About Today: Summer Swimming Satisfies

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Today From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor I'm really hoping there's no apocalypse that involves a lot of water because if that happens, I'm totally doomed. I've never learned to swim! Swim Lessons for Kids I can't say why, since as a grown-up, I've had plenty of opportunity to take lessons. Heck, I even took my daughter and my son for their lessons (note to self: Boy needs more lessons). Are you teaching your children to swim? Helping Children Face Swimming Fears A Child-Centered Approach to Swim Lessons See More About:  starting swim lessons  pool safety  swimming lessons Swim Faster I can see the appeal of swimming faster, even if I'm still not totally sure how people swim at all. I mean, I've mastered the "go in, panic and sink" part. There's more to it, apparently. And often that involves moving faster. Freestyle Swimming Techniques Swim More With Less Swimming See More About:  turns and starts  stroke improvement  technique Baseball for Kids My son's baseball season just ended. The bummer part is it feels like it was just getting started. They were hitting, running, throwing... Well, it was still pretty random as to what was going to happen, but it was a lot of fun. Pick a Sport, Any Sport An Only Child Doesn't Have to Sit Around See More About:  kids' baseball  kids' softball  sports injuries Make It Fun So They'll Want To Move Nagging saps the fun out of anything (as in me nagging my daughter about piano practice). So for outside activities, I just grab the mitts, balls and water bottles and ask who can throw farther today, me or them. It works over half the time and so usually there's no whining (or nagging). Simple Kids' Stretching Exercises Great Rainy Day Activities See More About:  fitness motivation  healthy choices  parent-child activities Today Ads Swimming Lessons Kid Swimming Lessons Swimming for Kids Swimming Swimming Classes Featured Articles Vintage Bags for Every Occasion Fashion Tips You Need to Know What is the G-20? Is a Reverse Mortgage Right For You? Make a Low-Carb Grocery List Sherlock Holmes, Forensic Geologist   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement