimming and aquatic education.Through a new series of books byAUSTSWIM, instructors around the worldcan now incorporate new and better waysto teach aquatics.Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquaticsprovides important guidelines forintroducing infants and toddlers towater safely and effectively. Aquaticeducation experts describe childrensmotor, cognitive, and emotionaldevelopment during six stages, fromnewborn to preschool, and how the stagesrelate to aquatic activity. They alsocoach you on how to structure lessonsand activities based on the stages ofdevelopment. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - We were just on different planetsI was expecting something that allows you to go through practical exercises from infants to toddlers to do but there was what seems like endless articles on safety (which is not a bad thing), psychology etc but it just wasn't what I was expecting, the other book by Austswim was much better.. Rating:  - Great preschool swim instruction book for parents.I am a swim instructor and I think this book does a great job covering everything that should be taught to infants and preschoolers. It also is the best priced swim instruction book that I have come accross for the intended age group. I recomend it to any parents that want to start teaching their kids the basics of swimming. Rating: - Teaching Infant and Preschool Aquatics: Water Experiences the Australian WayInformative and logical. Every Swim Instructor and baby aquatics teacher should have one on hand for quick reference. I recommend strongly for all parents of babies attending aquatics programs. Rating:  - Good for new swimming teachersThis book is a very thorough introduction to teaching swimming to young children and is great for new swimming instructors. It covers the basics how a child's developmental stage intersects with the kinds of swimming skills and water safety children are ready to take on. However, I found it does not provide teachers with concrete ways to actually operationalize these skills through water play and songs. A few pages at the end of the book list out sample lesson plans, but if you aren't familiar with ... Read More Rating: - of limited use for parentsI bought this book hoping to find some specific exercises I could practice with my child in our pool. It was not very useful for that purpose. The book seems more of a way for existing swimming teachers to learn about this organization's philosophies on child development as it pertains to aquatics. It was nice to read a detailed accounting of why a 1-year-old resists back-floating but I wanted more of an idea of how to teach my child to blow bubbles and other beginning skills. It really doesn't ... Read More 
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