8 Tips For Teaching Your Kid How to Swim Like a Fish This Summer

While foam boards and puddle jumpers keep their shape and buoyancy, inflatables could deflate or pop, which would cause your child to sink. Floaties, rafts, and air-filled swimsuits provide a false sense of security and therefore could end up doing more harm than good. Although these products can feel helpful in giving your child some autonomy in the pool, they should learn to swim without the aids to fall back on and should still be monitored closely while in the water even while wearing a floatie.