Sports for Toddlers: Swimming

The American Academy of Pediatrics states that children are not developmentally ready for formal swimming lessons until after their fourth birthday. This does not mean you cannot take your three-year-old for a dip in the pool; you just have to be extra careful and vigilant.

Benefits:

• Promotes physical development
• Develops aerobic endurance and is the most beneficial form of cardiovascular exercise
• Enhances a child’s muscular flexibility and promotes proportional muscular development
• Develops coordination
• It is the most injury-free of all children’s sports