Of course, you know I wrote the title to this blog with a small smile on my face. Then again, you never know… every child has to start somewhere. What I really wanted to talk about was teaching your infant to float. It could be their 1st steps to the Olympics as an Olympic swimmer. More importantly, though, I know that when your child learns to float in a pool of deep water, they are much more likely to survive.
A Video… My Point in Mind
As I was writing this article, I happened to have spent some time watching YouTube videos. I came across this one video that I think drives my message home. Here, watch this short, 3-minute video:
What did you think? I thought that short video was pretty realistic. It showed a young infant who had only recently learned to walk. The child was dressed in everyday clothes. The child unexpectedly falls into the pool. The child is submerged. Rolls over. Relaxes, and begins to float.
The child yells and screams until the father hears the child and rescues the baby.
Wow! I thought that this was a pretty realistic, short video. The only thing is, however, in real life the child all too often falls into the water and drowns. Drowning is what my school, Life Saver Survival Swim School, tries to prevent.
My school is a firm believer in teaching children, 6-months and older how to first float and then swim. Similar to this short video, we teach children to float when they are dressed in everyday clothes. They learn to relax and, if necessary, make noise to draw attention.
As the infant grows older, we teach them to roll over and “swim” to safety.
Another thing that I wanted to point out about this short video, that child should not have had access to that pool. Responsible adults that have the ability to buy and/or rent a home should also be responsible enough to surround that pool with a safe pool fence. Children, infants, and others should have access to that pool of water only through a safely, locked pool gate.
1st Steps to the Olympics
Lifesaver Survival Swim School has been teaching children to float and swim for nearly 20 years. We are as passionate now about teaching these survival skills as we have ever been. Teaching never becomes old.
If you live in The Woodlands, Montgomery, or surrounding areas of Houston, Texas and if you have young children that want to learn to float and swim, give Bonnie, the owner of Lifesaver Survival Swim School a call, and ask her when her next open class may start. You can reach her my dialing (832) 366-3008. Or, you can email her.