5 Layers of Water Safety That Keep Your Family Protected
Your child runs toward the pool, laughing. You reach for your phone to snap a photo. In those few seconds, everything can change. Water doesn’t forgive distraction. Last year alone, nearly 900 children in America lost their lives to drowning. Many parents don’t realize that most of these accidents happen during non-swim times – when […]
Making Bath Time Safe for Your Child – Great Bathtub Tips
Many babies and toddlers love bath time as part of their getting ready for bed routine; it’s a time for relaxation and fun. But it’s also a time when parents need to be extra vigilant about their child’s safety. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection “more children aged 1-4 die from drownings […]
How to Prepare your Toddler for Swim Lessons
Whether your toddler has never had any swim class or is transitioning from a Water Babies class to a Pre-Pre School swim class, this is the first level independent of their parents with the teacher. Learn how to prepare your toddler for swim lessons. New things are hard, especially for many toddlers. Separation anxiety is a […]
Swimming Lessons for Toddlers – Perfect Time to Start
This summer promises to be fun. You’re planning lots of trips to the pool now that your toddler is out of their delicate infant stage. It may seem early but it’s not—it’s time to think about swimming lessons for toddlers. The CDC provides insights into toddler’s behavior. Toddlers love to be active. They want to […]
Reasons to Enroll in a Baby Swim Class
My baby isn’t even old enough to walk, talk, or even hold a toy. Why should I spend time on baby swim lessons? Are they really going to get anything out of it? What can they possibly learn at such a young age? These are very common questions we hear every day about infant swim […]
How Swim Lessons Make Vacations More Fun
This blog provides information about water safety while on vacation or in an unfamiliar location. It explains the benefits of taking swim lessons before a trip and a checklist of what adults can do to keep kids safe. Every parent knows how much planning goes into a family vacation, especially if you’re traveling with young […]
A First-Time Mom’s Guide to Infant Swimming Lessons
Getting the facts before you begin is always helpful. For first-time moms, here’s a guide to infant swimming lessons.
6 Ways Parents Benefit from Water Babies
We’ve written before about how your baby can benefit from swim classes, but our Water Babies program is great for mom and dad, too. Here are 6 ways parents benefit from Water Babies.
6 Ways to Make Your Baby Smarter
6 Ways Swimming Makes Your Baby Smarter… Water Babies is not just a catchy name- It really is true- Water Babies are Smarter Babies! Achieve Developmental Milestones Earlier: Studies show that early exposure to the water increases a child’s development of basic visual motor skills and more complex skills later in life like understanding directions, […]
Drowning Prevention – Stop Drowning Now
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_layout=”light”] Joe Oehme, owner and founder of Njswim, has been teaching water safety and drowning prevention for more than 30 years. You won’t find anyone with more passion about water safety than Joe, especially when it comes to children. Joe has been appointed to the Board of Stop Drowning Now, a […]
