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 [...]

Listen, 1x per week of swimming lessons is clearly 100% better than ZEROx per week, and 1x per week is a great way to maintain swimming skills over the winter and certainly make some improvement. However, IF you increase the frequency of swim lessons/practice from 1x per week to 2x per week you will CLEARLY [...]

My Definition of Swimming and Swimming Skill Benchmarks What does it mean to learn to swim?  In an effort to help my “swim lessons parents” understand what a child can potentially learn at a variety of ages, I developed a list of “Swimming Skill Benchmarks”  for infants, toddlers, and young children.  Because the question, “How [...]

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 [...]

How to Teach Swimming Lessons Like an Expert Swimming Instructor from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Have you ever wondered how you could teach swimming lessons more effectively? Have you ever wondered how you could teach your swim school staff members to improve their teaching too? In this article, I [...]

About.com, a New York Times Company, recently signed on Jim Reiser as a guest author. Would you like to see Jim’s first article with About.com: Swimming? Get Jim’s latest tips on how to prevent crying in Parent and Toddler Swimming Lessons. Check out the article today:   “How to Prevent Crying in Infant or Toddler [...]

I am honored to be a featured speaker for the second straight year at the SwimAmerica Business Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The conference will be February 19-20, 2010. I will speak from 6PM – 7PM on February 19th on how to make your swim school office run more efficiently and profitably! On February 20th, [...]

How to Choose a Swim Instructor from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Do you know what to look for in a swim instructor or swim school? Because of the safety issues involved, your swim instructor or swim school choice is absolutely critical. Here are my 10 RULES of THUMB: Steps [...]

How to Become a Professional Swimming Instructor from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit Do you want to be considered a “Swimming Professional?” In this article, you will learn some simple steps to becoming a pro! Steps Become a member of at least one reputable, nationally recognized organizations. Here are the [...]

If you have already purchased your copy of the new “Teaching Babies Better” DVD, it will be shipped this week! One of the 22 Success Strategies  in my brand video that I think you’ll really enjoy watching is how you can prevent your new infants and toddler swimmers from becoming  upset.  As you know, keeping [...]