SURVIVAL SWIMMING LESSONS
Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) goes beyond traditional swimming instruction, by teaching children aged 6 months - 6 years old ISR Self-Rescue techniques designed to help them survive should they reach the water alone. Most children who can crawl can learn to roll over onto their backs, breathe, and rest until help arrives. In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics chan
ged their position on survival swimming lessons as part of a family’s drowning prevention strategy. Ensure that the program you select for your child can safely and effectively teach your child this life-saving sequence. Founded by Dr. Harvey Barnett, behavioral psychologist, ISR is the product of over 46 years of development in the area of aquatic safety for infants and young children. The technology required to teach a child to handle themselves in the water is primarily found within operant conditioning and child psychology/development. The practical application of this must be custom tailored to your child’s cognitive and physical abilities. LESSONS FOR THE INFANT (6-14 months and crawling)
The goals for this age group involve the child learning to roll over onto their back and to attain and maintain a back float, rest and breathe when faced with an aquatic situation. The duration of private, individualized lessons (at 5 lessons per week/10 minutes per day) is approximately four to six weeks. Once skilled, all children use their aquatic skills fully clothed during the completion phase of the course! LESSONS FOR THE TODDLER AND YOUNG CHILD
(14 months and walking and older)
Children over the age of one year are taught to swim with their face in the water, recognize the need for air, roll over to a back float, rest, and breathe. After resting, the child flips over and continues swimming again. A child can perform this swim-float-swim sequence to reach a point of safety in the water, i.e. the wall or steps/ladder area of the pool. The confidence and self-esteem of these young swimmers is truly amazing! The duration of private, individualized lessons (at 5 lessons per week/10 minutes per day) will take an average of six weeks. Once skilled, all children use their aquatic skills fully clothed! WHAT IS THE COST OF LESSONS? There is a one time National Application fee of $105.00 per child is paid directly to Infant Swimming Resource, LLC. ISR Michiana lessons - I am offering an introductory discounted rate of $60.00 per week per student. This discounted rate is the initial offering of lessons in the Michiana area. This fee is paid to the instructor. After the introduction phase, the fees will be $75 per week. There is a discount of $10.00 for the 2nd sibling. For on-line application access, e-mail me your request at: [email protected]. WHERE AND WHEN? I will be teaching the lessons at the Country Inn and Suites on University Dr. and Main St. near University Park Mall, in Mishawaka. Lessons times will be from 10:00am to 12:00pm. With a new child every 12 minutes. The first session will begin June 16, 2014. I will need at least 6 children to hold the first session. If you know of someone that would be interested in the lessons please pass this information along. This session will fill up fast! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
You and your friends may access additional information on the internet at our national site: www.infantswim.com. The website is also a wonderful resource for your pediatrician. If you would like to talk with me about lessons and get the National Application fee completed, please call me at 727-773-5675 or email me at [email protected] and I will forward the link to register. Once again, thank you for your interest and feel free to forward this page along to other parents you know.
