I received an angry phone call from a parent (the parent was not at the swimming lesson): “My son is on a swim team and doesn’t need a life jacket. Why does he have to wear a life jacket during swimming lessons?” Read my answer and insight on whether or not flotation devices should be [...]

from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Have you wondered how a flotation device could help a child learn to swim? In this article (and video below), you will learn and see the tremendous difference a progressive flotation device can make, and why! Steps Give the child’s self-confidence a boost. Are [...]

from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit How can you teach water safety to children without a having a pool? Here are some ideas and video highlights that will help you get started! Steps FREE PRIZES. When I am asked to “take the stage” at an event like a Safety Fair [...]

Do you approach your preschool lessons differently than your school aged lessons?   I do now! In my latest article on About.com: swimming, you can learn my new approach to teaching swim lessons for preschoolers, including why and how it’s different!

Teaching a baby or toddler to swim can be an invaluable experience. In my most recent article on About.com, I answer three frequently asked questions about swim lessons for infants and toddlers. 1.  Can a baby or toddler learn to swim? 2.  Can an infant or toddler learn freestyle or backstroke? 3.  Can you drown [...]

Jim Reiser’s article,  How to Choose a Swim Instructor, was selected as a “Rising Star” and featured on the WikiHow home page under “new articles.” By the way, Swim Lessons University’s feature of the week is “Bathtub Baby 101,” How to Make Bath Time Your Baby’s First Swimming Lesson, and it is discounted this week [...]

How to Teach Group Swimming Lessons from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Have you ever wondered if there were some simple tips that could help make teaching swimming to small groups (6-12 students) easier? You’re in luck! Here are some teaching strategies that will make teaching easier for you (View [...]

Dunking Infants and Babies is always a big topic of discussion when it comes to learn-to-swim and swimming lessons for infants and toddlers.    Should baby swimmers or toddler swimmers be dunked or not? View my recent article on About.com and the five rules I train swim instructors to follow when it comes to Infant-toddler swim [...]

Watch 7 minutes of sample video footage from Teaching Babies Better,  Jim Reiser’s brand new Swim Lessons DVD for Infant & Toddlers! In Teaching Babies Better, ” The Swim Professor” shares 22 Ways to Improve Infant & Toddler Swim Lessons, while also showing awesome underwater footage and sound teaching principals throughout the Baby Swimming presentation [...]

Did you know that over half of all drownings for babies occur in bath tubs?  According to Safe Kids world wide, that is a fact.   View my FREE YouTube video on Drowning Prevention & Water Safety for infants, toddlers, and young children. Because we KNOW that infants and toddlers are drowning  in the winter too [...]