I don't know where you live, but in Vero Beach, Christi's Family Fitness offers a swimming program for ages 6 MONTHS and up... 772-563-0905 is their number. I'm going to take my 20 month old there... He LOVES the water.
I would recomend Sharks and Minnows swim school. My son took two courses there when he was just over a year old. We enjoyed it. THe instructor was nice and it was done at an apartment community near my home. We will probably enroll him again this summer. They have locations all over and lots of different times available.
Have you researched Infant Swimming Resource? I am an instructor in Merritt Island, FL and this is the program I chose for my children before I became an Instructor myself. As a mother, I was very impressed with the behavioral science background of the program and the safety measures in place.
ISR has certified Instructors all over the country and we are now registering students for spring and summer classes. Visit www.SwimSafeNow.com to find your local Brevard County instructor and for lessons details or www.infantswim.com for the national website and instructor locator.
ISR is the product of more than 40 years of experience and has a 100% safety record. More than 160,000 children nationwide have mastered ISR's survival swimming skills and there have been over 784 documented cases of children using ISR techniques to save themselves from drowning.
ISR is the safest swim instruction method nationwide, providing clinically researched instruction techniques to ensure that your child is learning self-rescue skills and the competence required to enjoy the water. ISR offers a proven system for safely teaching your child to enjoy the fun of swimming, while at the same time teaching life saving skills that are proven to save lives.
Children from 6 months to 1 year old learn to hold their breath underwater, roll onto their back & float unassisted, and to rest and breathe until help arrives.
Children 1 - 6 years old learn to hold their breath underwater, swim with their head down, roll onto their back to float, rest, and breathe, then roll back over to resume swimming until they reach the side of the pool, crawl out or be rescued by an adult.
ISR instructors are carefully screened & selected and once accepted, must undergo a minimum of 60 hours of supervised in-water training plus education and testing in subjects such as child psychology, physiology, and behavioral science. Plus, every ISR instructor must complete re-certification annually and remain insured in order to maintain his or her affiliation with the program.
Please feel free to contact us for more details or to schedule to come and observe lessons.
Ginger Blackman
Certified ISR Instructor
Merritt Island, FL 32952
(321) 453-7466
[email protected]
Hello, my name is Sara Peacock my husband and I opened our own business 2 yrs. ago when we decided to branch off on our own from Pat Toners H2O Kids. We believe ISR does not work due to reasons such as, for example if a child falls into a pool and floats on their back they will most likely float away from the wall and when they start to yell they let out all their air, then what happens, you guessed it they sink. In our program we teach the children if they fall in to turn around and grab the wall. This can be taught as young as 6 months all within 5 days and also swimming 3 to 5 feet and is learning to become well acclamated in the water. Having a 2 year old they always learn to swim 6 to 10 feet, and be fully safe if they were to fall in the water. On the fifth day Coach Tanner(my husband)brings the parents in the water. This is to teach you how to continue the program with the right technique and gain your childs trust in the water. If references are needed the list is long and distinguished. I also volunteer for Adopt A Family also teaching special need students as well as senior citizens. Please contact us so we can talk further. Thank you for your time.
561-346-0449 [email protected]
my husband is a soccer trainer and he and his collegues are looking to start a summer soccer program for younger children. Our son is 15 months wich is a little too young but he has worked with children as young as 2 in the past. We live in Port st. lucie west, they are still looking for a suitable location but if anyone has a serious intrest let me know.