One more: Get the kid underwater as soon as you can. Newborns are used to being immersed; they instinctively know to hold their breath. Don't leave it until th

One more: Get the kid underwater as soon as you can. Newborns are used to being immersed; they instinctively know to hold their breath. Don't leave it until they are used to being landlubbers. And don't do that old macho thing - throwing them in the deep-end and letting them struggle. That's just mean.