Arms pulling method for kids, may be applied to beginners too (minus the kid sitting between your legs)!
1) Sit your child by the side of the pool with their feet in the water.
2) Get your child to stretch both arms straight to the front.
3) Sitting behind your child (child in between your legs), hold your child's right hand and pull towards your body. Left arm remain stretch forward.
4) Stretch the arms all the way to the back and twisting his/her body slightly sideways to the right.
5) Lift the arm once it's all the way to the back by bending the elbows slightly (I usually teach them to lift straight up as high as possible, easier when teaching them to breathe)
6) Swing the arm back to the front parallel to the left arm.
7) Repeat the 4) to 6) with the left arm.
8) Get your child to do this on his/her own until he/she is familiar, then put your child in the water for below steps....
In the water:
1) Kick off the wall and do the flutter kick for 2 seconds (or get your child to count 1...2... in her head)
2) Start pulling the right arms as the above method when sitting down (continue flutter kick)
3) Hold your breath with face in water and continue pulling each arms alternately, very slowly until out of breath (your child should be able to pull 2 times each arm before stopping, catch your child and and let him/her rest or do the blow bubbles 10 times before repeating the process again)
Sample video from videojug:
Freestyle breathing techniques next....in the mean time, practice arms pulling together with flutter kick until the the next session : )
