Build your children’s confidence with scuba diving
Kids are smart and usually realize long before us parents that they don’t like football, basketball, or even baseball. Maybe they don’t like it because they have realized that they are not good at it or because they are not physically made for it. If a kid doesn’t like football, baseball, or soccer, it’s going to be hard for him to stay interested in the sport. That’s where scuba diving comes into play.
Diving levels the playing field literally and physically. When diving, the diver is in a horizontal position, making us all at the same height, which levels the playing field dramatically. Some of the physical attributes that are advantages on dry land are not necessarily advantages underwater. For example, a tall person has no advantage over a short person. In fact, in many cases, the smaller divers’ air supply lasts longer, giving smaller divers the advantage of staying underwater longer, known as bottom time. A longer bottom time is the desire of all divers. But it can work both ways. I heard a famous retired NFL defensive lineman say that it was obvious at a young age that her daughter was going to be too tall to be a gymnast, so she was introduced to swimming sports. It’s not diving, but it’s an example of how underwater adventures can level the playing field.
Imagine the confidence that diving could have in the life of your children, the pride they could have in saying “I am a diver”. The fact that they are doing something that the other children in the class are not doing. More importantly, think about the bonding experience you and your kids will have diving together compared to mom and dad standing on the sideline watching. There’s nothing wrong with watching your kids play sports, but why watch when you could be having the time of your life while building your kids’ confidence? The confidence that children build in themselves will serve them well later in life when difficult situations arise. They will have the confidence to face the situation with the certainty that they will succeed. People who dive together refer to each other as Dive Buddies. The term dive buddy is awarded through trust earned. Referring to each other as dive buddies by parents and children means there is a trust between them, a trust that children will remember when faced with difficult decisions in the future.
Start building your children’s confidence and enjoy underwater adventures together now. More importantly, start your bonding experience with them and create memories that will last forever. Sharing underwater adventures opens a line of communication with children that will last a lifetime.
