Because babies grow up in their mother's amniotic fluid, many health experts have always believed that babies are born to swim, and many experts even suggest that children should learn to swim as soon as possible. However, the research results of the American Academy of Pediatrics show that children under 4 years old should not start learning swimming too early because of their physical development.
Experts who advocate children learning to swim believe that children learning to swim has many benefits. Childhood is the most vigorous period of growth and development in human life. Swimming in this golden age is of great benefit. Children's frequent swimming can make their heart muscle developed, their metabolism vigorous, and their heartbeat slower and stronger than that of children of the same age, which prepares the conditions for taking on greater physical load: children's swimming, a complex action, is completed under the control of their brains, which will also improve their brain functions during swimming, showing that their brains respond quickly to the external environment and develop their intelligence well; Children often swim, and the function of respiratory system has also been improved, which is characterized by large vital capacity and long breath-holding time; Regular swimming can consume too much fat, exercise muscles in all parts of the body, and make the body symmetrical and fit.
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents of children under 4 years old not to let their children learn swimming too early. This study believes that it is misleading that babies are born to swim. Because the density of human body is slightly lower than that of water, anyone who is not afraid of water can relax his muscles and float in the water without swimming. But human beings have developed a fear of water. As soon as they enter the water, they panic, struggle hard, swallow easily and sink easily. Babies have not yet formed a fear of water, and they are easy to relax in the water, so they are easier to float than adults who can't swim.
According to American researchers, children under 5 years old are not suitable to learn swimming in principle, because the low gravity environment in water is not conducive to the growth of children's bones. At the same time, the child's nervous system is not perfect, and it is not safe to learn to swim. In addition, the high-intensity training of swimming is easy to damage children's health.
The researchers warned parents that it is best not to send their children to training classes, and to practice their swimming skills by repeatedly immersing them in water, because this kind of training, which claims to cultivate children's psychology of not being afraid of water first, will only increase their fear of water and lead to their psychological obstacles to water in adulthood. According to statistics, at present, 5 million to 6.5438+million American infants and preschool children have received some form of water course training, but according to the course organizer, the swimming course for children around 3 years old is only to let them start dealing with water as soon as possible, and no special skills are taught.
To this end, the researchers warned that parents should be cautious when choosing whether to let their children take swimming lessons and what courses to take, and should not place too high expectations on their children. It is unrealistic to assume that they will become good swimmers after learning.