Kids in The Water

You know how frustrating is a kid to jump in the water with no ability to swim and you to be there watching and to be responsible for his life. Every kid likes water it depends how the first encounter is going to be.Fear is always there because water is not natural environment for the humans but land.So we do not have gills and fins and we cannot breathe underwater which makes it a hostile environment.My goal as a father and a swim teacher is to give this ability to people to first get over the primal fear of water and to enjoy it as they have known it forever.
To get into water for first time you need person next to you who is trustworthy-father,mother,grandfather,friend or swim instructor.Those swim instructors who stand from the side of the pool or scream from the shore are coaches or something else which seem that they don't know what they are doing.The first encounter is with the help of somebody who knows what it is ,who can swim and who can accomodate you to feel secure when going into the water.To start always get into the shallow,never go deep because the mental hit will be deep and you can get scared from just that and never want to see water again.If the kid or adult is scared just stay in the water,relax,splash a little,see your feet under from above,walk in the water get used to the feeling beeing in it.After that just walk away and let this be called FISRT ENCOUNTER.After that everything will go well, because the first encounter is possitive experience- there is nothing better than a good start!