Jump from the arm

As a preparatory exercise, you can let your child jump from a forearm. However, this requires two people. One person bends their arm to create a "seat" in front of their body (see image). The other person holds the toddler by the armpits, then places them on this "seat." The second person then steps back about a meter and encourages the child to jump. Ideally, the person the child is jumping toward is a close, trusted individual (mother or father) to provide extra motivation for the child to jump. If it’s clear that the child strongly wants to reach the mother or father, the person creating the "seat" can lean forward slightly. This allows the child to lean forward actively to reach their parent. This method is much easier than jumping from the pool edge, where the child has to overcome the frictional resistance of the ground actively.