(How to) Teach Children How to Surf

A how to guide was recently posted to About.com instructing coaches how to teach children the art of surfing. In order to be a successful teacher, it would be beneficial to know how to deal with teaching beginners.
The best thing you can do is be supportive, get the pupil's confidence up, make them feel like they are doing well and inspire them to keep going. If you have patience and stick with it, they will eventually learn. Just start out in whitewash and work your way up.  Source