How can we make our children like water and swimming? How can we turn the resistance to swimming into a successful cooperation? How can we make our children like water and swimming? How can we make it easy for children to go to a swim school? About this topic, for Swimming Dad as a #Blog guest, from a psychologist’s point of view, speaks Master in Psychology, editor of the parenthood portal Bebac.com, and a mother of one little princess, Jasmina Mihnjak. She is someone who makes changes in the world of new-borns, babies, parents and their rights to quality life. When a baby comes to this world, everything around is new to him/her. He/she is coming from another world, and our basic task is to

Kako pomoći detetu da zavoli vodu i plivanje? Kako možemo pretvoriti otpor ka plivanju u uspešnu saradnju? Kako pomoći detetu da zavoli vodu i pivanje? Kako olakšati deci polazak u školu plivanja? O ovoj temi za Swimming Dad kao #Blog gost, iz ugla psihologa priča Master psihologije, urednik roditeljskog portala Bebac.com, i majka jedne male princeze, Jasmina Mihnjak. Ona je neko ko čini promene ka kvalitetnijem životu novorođenčadi, beba i roditelja. Kad beba dođe na svet za nju je sve oko nje novo. Ona dolazi sa drugog sveta, a naš osnovni zadatak jeste da joj pokažemo da je svet sigurno mesto za nju. To je glavni vodič za sve kasnije nove aktivnosti. Ako plivamo sa bebom dobra vest je da

The same way school and kindergarten represent a big change for a child, water and swimming are also a big unknown to some kids. If apart from the resistance to swimming and water there is a specific fear on the one hand, and a good communication between the parents and the coach, and the willingness to enrol a kid in a swim school, make him/her learn how to swim, enjoy and have fun on the other, these situations can be avoided with the joint efforts of both parents and the coach. In my own experience in work with children of all ages, I can say that these are some of the ways how I have managed to make the adaptation of children easier, and deal with some difficulties, resistance to water a

Kao što škola i vrtić predstavljaju veliku promenu za dete, tako su voda i plivanje za neku decu velika nepoznanica. Ukoliko otporu od vode i plivanja, ne prethodi neki konkretan strah, a postoji dobra komunikacija roditelja sa trenerom i želja da dete krene u školu plivanja, nauči da pliva, uživa i zabavi se, ovakve situacije se mogu rešiti uz zajedničko zalaganje kako roditelja, tako i trenera. Kroz iskustvo u radu sa decom svih uzrasta, ovo su neki od načina, kako sam zajedno sa roditeljima uspevao da deci olakšamo adaptaciju, ali i rešimo neke od napetih situacija, otpor ka vodi, plivanju. Kako deci olakšati polazak u školu plivanja? Za početak pripremite decu za nove okolnosti, novu sre

My dad is not my coach! This is a sentence of a four-year-old boy I’m very proud of. Ever since they were born, my children have been in the water. The pool is their playground, they’ve been growing up with it since they were four months old. To be honest, I used every single moment to spend the time with them in the water. And also, to be a dad. When it wasn’t me, their mom played the main role there. They relaxed together, learning about the water surrounding during the baby swim lessons. I observed them. Day by day, they were growing safer in the water. Coaching your child has its pros and cons. That’s a choice having both positive and negative sides. My choice was to be only their dad an

Tata nije moj trener! Rečenica je četvorogodišnjaka na koju sam ponosan. Od kada su se rodila, moja deca su u vodi. Bazen je bio njihovo igralište, uz njega su rasla od četvrtog meseca. Iskreno, koristio sam svaki sekund da sa njima budem u vodi. Ali, da budem tata. Kada nisam bio ja, mama je igrala glavnu ulogu. Zajedno su se opuštali i upoznavali sa vodenom sredinom na časovima bebi plivanja. Posmatrao sam ih. Dan po dan, bili su sve sigurniji u vodi. Trenirati svoje dete ima prednosti i mane. To je izbor, koji nosi sladak i gorak ukus. Moj je bio da budem samo tata i «grickam» nokte izdaleka. Od ajkulicinog i ribicinog prvog susreta sa vodenom sredinom, kao tata, moj zadatak bio je: da ih

Being the world number one in 100m backstroke in masters swimming, globally known psychiatrist and a mum who is a record holder in swimming in Serbia is a completely different story! She is Dr Jelena Kunovac, one of the top 10 master female swimmers in the world ever. For Swimming Dad as a #Blog guest, Dr Kunovac speaks about how she has integrated swimming in her life in her 30s. This is her motivational swimming story for all the wives, mums, aunts, sisters.. to make them go and jump into the pool and swim! Swim your dreams, no matter how old you are. Why? Because life is more beautiful when you swim! How to integrate swimming in your life, in your 30s? My masters swimming story began afte

Biti, svetska prvakinja na 100m leđno u masters plivanju, psihijatar svetskog glasa, a ujedno i mama rekorderke Srbije u plivanju je sasvim druga priča! Ona je dr Jelena Kunovac, među 10 najboljih masters plivačica na svetu ikada. Za Swimming Dad kao Blog gost, dr Kunovac objašnjava kako je integrisala plivanje u svoj život i nakon 30-te? Ovo je njena plivačka priča koja motiviše, da već danas sve žene, mame, tetke, sestre… uskočite u bazen i plivate! Plivate svoje snove, bez obzira koliko god godina imali. Zašto? Zato što je život lepši kada plivate! Kako integrisati plivanje u život, nakon 30-te godine života? Moja priča o masters plivanju počela je nakon 30 i više godina van vode. Na nago