Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!sophie From: sophie@mnetor.UUCP (Sophie Quigley) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Re: infants in water Message-ID: <1753@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 11:09:04 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.1753 Posted: Thu Aug 8 11:09:04 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Aug-85 12:18:58 EDT References: <538@tekigm.UUCP> <27100034@gypsy.UUCP> <214@gymble.UUCP> Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 15 > Bob Schwanke writes: > >Pediatricians are divided on whether extensive swimming training for > >children under 4 is healthy. I know I read a reliable article somewhere > >pointing to increased incidence of related health problems. So check with > >your pediatrician. No, I'm not a parent, but I used to be fanatical about swimming, and am still somewhat interested in it. What I have heard about the matter is that most of the health problems are related to the habbit of teaching very young children to swim with their faces and heads in the water. Of course it is pretty difficult to swim properly without having one's face in the water, but in the case of toddlers, who cares... -- Sophie Quigley {allegra|decvax|ihnp4|linus|watmath}!utzoo!mnetor!sophie