How old do you let your kids or babies start swimming?

Hello my friend kaka135 Ji, You are much advanced by confirming that children learn swiming sice being in womb, and you are already formed and opinion to allow him/her to start teaching after getting one yr old. Also, you have doubt about temperature of water, well i suppose, you are not planning to go to rivers/ponds /swiming pools. I suggest take some inflated tanks at home and fill little water so taht child should only have feeling of watyer and get aclatmaised with water feeling, as child grows, increase water level and child will automatically find out swiming technic, which can be imporived at least after 2-3 yrs, as child has to accept your teaching, andchild must pick up words-understandings. may god bless You and have a great time.

I have a one year old, and I wouldn't feel comfortable putting him in a chlorinated pool. Maybe a kiddie pool. When my toddler was 5 months old I used to let him play with the hose on hot days outside, he really liked that, but he didn't like the kiddie pool we have. As of last summer when he was about 18 months he still didn't like the kiddie pool. My older kids have been in regular pools, and lakes, etc. But they aren't strong swimmers yet. I'm not even sure if my 11 year old can swim. They've never had swimming lessons. They just like to play in the shallow end.

I think my baby started to swim at a very early time. That is when he was two days old:) As the hospital have the baby swimming facility and equipment. And it seems it's popular for new born babies to swim. I love China

I have three children all who have been in pools and beaches when they were all under a year old. Though they couldn't be in there as long as the older children they all had lots of fun. It is relaxing and enjoyable to be so close together in the water with my babies. I miss that now as they are older and I am running away as to not get splashed from them. LOL I would want to make sure that the pool is clean first.

I am planning to let my baby get into the pool when he is 6-months-old! Well, maybe not a public pool, but a small pool at home. I am worried more towards virus infection than baby getting cold actually. Anyway, if I am bringing the baby to a public pool, most probably i will make sure that most the time he will be on the floating boat instead of inside the water.

Remember that it is snug and warm insie the mother's womb. Many people have different views on this. Some mother's have their babies in the pool at a few months old. My boys were all swimming by 2 years and my daughter was six before she was swimming. We live in a warm country though and that might make a difference. Blessings

Even babies can enjoy swimming. It is a fun and healthy activity. But for formal lessons for learning swimming strokes, I would wait until about 4 or 5 years of age, when the child will have the necessary coordination.

I took my son swimming after he'd had his jabs so from about 6/7 months I think, anyway the pool was not that warm so I stopped, he would go now and then and when I moved to where we are now about 18months ago I started taking him again, he now has swimming lessons and can swim a little on his front and back without armbands, as long as he can save himself if he got in trouble that is my main concern!

I think it is after their injections finish at about six months.It is difficult to remember.Swimming is extremely good for them and it can be beneficail for the health and will help them develop and it is also great fun.I cannot think of one child that does not enjoy spalishing about in water.Plus the added benefits it could save their life on day.I used to go swimming with my daughter and her children when they were babies and we had a great time and plus it wears them out and they sleep like a dream.All my children used to go swimming with the school and I took them as well.My youngest son could never get the hang of swimming when he was little,he used to enjoy the water ,and at one time I took him once a week,then he went with the school and my daughter took him at the weekend,Then at the age of ten he eventually got it and can swim really strongly.Sometimes I took him twice a week we seemed to live at the swimming baths.So start them young if you can,we live off the bus route to our nearest swimming baths and it was one hell of a journey but I am really glad we took the time to do it.

I started my son's swim lessons at 7 months old. It was a mommy and me type of class, in a heated pool, with a certified instructor. As you said, babies know how to swim at birth from being in the womb... and it's said that the instinct is still there for a long time so the younger they are, the easier it is for them to learn. I was really concerned about my son developing a healthy attitude towards water. I was not raised near water, we didn't have a pool, so I never really learned how to swim. As a result, I missed out on a log of fun water activities. I only learned to swim when I went into the military, and I'm still not all that comfortable in water over my head. My son's dad is almost a fish, he's so comfy in the water! So I didn't want my son to be afraid of the water and possibly miss out on activities that he could do with his dad. Also, it's such good exercise, as you said. And, it's never a bad idea to have just one more activity to fall back on when the weather is bad. As long as there's an indoor heated pool around!

Hi,friend.I have no child yet.But i had seen my niece started to learn swimming when she was 6 months old.Of course,she cried for a moment and then felt safe and enjoyed it in the first time.

My father took me in the pool when I was six months old. We still have the video tapes of that. I seemed to have enjoyed it. Obviously I was not in there alone and he practically carried me around the entire time, but being able to enjoy water like that is a great thing for kids, even at that age. Assuming the parents are responsible and going to take care of their child, of course.

The first time I took my son swimming was this past summer he was two at the time. I would have taken him at a younger age prehaps one year old. Anyways I took him swimming and it was time to leave I took him out of the pool and had not yet taken off his life jacket I turned around to get my things to go to the locker room to change and he jumped back in the pool. I didn't even know, I turned around to get him and didn't see him and screamed where is my baby it was an indoor pool so everyone around heard me. We all looked in the pool and he was in the water just splashing trying to stay up. I jumped in and got him it was like a 3 foot pool the water came to about my thigh. Everyone there was telling me at least he knows how to swim now. I was a little shaken up and said I wouldn't take him back swimming until he was older, I took him back within the summer I just made sure I kept a real good eye on him but I don't think 1 year old is to young to start swimming, especially on a hot summer day.

I think the kids are let learned to swam in the age of 8 to improve more to his/her self to motivate many style og swimming .

My dad asked me if I wanted to learn how to swim at age 4 and dumb me, I said yes, so he took me up the adult slide with me on his lap and when we hit the water, (it was 30 ft. deep), he let go of me and watched me sputter and choke and kick and scream for help as I kept going under water. Finally I was back in his arms again crying my heart out! Well to make a long story short, that was 55 years ago and I never did learn how to swim but it doesn't matter now because I am fat with size 46 double D boobs and I can NOT drown, I float and bounce to the surface like cork!

I'm against babies swimming, I think it would be too scary for them.

They can start at 4 years old. This is when they can talk and walk and all sorts of stuff. They seem to learn quicker when they are and work with their surroundings. My little cousin started when he was 4 years old now hes 5 and can swim all by himself. Everyone feels cold the first time they get in a pool but soon they get use to it. Just keep kicking your feet to stay about the water.