Pencils? Check. √ Notebooks? Check. √ Backpack? Check. √ Swimming lessons? Huh??? So often parents associate swimming lessons only with summer vacation. Summer is a great time to be in the pool, but there are a number of reasons why you should think about enrolling your child in swim classes year-round. First and foremost, learning to swim is like any other developmental phase...
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” …Albert Einstein Sometimes the usual methods just aren’t as effective as innovative ways of teaching. Ballroom dance can teach students how to respect the opposite sex. Huh? Ballroom Dancing? Yes. Watch “Mad, Hot Ballroom” or “Take the Lead” to learn how schools in New York are using ballroom...
Summer’s here!!! The Memorial Day weekend traditionally rings in summer. School is ending, the weather is trending towards hot and sunny, the pools and beaches open for the season, and you are thinking it might just be safe to wash the snow pants. So, what do you need to be ready for summer? Swimsuits and goggles – check to make sure last year’s still fit and they aren’t falling apart...
Don Walsh is an extraordinary man by anyone’s definition. Mentor to Navy SEAL candidates, 3-tour Vietnam War Veteran, coach for minority women’s triathalon teams, guitarist, water safety author, husband, and father. He’s been a serious open water swimming competitor for three decades, including circling Key West (12.5 miles), Manhattan (28.5 miles) and the Isle of Jersey (41.5 miles). Did I mention...
When should you allow your child to go to a pool or beach without adult supervision? How old is ‘old enough’? Stefanie (from PediatricSafety.net) alerted me to an interesting article last week that prompted the question – a 14-year old girl saved her 10-year old brother from drowning while the two played at a hotel pool, unsupervised. No charges were filed against the parent because 10 was...
