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Dear Swim Professor, I am teaching a class in my hometown with kids 15 months to 2 years. I am having some difficulty with the back float. Lots of squirming and crying. I did the resting head on shoulder and singing songs. Do you have any other suggestions, if you do please let me know. [...]
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May 27, 2011 - 12:20 PM
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Should you start your baby (under the age of 2) in swimming lessons? Swim lessons for infants? Swim lessons for toddlers? In my opinion, that really just depends on two things: 1. It depends on whether or not the experience will be a positive one. 2. It depends on whether or not you have reasonable [...]
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November 11, 2010 - 12:08 AM
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Just finished final preparations for my first talk in at the Swim Lessons University Super Conference in Indianapolis and Las Vegas. Take a sneak preview of what will be addressed and swim lesson ideas in the talk titled: Infant-Toddler Swimming: Practical Benchmarks and Progressions Brand new benchmarks for Infants & Toddlers 3 Types of Infant-Toddler Swimming Lessons How your [...]
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August 15, 2010 - 3:26 PM
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TOO MANY PARENTS THINK THAT WHEN THEIR CHILD CAN SWIM UNDERWATER THAT THEY DON’T NEED ANY MORE LESSONS! Does your swim school experience this problem? Of course it’s not only a problem for swim school business, it’s a very serious problem for the child’s safety. I would like to share with you today a couple [...]
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August 11, 2010 - 1:26 PM
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One of the most frustrating things for parents, swim teachers, and swim school owners to deal during Summer Swim Lessons is thunderstorms. Parents get mad when we cancel, parents get mad when we don’t. As a parent, I am certainly sympathetic. I know how hard it is to get my three children in the car, go to the pool, [...]
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July 26, 2010 - 7:20 PM
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Each child is certainly unique, and according to the McKesson Clinical Reference Systems, it is difficult to describe exactly what to expect at each stage of the child’s development. However, I thought you would enjoy me sharing some of the common trends in development for two year olds. Socially, these are some common characteristics: Imitates [...]
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July 15, 2010 - 5:37 PM
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Infant-toddler Swimming will be the emphasis in my first presentation at the Swim Lessons University Super Conference this fall (both in Indianapolis and in Las Vegas). We have come so far in this area, but some go “too far” and others “don’t go far enough.” I will be address this and share video as well [...]
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July 9, 2010 - 2:06 PM
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The Swim Lessons University Super Conference is a one-day, information packed event with an EARLY BIRD RATE of just $75.00 (the rate will increase 30 days prior to the event). Don’t miss out on Jim’s enthusiastic delivery of four state-of-the art presentations featuring video and power point content that you can actually take home and put [...]
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June 28, 2010 - 5:57 PM
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I just got off the phone with my dentist, who called for some advice about her two year old’s swimming lessons. She said, “Coach Jim, we just had our first lesson and it was awful! Am I wasting my time?” I put together a list of 5 Strategies and an analogy that will help make [...]
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June 7, 2010 - 6:37 PM
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Pediatric Drowning Prevention Guidelines Updated By Chris Emery, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Published: May 24, 2010 Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner Action Points
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May 24, 2010 - 7:36 PM