Swimming lessons and your baby’s cognitive development

What does this mean in a practical sense?

Well, for starters, that are far more adept at activities like drawing, using pencils and building with blocks. They also tend to have better balance and coordination than their peers who are not learning to swim.

When it comes to motor skills and other physical markers, this study determined that swimming helps the cognitive aspect of child development, advancing it as much as 10 months ahead of the normal population.

This means that parents can expect babies and young kids who are actively learning to swim, early and often, to reach levels of reasoning in areas like reading, writing and arithmetic significantly ahead of their similarly aged peers.

There are also benefits on the language front, with swimming classes being classed as a “language rich environment”.

One of the milestones many parents look forward to most is when their little one says their first word. If you have enrolled your baby in swimming lessons, this may happen sooner than expected, with instructions given throughout the classes helping the further development of language, with the inclusion of prepositions and useful words, like colours, shapes and more. As a parent, you want your child to be intelligent, but social and emotional stability is just as important.

The Griffith University research study found that young kids involved in swim lessons are, on average, 15 months ahead of the normal population in social and emotional development.

They tend to understand direction better, which helps them adapt to school as they get older, and they also are more comfortable interacting with their peers and other adults.

Other research has shown a connection between emotional maturity and regular exercise, and swimming also provides an outlet through which little ones can expend their energy and release frustrations.

You really will give your baby the best possible start in life by enrolling them in learn to swim lessons from as early as four months. It’s never too late to start.