SWIMBABES™ Letter to Parents 

with  Guidelines for Safe Swim Programming For Infant Toddlers   

  BABIES  LEARN BALANCE,STRENGTH,

ENDURANCE  AND CONFIDENCE

WITH  SWIM SURVIVAL

SAFETY TRAINING.

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          Dear Families,

        As swimming has become more popular among parents and their small children, different

methods and  approaches have been formulated to teach little ones to swim.  Parents need to make  intelligent decisions about the type of  programming they put their child into. just as there are many swimming programs to choose from, the quality and type of lesson will greatly vary.  some swimming programs may actually increase  a child's danger around the  water.  if a parent chooses a program that makes water fun, fun, fun ... but fails to teach any real safety skills it  follows to reason that their child will probably be more drawn to the water and, in fact, be more likely to have a water accident.

Last summer at my athletic club, i watched a two year old jump into the swimming pool while the parent was nearby, but distracted. luckily, a stranger was watching and grabbed the little tike.  unfortunately, that's not always the case. this child had taken swimming lessons at the club for a while and loved the water. she also thought she knew  how to swim because she was so 

comfortable in the water. her parents had  unknowingly taught her a very dangerous lesson ...

if you  jump in the  water,  someone will always catch you.

My own little girl has-been in the water since she was four weeks old.  I taught her survival skills at the age of six months.  at age two, she is a very capable swimmer.  she also loves to swim. she can swim the  width of our  20 foot  pool four  different strokes.  she could also survive  an

accidental fall into water fully clothed and keep herself afloat for a number of minutes  if

necessary.

I want her to love the water but i am more concerned with her safety.   I always want her to

respect  the water more  than  she  loves it.  so  i teach her skills that will train her to  respect the water and I put her safety  first before  we have fun. 

I also  supervise her independent swimming and play in the water very carefully.

Kelley Robinson / Associate Director 

SWIMBABES TM

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