Here' your chance to WIN one of fifty great beach towels thanks to Australian Unity as it launches it's new Learn To Swim website.

The website has great educational games, swimmers' profiles and heaps of information for parents.

Simply click here today to register for your chance to WIN!

Competition closes on 31 July 2009.

How often have you told your child to perform a certain task and the information just seems to go in one ear and out the other?

You appear to have the child's attention but no sooner do you ask than he's forgotten the task.

While this could be attributed to weak attention, distractions, hearing problems or other factors there's also the possibility the child behaving this way is experiencing problems with memory.

It's possible to have excellent memory for one area of our lives but not for others. A child might have excellent math memory but appear to forget most of the directions his swimming teacher gives him.

Unsuspecting teachers and parents might assume that because this child does well in school the behaviour they witness in the pool is that of a naughty or bored child, rather than a specific memory problem.

By developing a basic understanding of how memory works we can gain an insight into the part memory plays in behaviour.

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Can toddlers really swim?

Yes, toddlers can learn to swim! Take a look at two and a half year old Mitchell in this footage.

Mitchell's enjoyment and confidence comes from spending lots of time in the water.

The key for young children to gain this type of confidence comes from having at least two or more happy swims each week.

As Mitchell's motor development and understanding mature his movements will become more refined. For now his skill and level of safety are far beyond his non swimming peers.

The Dipadees toddler program includes lots of water safety activities especially designed to develop little swimmers just like Mitchell.

Concentrating, remembering and learning is easier when you're enjoying yourself.

That's why the Dipadees program has been especially designed to maximize your child's enjoyment and ability to learn.

Learning to swim should be a pleasant experience and one that builds your child's confidence and self esteem!

Importantly, your child will be warm and can maintain progress swimming year round in our heated, enclosed pool. Plus there's great sun protection for delicate skin.

You can start or finish lessons at any time during the term, however we highly recommend that children continue with lessons year round.

Learning to swim is a fantastic time for bonding. There are so many opportunities to celebrate and encourage your child to master this new and exciting environment.

By giving your child lots of encouragement, you help to build their social skills and self esteem. This also sets the foundation for a lifelong, happy, trusting and successful relationship together.

We specialize in classes for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and other little folks.

Classes are fun and developmentally very sound, your child will enjoy learning vital water confidence and safety skills. Skills such as learning to happily submerge, kick legs for propulsion and to develop the ability to jump in and kick back to the side.

Once your child has mastered the basic water safety skills we can then teach the more complex swimming skills such as Freestyle and Backstroke.
 

Babyswim really is very special, but we make the lessons EXTRA SPECIAL by teaching you and your baby to communicate using the baby signs program. Your baby will learn how to communicate with you using signs such as "more", "finish", "wait", "help" plus many more very useful and empowering signs. What a great way to start a lifelong educational journey!

Teachers are chosen for their patient, caring nature. They know what to say and what to do to get the very best from your child. They understand this might be your child's very first educational experience and they're keen to make that experience enjoyable.

All Dipadees teachers undergo extensive training to ensure your child receives the best possible tuition. They work together with you to foster a lifelong love of learning and to build your child's confidence, self-esteem and swimming skills.

Dipadees truly is a place where
Happy little Aussies love to learn!

Skills and activities in the Dipadees program have been designed to help your child become safer and stronger in the water.

Children in our beginner program learn to enjoy the water and to master basic safety skills, for example, learning how to tread water and to swim safely back to the side if they fall in.

More confident children are taught how to move through the water with ease using correct stroke technique.
 

It is almost impossible to concentrate and learn if you're uncomfortable, shivering and feeling miserable. That is why our pools are heated to a comfortable temperature.

All Dipadees programs are indoors out of the wind and the weather. We like to feel comfortable and we know you do too! Most of all we know that to become a stronger, safer swimmer your child needs year-round time in the water. This is easy to achieve in the comfort of a Dipadees facility