You can do this in the same fashion described for children under two. Help him overcome his initial fear and get him comfortable in the water. Once he is at ease, you can move on to some more advanced lessons. At this age, your child should be able to understand what is and isn't allowed in the pool. Generally accepted pool rules include:  No running No horse-play No diving Swim with a buddy Stay away from drain covers and filters Most drowning cases under five result from inadequate supervision. At this age, your child can understand descriptions of swimming activities. If he is ready for something new, he is more likely to absorb the lesson if he is given brief instruction ahead of time.  Show the motions for swimming activities outside the water before getting in. You might want to address new sensations, like the sense of buoyancy that can be felt in the chest when floating, pressure in the ears, or the muffled quality of sound beneath the water. Have your child submerge just his lips in the water and blow bubbles. This will help him with breath control and help prevent swallowing water as he starts learning to go underwater. If your child is hesitant, demonstrate this first. When you take your mouth out of the water, make sure you have a smile on your face. This will help show your child that there is nothing to be afraid of. Tell your child to talk to the fish, make a noise like a tractor, or blow as many bubbles as he can in the water. This makes the lesson fun while you teach your child a valuable swimming skill. Stand facing your child. Hold his arms out in front of him. Then start walking backwards, having your child kick his feet as you move. Verbal cues like "kick, kick, kick, kick" can help your child remember this motion. This is a simplified, arms-only version of the freestyle, which is where you paddle with your arms while kicking with your legs. Have your child start by sitting on a pool step or ladder so the water is roughly up to his chest. He should extend one arm straight out of the water and bring it above his head. He should bring it back to the water in a downward slapping motion, making sure he keeps his fingers together as he drives his hand into and through the water. Repeat this motion with the other arm. Direct him to use his arms like he would if he were really swimming. ” Pretend that with the circular motion of his arm he is catching a fish with the down stroke and pulling it toward a basket on his hip. Make sure he keeps his fingers together, so the fish don't escape. Standing a few feet into open water, hold your child with one hand on his chest and one around his waist. Count to three and glide him through the water towards the steps or ladder. While doing this, have him combine blowing bubbles, kicking his legs, and swimming with his arms. This will help him start using all the motions necessary for independent swimming. Holding onto the wall is a good way for him to make his way back to the shallows and also helps teach him to maneuver on his own. It shows him a safe place he can use to stay afloat if he falls in the water, gets tired, or is scared. Instead of just dipping his head under, you can now try to keep him under for a few seconds. This will teach him to hold his breath underwater. Make sure you tell him to close his eyes and mouth and hold his breath.  Remember to explain what you're about to do to avoid scaring your child. Never put your child underwater unexpectedly. This will scare him and could make him afraid of the water. After two or three seconds, bring him back up. You can increase this gradually as your child gets accustomed to it.   If he seems hesitant, try counting to two or three to show him that he'll only be under the water for a very short time. It may make your child more comfortable if you go under first. Remember to smile and laugh when you come back up so he knows there's nothing to be afraid of. At this point, he has all the basic skills needed to start swimming, he just needs practice putting it all together. A life vest will allow him the freedom he needs to start combining all these techniques and swimming on his own. Remember that even if your child is capable of swimming without you holding him, he should still never be left alone.
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One-sentence summary -- Introduce your child to the water if new to the experience. Teach your child the rules of the pool. Be clear that your child has to ask your permission before going in the pool. Explain swimming activities clearly before practice. Blow bubbles in the water. Play a bubble blowing game. Teach your child to swim by kicking. Teach your child to swim with his arms. Have him start with both hands under the water and on his hips. Have him keep his arm straight above his head. Have him pull his hand back to his hip after his arm reenters the water. Practice swimming in this way by playing "Catch the Fishies. Guide your child to the steps or ladder. Encourage your child to use the wall. Take your child underwater. Count to three and smoothly submerge him in the water. Allow your child to start swimming independently with a life vest. Continue supervising your child whenever he is in the pool.


Pinch thin, vertical and horizontal sections of hair between your fore and middle fingers, then snip them with the hairdressing shears. Do one side first, then the other.  Pinch some of the cut strand against the un-cut strands so that you know how much to cut off. To make sure the sides are even, pull the hair on both sides straight out, then visually compare them in the mirror. Comb the hair downwards, over the ears. Carefully cut into the hair around the ears, pointing the shears upwards. Use the natural hairline around the ears as a guide. Work your way back-to-front, then front-to-back. Begin by combing the hair on the back upward, then cutting whatever is sticking out of the comb. Work your way across the back and along the sizes. Finish off by pulling the hair away from the head with a comb, then going over it with a buzzer.  Finish off the undercut by buzzing around the hairline along the nape and ears. If you are doing an undercut, consider blow drying the hair straight first. Pinch a vertical section of hair between your fore and middle fingers. Include a few cut strands from the back, and angle your fingers outward, away from your head. Cut the hair sticking out of the fingers. How much you angle your fingers depends on how long you want the top to be. The further you angle your fingers upwards, the longer the top will be. Work your way across the back of the crown, using the same angling technique as before. Use the same technique when you do the sides. If you have any hair left over on the top, measure it up against the already-cut strands on the tip of the angles.  For the top of the head, gather the hair parallel to the hair line and cut straight across. Then, you need to check the hair on the top of the head against the other sections and the sides of the head. If you don't cut enough from the top, then you could end up with a mushroom shape. Leave the bangs alone for now.
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Cut the hair on the sides using the same technique a you did for the back. Feather the hair around the ear. Consider doing an undercut for a twist. Cut the top part of the hair. Continue cutting the top, blending it into the back and sides.