Julie-ann James dedicated her life to research, education and the creation of the best family water programme for baby swimming and the whole family. “Coming from a childhood of competitive swimming in Australia whereby you had to swim 4 hours a day takes a lot of focus drive and dedication. I applied these qualities into many years of researching Baby and Toddler swimming to develop a structured program that is now tried and tested successfully around the world.” Today, Julie-ann James is a leading global consultant on baby swimming as well as the founder one of the most successful baby swimming schools. She travels to countries to qualify coaches with the STA qualifications then train them

Julie ann James svoj život je posvetila istraživanju, edukaciji i kreiranju najboljeg porodičnog vodenog programa za bebi plivanje i celu porodicu (kreiranje uspešnog porodičnog Aquatic programa). S obzirom na to da sam odrasla u veoma takmičarski nastrojenom plivačkom okruženju u Australiji, gde morate da plivate 4 sata dnevno, potrebno je da budete u potpunosti fokusirani i posvećeni. Danas, Julie-ann James je vodeći globalni konsultant o bebi plivanju, kao i osnivač, jedne od najvećih i najuspešnijih škola bebi plivanja. Putuje širom sveta kako bi uradila kvalifikaciju trenera koji poseduju STA sertifikate a zatim ih obučava u okviru svojih Aquababies ili Roditelji i Beba Akva (PABA) prog

The parent’s role in baby swim lessons is a big and a multiple one, especially active and to a large extent also the most important one. The best and maximum results can be achieved in work with the youngest children up to 3 years of age, when it is vital that parents are present. There are many reasons why it is insisted on engaging parents in baby swim lessons. Parents bring security and with their presence they make a contribution, creating a safe and secure setting for learning, fine motoric development, their own education as a parent-teacher, building a perfect parent-child relation, and making a maximal use of the time to exercise. How important is the role of the parents for babies w

Uloga roditelja u časovima bebi plivanja je velika i mnogostruka, a prvenstveno veoma aktivna i u najvećoj meri i najvažnija. Maksimalni i najbolji rezultati postižu se u radu sa najmlađom decom do tri godine starosti, gde je neophodno da roditelji budu prisutni. Postoji mnogo razloga zbog kojih se insistira na angažovanju roditelja u časovima bebi plivanja. Roditelji osiguravaju i doprinose svojim prisustvom, sigurno i bezbedno okruženje za učenje, fini motorički razvoj, sopstvenu edukaciju sebe kao roditelja-učitelja, grade savršen odnos roditelj-dete i maksimalno doprinose iskorišćenju kvalitetnog vremena za vežbanje. Koliko je uloga roditelja važna kod beba prilikom upoznavanja sa vodom?

A baby has arrived. She/he is getting to know us, we are getting to know her/him. No sleeping, a bunch of dirty diapers, getting it changed all day around… We haven’t had enough sleep, adjusted our daily and nightly routines, and some mums have already started talking about baby swim lessons! Is this really happening? Is it real that someone is seriously considering the idea of “jumping” into a swimming pool with a baby? Is baby swimming a new-age parenting trend or a need which brings benefits to the mum, dad and baby? Are we becoming “snobbish” parents if we want to provide a healthy upbringing to our children starting from the very birth? I might seem to some people as a “snob”, as my chi

Stigla beba. Upoznaje ona nas, upoznjemo i mi nju. Nespavanje, gomila ukakanih pelena, svlači presvlači po ceo dan… Nismo se još ni dovoljno naspavali, uskladili dnevnu, noćnu rutinu, a neke mame već pričaju o bebi plivanju! Da li je realno? Da li je realno da neko stvarno razmišlja da “uskoči” u bazen sa bebom? Da li je bebi plivanje pomodarstvo modernog roditeljstva ili potreba koja je blagodet za mamu, tatu i bebu? Da li smo sve više roditelji “fenseri”, ukoliko želimo detetu da pružimo zdrav način odrastanja od rođenja? Možda sam i ja za nekog “fenser” pošto su moja deca od četvrtog meseca u vodi. Hajde da pogeldamo stvari iz malo drugačije perspektive, pa tek onda da lepimo “etikete” ro

Nebojša Đurkin is one of the best Serbian young coaches, with years of coaching experience. He is currently living and working as a coach in the MSC club in Dubai, and as a #Blog guest for Swimming Dad is sharing with us: the role a parent has in the swimming process based on his own experience, how we can help our kids to adapt to the water in the easiest possible way and the role of a parent as an ally in the teenage phase. Isn’t it obvious that a parent and a coach should be partners and that each side should know their role? From your experience, what is the role of a parent in the swimming process? In the process of acquiring the swimming knowledge and any other type of knowledge at any

Nebojša Đurkin,jedan od najboljih mlađih trenera Srbije, ali već sada sa velikim dugogodišnjim trenerskim iskustvom. Trenutno živi i radi kao plivački trener u klubu MSC, u Dubaiju. Za Swimming Dad kao #Blog gost, otkriva: koja je uloga roditelja u plivanju iz njegovog iskustva, na koji način možemo deci pomoći da se lakše adaptiraju i plivaju, kao i na koji način je plivanje saveznik roditeljima u tinejdžerskoj fazi? Jasno je da roditelj i trener treba da budu partneri i da svako zna svoju ulogu. Iz tvog iskustva, koja je uloga roditelja u plivanju? U procesu sticanja plivačkog ili bilo kojeg drugog znanja na bilo kojem nivou, uloga roditelja je zaista ključna. Iz mog ličnog iskustva, moji

All children should learn how to swim, but he/she needs to enjoy it first, to be happy and relaxed in the water and around it. This is why it is important that the coach or a parent is a partner, and to know his/her role. This is not a parenthood lesson, but a story of my experience, how you, as parents, can help your child overcome difficulties in learning how to swim. This is why your role is important How? Talk to each other: Our role is not to be their shadows and stalk them to see what they are doing and how they are behaving in the water and around it. It is our role, however, as parents, to talk with them about the worst scenarios – to educate them. Of course, apart from knowing how t

Svako dete treba da nauči da pliva, ali prevashodno da uživa, igra se, bude zadovoljno i opušteno u vodi i oko nje. Zato je bitno da trener i roditelj budu partneri, i da svako zna svoju ulogu. Ovo nije lekcija o roditeljstvu, već priča iz mog iskustva, kako vi kao roditelj možete da pomognete vašem detetu da što lakše nauči da pliva. Zato je veoma važna i vaša uloga u plivanju. Kako? Pričajte što više: Naša uloga nije da budemo njihove senke i uhodimo ih šta rade i kako se ponašaju u vodi i oko nje. Međutim, na nama roditeljima je da sa njima pričamo o najgorim mogućim situacijama – da ih edukujemo. Naravno pored toga što već znaju da plivaju. Velika greška je roditelja što misle da kada st