Blowing Bubbles

[dtr123]

Hi all.

Does anyone know what age Babies are expected/physically able to blow bubbles in the swimming pool?

My daughters swimming teacher has been told that this is expected but she is trying to find out more.

Ta

[rosyrussell]

I think it depends entirely on the child! I remember that my daughter's swimming teacher used it as a way to help children to not have the fear of putting their face in the water - she would have been about 3 or 4 at that age. I don't think there is any hard and fast rules about when a child has to be able to do it - nor is a child 'failing' in any way if it does not want to do it!

[Butty]

Our daughter attends a nursery that has an indoor pool and she has lessons every Tuesday from Easter to October.

They monitor progress through a series of national grades - sponsored by Kelloggs I believe - and each grade has specific achievements.

The first grade includes blowing bubbles under water. When she first tried for her grade (aged 18 months) this was the only part she couldn't do. However last May (aged 26 months) she was able to do it and got her certificate.

Ask your swimming teacher about this grading system and what the different achievements are. We helped our daughter pass by encouraging her to blow bubbles at bathtime and she loves to do this - blowing raspberries etc!

I presume that all the other kids in her class are roughily the same at swimming - she seems be average in most things in her class.