Dads - the perfect opportunity to bond with your little one

Look around the pool on your next weekend visit and you'll see many dads proudly splashing around with their kids. Sunday morning trips to the swimming pool with dad have become something of a tradition in many households - a tradition that continues well beyond baby learning to swim.

With so many of the day to day child care responsibilities usually lying with mum, this is one area that dads can claim as their own. Baby swimming is fun, physical and a wonderful way to enhance the bond between parents and children, so it's the perfect way for dads to spend some extra special time with their little ones, as well as earning extra brownie points by giving mum a well deserved break!

Swimming with baby is more than simply a relaxing and enjoyable activity; it boosts confidence, builds fitness and co-ordination and teaches children a vital life skill that stays with them forever. Like teaching them how to ride their first bike, it's a skill fathers can feel proud to have passed on to their children.

Prepare for the pool with all our essential baby swimming tips.

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