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      <image:caption>Kids who have a bit of stress in swim lessons are more likely to remember what they learned.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Read more to find out how to better handle fear in the water for children.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Planful Control and controlled stress helps kids develop better.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“Bad fear” can significantly hinder growth in skills like swimming.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Learning how to deal with stress at a young age will mitigate teenage tantrums and allow children to develop adult skills faster.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Neuroplasticity: the brain's ability to physically reorganize itself by forming new neural connections. This is what is often referred to as “muscle memory.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dedicated, consistent practice with no shortcuts makes an elite swimmer who they are.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The global death rates for children age 5-14, drowning coming in a terrifying 3rd place. IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Drowning” [dataset]. IHME, Global Burden of Disease, “Global Burden of Disease - Deaths and DALYs” [original data].</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In rural areas like Sundarbans, West Bengal, children often play near open water without supervision—putting them at high risk of drowning. Pictured is a few young boys playing with a soccer ball near open water.</image:caption>
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