We all want our kids to have fun and be safe around the water. If you have a new baby, you may be wondering how soon you can start taking your little one to the pool. Pengu Swim School offers babies swimming lessons beginning as early as four months! An early baby swimming age helps prepare your baby for more formal swimming lessons a little further down the line. At four months, your baby can start to develop skills that will help them when they are older. What Babies Learn   Our babies swimming lessons focus on getting your baby comfortable in the water. Parents are in the pool with their babies and serve as models to show the babies that the pool is fun and safe. We play games, sing songs and do other exercises to keep the babies focus & attention. One advantage to starting lessons before six months is that we can use the baby’s natural reflexes as part of the process. Young babies have a gag reflex that makes them naturally hold their breath for brief periods under water. This means that you can trickle water over their little heads and play splashing games to get them used to the water without scaring them or making them sputter and choke. Why Our Babies Swimming Lessons Are Special Baby swimming age classes have a few specific features to make sure your little one gets the right start. Our water is always warm. Infants can become chilled very quickly, so it is essential that the water is about 90 degrees to keep them comfortable. We have small class sizes limiting the infant class size to a maximum of […]