Infant Aquatics
There are as many ways to teach swimming as there are swim teachers. Consider our teaching library a smorgasbord. Feast on what you love, and what you don’t love, just leave on the platter for someone else.
How to hold a baby in the water
The “I’m not getting in the pool” and other tantrums
We all have an emotions tank, children included. When it’s relatively empty, we get to have fun, love each other in the ways we want, we get to make measured choices. As it starts to fill up with stress and overwhelm, it’s another story. In my home we talk about our...
How to hold an anxious swimmer in the water
Anxious swimmers can be held is a way that helps them feel safe and secure. You can then move towards different holds as their confidence increases.
Preparing to Go Under the water
Going under the water should never be a surprise for your baby or your child. Watch us as we teach you how to prepare your child for submersion.
Safely back to the step in a pool
A really important swim survival skill is being able to effectively navigate their way around a pool back to the safety of the step. It's a super important skill for emerging and beginning swimmers. This is how we teach it.
A life saving Question
We hope that by teaching our swimmers to WAIT for permission to enter the pool AND swim out to an adult that they will be safer. On those times when a child may be around water WITHOUT a parent we hope these lessons will have taught them...
Safety Slide into the Pool
We teach safety slides so children can get into the pool safely, without falling too deep or too far out that they can't get back to the side.
How to turn around vertically in the water
Being able to turn around, to change directions, in the pool is a vital survival skill. A child is unlikely to fall in facing the edge so they need to change directions to get back to the side where it's safe. Here's how we teach it.
Learning that the side is SAFE
We celebrate going back to the side where it's safe. We talk about what would happen if we fell into a pool. Discussing and preparing for an accidental fall into the pool may just prepare our children to do the right thing when they're...
Child led submersion
Children who are afraid of the water need some extra support and assistance when learning how to put their heads in. This is how we do it. GREAT news is that you don't need a pool for this activity, it works a treat in the bath. Remember,...