Self-Rescue™ Swimming Lessons for Babies and Toddlers
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Winter Park, FL – Mar. 2, 2009 - Infant Swimming Resource (ISR), the safest provider of self-rescue swimming lessons for babies and toddlers from six months to six years old, announced it has taught more than 175,000 children and delivered seven million lessons with a 100 percent safety record and survival rate. ISR provides researched instruction techniques and a drowning prevention strategy for parents to ensure that young children are learning self-rescue skills and the confidence required to safely enjoy the water.
In a study announced today by the American Medical Association (AMA) in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, entitled “Association between Swimming Lessons and Drowning in Childhood,” it concluded:
“Participation in formal swimming lessons was associated with an 88% reduction in the risk of drowning in the 1- to 4-year-old children, although our estimates were imprecise and 95% confidence intervals included risk reductions ranging from 3% to 99%.”
“Drowning ranks as a leading killer for children under four in the United States and it is imperative that parents find a swim instruction program that is teaching critical self-rescue skills,” said Harvey Barnett, Ph.D., founder of ISR. “For more than 40 years, ISR has been training children how to survive if they were to accidentally end up in the water alone.”
The ISR lesson experience is a comprehensive six-week program where each lesson is customized for the child as they are safely guided through the learning process.
- Six months to 12 months - infants learn to hold their breath under water, roll onto their backs and float unassisted.
- One year to six years - learn how to hold their breath underwater, swim with their head down and eyes open, roll onto their back to float, rest, and breathe, and roll back over to resume swimming until the reach the side of the pool and can crawl out. Once skilled, children practice these techniques fully clothed.
To find an instructor in your area please visit: www.infantswim.com
About Infant Swimming Resource Founded in 1966, Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) is nationally recognized as the safest provider of swimming lessons for children six months to six years of age. With a passionate focus on baby swimming safety, and as the nation’s only behaviorally-based swim instruction program, ISR designed its program for parents who are dedicated to their child’s safety, education and developmental needs. Our emphasis on ensuring that not one more child drowns is founded on Dr. Harvey Barnett’s self-rescue training, proven to help young children survive in a drowning scenario. ISR’s nationwide network of highly qualified, certified Instructors has successfully trained more than 175,000 babies and toddlers and delivered more than seven million lessons with a 100 percent safety and survival rate, with zero injuries and 788 documented cases of a child’s self-rescue using ISR techniques. For more information on ISR, water and swim safety or to find an instructor in your area, please visit www.infantswim.com.
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