Statistics show that 83% of all children who drown are fully clothed at the time.  During the final week of our ISR lessons, while under the watchful eye of Ms. Robin, each of her students have the opportunity to practice their self-rescue skills in both their summer and winter clothes. 

Your Child’s Self-Rescue Skills:
Infants (6 months- 12 months old) will learn to hold their breath underwater, roll onto their back and float unassisted.

Children (1 year- 6 years old) will learn the following sequence: how to hold their breath underwater; swim with their head down and eyes open; roll onto their back to float, rest, and breath; and roll back over to resume swimming until they reach the side of the pool and can crawl out or be rescued by an adult.

Watch the video below.  Jaden was bound and determined to show us that all that water weight was noooooo sweat!

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Do your research in selecting a swimming program that will teach your child to survive if they go unnoticed in a body of water. Self-rescue swimming is an added layer of protection.  Although many programs for young children focus on a water orientation approach using songs and games, this approach does NOT teach your child any of the skills necessary for survival.

Many lessons such as Mommy and Me teach children that the water is a fun place to play without teaching them any meaningful skills.  Remember the water will not be a fun place for your child if he or she is unskilled and finds himself alone in the water. This approach may actually make a child more vulnerable to drowning as a child is taught to be fearless without any understanding of the skills needed for effective swimming.  

ISR lessons encourage water competence first thereby promoting a safe foundation for a lifelong enjoyment of the water.

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