Category Archives: Infant & Toddler Learn To Swim

1. 1. Learn to swim yourself. Parents who don't swim or don't know how to swim often raise kids who can't swim. Make it a family activity. Kids do as we do, not as much as we say.
2. 2. The Power of the Shower. Don’t mistake this for the bath! Shower your...

Children must master four skills to be able to swim: submersion, buoyancy, balance and breath control. The "big hairy monster" in all of these is submersion. Being underwater can be scary. The job of professional swim instructors is to break this process into steps, remove the fear and give children the tools and confidence they...

In this self-made video, Swimming LA Swim School President & Founder, Matt Harrigan, demonstrates how to shower an infant that cannot yet sit up on their own, using his son at 9 months old. https://youtu.be/RrYNbUSWPMY...