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Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
I INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
II THE THEORY OF BABY SWIMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1 Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
1.1 The Meaning of Water:
from a Prime Element to an Element of Movement . . . . . . .13
1.2 The Effects of Water on Babies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
1.3 The Quality of Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
2 The Baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
2.1 Physical and Motor Skills Development:
from Being Moved to Moving by Oneself . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
2.2 Sense Organs and Perception:
from Stimulus Intake to Sensory Integration . . . . . . . . . . . .37
2.3 Mother and Child,
Symbiosis to Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
2.4 Behavioural change - from Play and Discovery to Learning . . .48
3 Parents and Course Instructors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
3.1 Parents as Learners and Go-Between for Their Child . . . . . .53
3.2 Course Instructors as Teachers and
Sensitive Parental Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
4 Baby Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
4.1 A Historical Perspective and Research Findings . . . . . . . . .59
4.2 Teaching Methods and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
4.3 The Concept of Early Stimulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
4.4 Success Anticipated and the Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
III THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF BABY SWIMMING . . .74
5 The Planning and Organisation of a Course . . . . . . . . .75
5.1 Planning and Conceiving a Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
5.2 Parent Evenings and Preparation in the Pool . . . . . . . . . . . .77
5.3 Some Practical Points of Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
5.4 Hygiene and Prevention of Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
5.5 First Aid, and the Duties of Care and Responsibility
to the Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
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