Infant Swimming Resource
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I'm starting to get really sick of children in general: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092100365.html[^]
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Apparently newborn humans naturally know how to swim. Submerge them in water and they will naturally hold there breath and swim.
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Apparently newborn humans naturally know how to swim. Submerge them in water and they will naturally hold there breath and swim.
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest HemingwayNew born infant have a reflex that can block both airways in some circumstances, and the reflex is lost as the baby gets older. There are tons of "cute" video where we can see babies under water, with eyes and mouth wide open and just having a blast!! I can't really say they are swimming, but they just float there for a few seconds until the parents pick them up and bring them above water!
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Apparently newborn humans naturally know how to swim. Submerge them in water and they will naturally hold there breath and swim.
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Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -- Ernest HemingwayYes - the body has an automatic mechanism that stops you from breathing if your face is in the water. So if you lie unconscious in the water face down you are more likely to suffocate than drown. Having been a keen freestyle swimmer for some years it was apparent that most people swam badly not because they could not swim, but because they were poorly trained . Basically what this training seems to entail is merely supporting the child to do what they can do naturally.
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I'm starting to get really sick of children in general: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092100365.html[^]
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt
John Cardinal wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092100365.html\[^\]
harumph... :) Chris is in Gymnastics, team competition. In the process of doing floor, bar, horse, rings, etc events he looks almost as bruised as I did at his age, which is saying a lot. But his asthma doesn't stop him either. He's a kid, so gets frustrated at times, but he also has great patience and determination at others. When he gets injured the world doesn't end, it gets dealt with and the plan is immediate for what happens after to move on. the focus never remains on any injury large or small.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
I'm surprised that that show is legal.
hey, that was why they filmed it in New Mexico. Three quarters of the US population will assume it was filmed outside the country and not even give it a thought about legality. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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New born infant have a reflex that can block both airways in some circumstances, and the reflex is lost as the baby gets older. There are tons of "cute" video where we can see babies under water, with eyes and mouth wide open and just having a blast!! I can't really say they are swimming, but they just float there for a few seconds until the parents pick them up and bring them above water!
Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
Maximilien wrote:
There are tons of "cute" video where we can see babies under water, with eyes and mouth wide open and just having a blast!!
Like the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind.
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Man, that's really impressive. I've been taking my 18 month old son to lessons but he is nowhere in that toddlers neighborhood.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
I'm surprised that that show is legal.
hey, that was why they filmed it in New Mexico. Three quarters of the US population will assume it was filmed outside the country and not even give it a thought about legality. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
You wouldn't believe how many people I talk to who don't realize that New Mexico != Mexico. Well, El Corazon probably would, he lives here too. Why do we still have to pay taxes if we live in a different country, Mr. Heart?
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Really, why? Much of the world's children experience far worse on an hourly basis than those children did in their entire lives including the show.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
I'm surprised that that show is legal.
hey, that was why they filmed it in New Mexico. Three quarters of the US population will assume it was filmed outside the country and not even give it a thought about legality. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Really, why? Much of the world's children experience far worse on an hourly basis than those children did in their entire lives including the show.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt
John Cardinal wrote:
Much of the world's children experience far worse on an hourly basis than those children did in their entire lives including the show.
Well, if that ain't justification enough, i don't know what is! :D
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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I'm starting to get really sick of children in general: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092100365.html[^]
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt
From the article:
A child is now the equivalent of a minor royal who should be coddled, revered and praised at all times.
Not around my house. Ronin, my 18 moth old, is know as The Bruise around here because he plays so hard and tends to get several little bruises and bumps. It's had the nice side affect of apparently raising his tolerance for pain. But, the down side is he thinks that ice is supposed to go on his head and bruises and not his drinks :laugh:
My Blog A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
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From the article:
A child is now the equivalent of a minor royal who should be coddled, revered and praised at all times.
Not around my house. Ronin, my 18 moth old, is know as The Bruise around here because he plays so hard and tends to get several little bruises and bumps. It's had the nice side affect of apparently raising his tolerance for pain. But, the down side is he thinks that ice is supposed to go on his head and bruises and not his drinks :laugh:
My Blog A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
Ronin? Damn, that's a cool name, though I do wonder how he'll fare in school. Are you aware of the japanese link? Ronin[^] Also a cool movie Ronin[^]!
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You wouldn't believe how many people I talk to who don't realize that New Mexico != Mexico. Well, El Corazon probably would, he lives here too. Why do we still have to pay taxes if we live in a different country, Mr. Heart?
Please don't bother me... I'm hacking right now. Don't look at me like that - doesn't anybody remember what "hacking" really means? :sigh:
Robert Royall wrote:
You wouldn't believe how many people I talk to who don't realize that New Mexico != Mexico.
I do... I've been coast to coast, still missing seeing a few states, but I have hopefully a few years left. ;);)
Robert Royall wrote:
Why do we still have to pay taxes if we live in a different country, Mr. Heart?
EVERYONE remembers you when you owe THEM money. But they forget you after you are paid up. ;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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John Cardinal wrote:
Much of the world's children experience far worse on an hourly basis than those children did in their entire lives including the show.
Well, if that ain't justification enough, i don't know what is! :D
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
Shog9 wrote:
Well, if that ain't justification enough, i don't know what is!
Bring on the Tigers! Someone has to deal with them somewhere right???
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Ronin? Damn, that's a cool name, though I do wonder how he'll fare in school. Are you aware of the japanese link? Ronin[^] Also a cool movie Ronin[^]!
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Jim Crafton wrote:
Ronin? Damn, that's a cool name
Thanks, my wife and I had a classic struggle over this one :)
Jim Crafton wrote:
I do wonder how he'll fare in school.
Yeah, I wondered about that myself. Little kids can be bastards. But, I will teach him some snappy comebacks and snappy kicks and punches as well.
Jim Crafton wrote:
Are you aware of the japanese link?
Yes I am and it had a bit to do with the naming. It seems in classical Japanese culture being a master-less or free man is not looked well upon. But to me they represent independence and self determination. So, I went with that.
Jim Crafton wrote:
Also a cool movie Ronin[^]!
I hadn't heard of that movie until someone asked me my son's name and they mentioned it. It's on the list of movies to eventually watch.
My Blog A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
an American?
As are the Canadians and Mexicans and really all of the countries south too. We can chart Mayan, Toltecan, and Aztecan archeological discoveries, but even I can't name more than a handful of south American countries. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
an American?
As are the Canadians and Mexicans and really all of the countries south too. We can chart Mayan, Toltecan, and Aztecan archeological discoveries, but even I can't name more than a handful of south American countries. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)