Childhood Lore

Stuff every child should know.

OUTDOORS
SWIMMING
Early on, pour water on child's face during baths.
Get out swimming as often as possible.
Let them play most of the time. "Helping a child relax and have fun in the water is more important than teaching strokes."
Underwater masks or goggles encourage swimming and sticking the face underwater, learning to float, and so on.
If a child takes an