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How to prevent your child from drowning

By SWIMBABES / May 16, 2018 / Comments Off on How to prevent your child from drowning

AAP News – Drowning Prevention June 2013 “Here are some steps parents can take to help prevent their child from drowning.   Have your child take swimming lessons. Recent evidence shows that swimming lessons for children under 4 years of age will decrease their likelihood of drowning by 88%.” Please note: while all children can […]

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Younger Swimmers make smarter babies!

By SWIMBABES / February 9, 2018 / Comments Off on Younger Swimmers make smarter babies!

Children who learn at a young age are reaching many developmental milestones earlier than the norm. Researchers from the Griffith Institute for Educational Research surveyed parents of 7000 under-fives from Australia, New Zealand and the US over three years. A further 180 children aged 3, 4 and 5 years have been involved in intensive testing, making […]

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See what people are saying about us!

By SWIMBABES / October 9, 2017 / Comments Off on See what people are saying about us!

See what people are saying about us!

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Fantastic Blog: “Your kids aren’t dry drowning. (because it’s not real)”

By SWIMBABES / July 7, 2017 / Comments Off on Fantastic Blog: “Your kids aren’t dry drowning. (because it’s not real)”

This is one of the best articles we’ve read on this subject. http://www.kidnurse.org/dry-drowning/

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What is Dry Drowning : facts and myths

By SWIMBABES / June 15, 2017 / Comments Off on What is Dry Drowning : facts and myths

On “Dry Drowning” by drowninglit.com On June 3, 2017, a 4 year old child suddenly died. The initial treating physicians told the family this was due to a rare condition known as “dry drowning”, since the child had swam a few days earlier and now had evidence of water in his lungs. Despite the fact […]

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The Cognitive Benefits of Baby Swim

By SWIMBABES / May 24, 2017 / Comments Off on The Cognitive Benefits of Baby Swim

October 2012: THE COGNITIVE BENEFITS OF BABY SWIMMING LESSONS The benefits of introducing your child to swimming lessons whilst still a baby are many, and include improved physical development as well as social development – not to mention fun! The benefit that is overlooked most often (most likely because it is still widely unknown) is […]

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How do I know when my child is “done” with swimming lessons?

By SWIMBABES / April 5, 2017 / Comments Off on How do I know when my child is “done” with swimming lessons?

How long should my child be in swimming lessons?   This question is a fairly common question among parents.  It is also fairly misunderstood in the general public.  Some adults think they can swim; but in reality could not perform the necessary standards of safe swimming if necessary. Many of us grew up in areas […]

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Conrad Saves himself!: Aug 2016

By SWIMBABES / August 11, 2016 / Comments Off on Conrad Saves himself!: Aug 2016

  “This is the first time in all of our 7 + years of having our kiddos in lessons at Swimbabes that I/we have had a personal experience where the turn and float saved our kiddo!!! This past weekend, Conrad, 22 months, put to use his survival skills in the pool – We were doing […]

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Study Shows Swimming Grows Minds!

By SWIMBABES / February 24, 2014 / Comments Off on Study Shows Swimming Grows Minds!

Study Shows Swimming Grows Minds!   Australian swim coach Laurie Lawrence was part of a research project that surveyed 10,000 swimming students throughout Australia over four years to determine whether swimming aids children’s cognitive physical and emotion development. Australian swim coach Laurie Lawrence was part of a research project that surveyed 10,000 swimming students throughout […]

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Teaching Patience and Self Control: Ages 7m-preschool

By SWIMBABES / February 18, 2014 / Comments Off on Teaching Patience and Self Control: Ages 7m-preschool

SWIMBABES: PATIENCE AND SELF CONTROL: ages 7m-preschool Patience and Self Control in swimming are extremely important learning elements.  Babies as young as 8-9 months are able to exhibit patience and self control in small amounts.  While we are obviously teaching little ones to swim, we are also teaching some other important life lessons. When we […]

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