Every kid should know how to swim and practice water survival skills. Try to find swim lessons provided by trained instructors who follow guidelines focused on the water survival competency skills. Fun pool games should be a part of teaching a child to swim. Follow this slide to understand what parents need to know about their kids’ swimming lessons.

1. A COMPLETE GUIDE
EVERYTHING
PARENTS NEED
TO KNOW ABOUT
KIDS’ SWIMMING
LESSONS
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2. Swim lessons
help children
become more
comfortable
and safely
operate in the
water
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3. Poor swimming skills can prevent
you from participating in water
activities and creating pleasant
memories with friends
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4. Learning how to swim is vital
Learning how to swim is vital
for your kid's personal safety
for your kid's personal safety
as well
as well
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5. Swimming Lessons for Children
Let's discuss what parents should know as they
think about swimming lessons
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6. Swim Lessons Between 1 and 4
Years Old
1.
Water survival skills
training and swim
lessons can help
reduce drowning
risk for children
between ages 1 - 4
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7. 2. Provide an Age-appropriate
Atmosphere
There should be
activities that support
your kid's social,
intellectual, physical,
and emotional
development
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8. 3. Availability of Trained Instructors
for Swimming
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9. Parents should
ask about how
teachers are
trained and
evaluated, and
whether it is
under the
guidelines of an
agency like the
Red Cross
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10. 4. The Ratio of
Kids to Teachers
Should Be
Appropriate
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11. The recommendation is to have a
maximum ratio of 6 learners to 1
swimming teacher and it may need to
be reduced to ensure safety
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12. When enrolling
your child in
swim lessons,
be sure the
program has
safety-certified
instructors
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13. 5. Swim Lesson Plan and Curriculum
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14. You should have a
clear plan in
assessing the
progress and help
children move
ahead in their skills
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15. 6. Consistency
is Important
Getting your child
in the water
regularly is much
better than doing
one intensive week
of swim lessons
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16. 7. Encourage Your Child
Give them
motivation and
praise for their
successes
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17. Our Locations
Swimming School - St. Louis
Swimming School GTA (Mississauga and
Brampton)
Swimming School South San Francisco, East Bay
and Peninsula
Swimming School Dupage and Kane in Chicago
Swimming School Gilbert, Arizona