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r TEACH YOUR CHILD TO SWIM end skill in the water. shallow enough for your youngster to touch bottom. Then by playing tag and games like ring-around-the-rosie, or by imitating the motions of a whale, you can banish his fear. Don't prod him to try too much too soon. Your lessons should last no longer than 25 to 30 minutes. He'll lose interest after that and be fatigued. After he's "at home" in the water, ask him to duck his head. At first he will hold his nose, shut his eyes, and submerge about cheek-deep. With encouragement from you, he'll gradually attempt more. Once he can bob down his whole head, hold his eyes open, and bubble through his nose, he'll be well on his way toward becoming a swimmer. IAhen he's confident and has learned to see and to release air under water, you can begin teaching him to float. In recent years, young swimmers have often been taught the Georgia Tech floating method. The child lies face-down with all but the back of his head submerged. His arms are extended below but near the surface. His legs, also below the surface, kick occasionally to give him power to raise his head for snatches of air. This below surface type of floating is ideal for thin children who in the past struggled un successfully to master the above-water float so simple for their well-padded friends. Moreover, in survival experi ments, the Army discovered that a man could take eight to ten hours floating just under the surface, emerging periodi cally for air. Over the years, instructors have learned that a great deal of time is saved when the teacher stands in front of the student, rather than at his side. This means that right from the beginning your child learns to count on himself; it also means that he can watch your face. If Johnny bobs up for air and gets a mouthful of watr instead, he will watch your reaction. If you show fear, he may ' give up then and there. If, on the other hand, you follow the example of the Manus, you will encourage your child to move ahead, to forget momentary dis comfort, and to avoid panic. Now that your child is floating, take both his hands and pull him about while he practices kicking his legs. He'll enjoy this and will quickly pick up an arm motion to accompany the kick. A proficient dog paddler, he is now ready for more advanced instruction than you can offer. You've given him the fundamentals, and now a skilled teacher must help him develop form, style, speed, and stamina. Swimming classes are relatively easy to find in most parts of the country. You can write the American Red Cross about free swimming programs in your com munity. You can check with the YMCA or YWCA, which run hundreds of public classes at a nominal fee. If you happen to live near a university, inquire about lessons for children, for many college pools are available for community instruc tion on week ends and in the Summer. If your town or county has a public pool, learn when instruction is given. A number of waterfront cities have developed excellent swimming programs in recent years. Chicago, the most water conscious of them all, has the largest. Each year between July 4 and Aug. 15, some 100,000 youngsters are given basic instruction. By the end of the season, these beginners can float, tread water, and control themselves in deep water, without panic. Their older brothers and sisters go on from this point, perfecting swimming strokes, learning boatmanship, lifesaving, and water skiing. Chicago is rightfully proud that in the last decade not one drowning has occurred on a guarded city beach, and that thousands of youngsters have been taught to feel happily at home in the water. You probably want your child to be as water-sane and water-safe as a young Manus or a young Chicagoan. But no child is' ever really at home in the water until he develops respect for its potential dangers, and until he learns and applies its rules of safety. If in addition to giving him confidence, you can help him develop a mature and realistic attitude toward the sea, you can be assured that his water education is complete. PERIODIC PAIN Menstrual pain had Anne down but Midol brought quick ' comfort. Midol acts three ways to bring (aster relief from menstrual distress. It relieves cramps, eases headache and chases "blues." if raipoil Ifi 1" . ,v""e, H STOP PAIN INSTANTLY COMBAT INFECTION PROMOTE HEAUNG WITH SOOTHINO Campho Phenique (moNouNceo CAM-ro-riM-ti) USE IT FOR rnCD DMPTTDP COLD SORES, GUM BOILS Wti Not only do fever blisters heal faster, but the Home thing happens when Cam-pho-Phenique Is used on cold sores, gum boils. Wonder fully soothing too, for minor burns, poison Ivy, itching of Insect bites. 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