ISR Featured on Good Morning America

ABC - July 1, 2009 - Infant Swimming Resource would like to thank ABC and Good Morning America for the segment that was broadcast on Wednesday, July 1st, 2009. We would especially like to thank Summer Sanders and senior producer Brian O'Keefe, for their professionalism and willingness to address this topic in such a way that it will doubtlessly save little lives. It was very encouraging when Summer put on her suit and got in the water to see first-hand what an ISR student can do in the water both to rollback and float and to perform the swim-float-swim sequence while fully clothed. As a mother of two small children and being around water as much as their family is, Summer indicated how valuable these skills are. The entire crew including the underwater and surface camera man Blake Hottle and sound man Scott Osterman were an absolute pleasure to work with. We thought it might be of interest to you to see some of the "behind the scenes" pictures and some of the families and children who participated in the taping but were not shown in the final piece. We would like to thank them and the ISR Instructors who participated, Caroline Espy, Holly Nelson, Tracy Garlanger, Annette Goldman, Colleen Haas and Krista Raimondi who was in-water during the taping. We would like to thank Chelsea Bryan for sharing her Class I survival story about her son who, after only five lessons, saved himself from drowning in a hot tub. Thanks also to Debbie Smith for her continued support of ISR for 15 years. All five of her children are former ISR students and her twins are currently in ISR lessons. She graciously hosted the entire event and allowed us to utilize her home pool for the Good Morning America shoot. Finally this... we would like to thank ABC for including the ISR message of Constant Eyes On (CEO) supervision and the need for using a consistent bathing suit in color and type on a child while at the beach and other outside the home aquatic activities. These, along with other vital ISR safety recommendations, can be found on the ISR Aquatic Safety Checklist. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Babies Learn Skills To Save Their Own Lives

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - June 24, 2009 - The best hope to prevent toddlers from drowning might be the toddlers themselves. That's the idea behind a program aimed at teaching swimming skills to the youngest of children.

"They maybe can't crawl or walk or talk, but if they can manipulate their legs, they can stay afloat," said Barbara Gorman, an instructor demonstrating the technique Tuesday at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Life Center.Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Babies Learn Skills To Save Their Own Lives

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - June 23, 2009 - Every year, about 300 children drown in swimming pools, and another 2,000 have to be hospitalized. In hopes of cutting that number, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center is offering infant and toddler self-rescue lessons this summer.

The classes are being offered in conjunction with the Infant Swimming Resource Program. AtlantiCare is believed to be the first hospital or healthcare organization in the country to offer the program. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Babies Learn Skills To Save Their Own Lives

EGG HARBOR TWP. - June 23, 2009 - Summer's here and you know what that means, plenty of time to take a dip in the pool. But for babies and young children who don't know how to swim, the pool can be dangerous and even deadly. As a way to prevent accidental drowning, a program is now being offered locally that teaches babies the skills necessary to save their own life. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Health Matters: Features Dr. Harvey Barnett

June 18, 2009 - Drowning for children under the age of four years is an epidemic in the United States. In Florida, Arizona, California and Texas, drowning is the No.1 cause of accidental death for that age group; and nationally, it ranks second only to automobile accidents as the most prominent cause of accidental death.

Harvey Barnett, Ph.D. is invited back to UCTV's Health Matters show for the second time since 2008 to discuss his method of using unique sets of prompts and procedures designed to teach both the verbal child and the non-verbal infant survival swimming skills. Series: Health Matters

 

Infant Swimming Resource on Fox News Houston

Houston, TX - June 15, 2009 - In 2009, there have already been 15 child drownings, according to Child Protective Services which tracks the numbers.

There's never a substitute for a set of adult eyes and ears, but parents often don't realize their children are capable of learning survival skills in the water at a very young age. Instructors with the Infant Swimming Resource Program, or ISR, are dedicated to preventing infant drowning.Click HERE to read the full story.

 

ISR on Metro Family Oklahoma

Metro Family Oklahoma - With summer in full swing, many of you have already visited the pool or the lake a few times, or are planning to in the near future. Swimming is a favorite activity among children of all ages, and infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are no exception. While the YMCA and the American Red Cross offer infant and toddler recreational swimming classes, one program in particular is geared toward self-rescue skill instruction for very young children. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Infant Swimming Resource on Fox News New York

www.MyFoxNY.com - June 3, 2009 - Summer means many families to head to pools and beaches, which raises the importance of children and staying safe in the water. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Infant Swimming Resource on Fox News

www.FoxNewsHealth.com - June 3, 2009 - Drowning is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. for children under 4-years-old. But that would change if kids knew essential survival skills. We'll show you one class your child shouldn't miss. www.foxnewshealth.com

 

Infant Swimming Resource on CNN

Atlanta, GA - May 27, 2009 - When is it safe for little swimmers to take the plunge? Dr. Sanjay Gupta tells us in today's Health Minute.

 

Babies Learn Water Survival Skills

Huntsville, AL - May 5, 2009 - In a couple of weeks, the kids will be out of school and families will be taking summer vacations. Many of them will spend time around water. So that your summer fun doesn't turn to summer tragedy, we're taking action to help you protect your children or grandchildren. We found an interesting video from infantswim.com on youtube. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Babies learn to survive in the water

Ft. Myers, FL - May 4, 2009 - Drowning is the number one cause of death in kids under 14 in Florida, but there is something parents can do to help protect their family.

"We can never be too careful with all of the water around, and it only takes a moment for something to happen," said Kathy Cole, a certified instructor in Fort Myers for the Infant Swimming Resource program.

But if the unimaginable did, some babies, may have a chance. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Infant Swimming Classes in Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ - April 29, 2009 - The summer swim season is not far away. Perhaps you've already signed your little one up for swim lessons. We're taking a closer look at another way to teach babies to stay afloat should they fall into a pool. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Program helps newborns learn how to stay afloat

Spokane, WA - April 28, 2009 - Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths in Washington, but there's a program that can teach babies to rescue themselves.

 

At just 10-months-old, baby Mason is slowly discovering his tiny world. He learned to walk a month ago and now he can rescue himself in the water thanks to a program called Infant Swimming Resource. The program has been around for more than 40 years and Heidi Wendt is the only instructor in the region. She teaches infants as young as six months old.Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Teaching Infants To Swim

St. Louis, MO - April 28, 2009 - How old were you when you learned to swim? You probably were not a toddler. But there are those who believe it is never too early and one remarkable program teaches babies as young as 6 months how to survive in the water. It's a behavioral approach to swimming developed in the mid 1960's taught by an organization called Infant Swimming Resource. And I-S-R is now offering lessons in St. Louis.Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Program Teaching Infants To Save Themselves from Drowning

 

Tri-Cities, TN - April 15, 2009 - Every year in the U.S., 4,000 children die from drowning accidents, while another 12,000 suffer some kind of permanent brain damage. A new program in the Tri-cities is aiming to help lower those numbers by teaching those young children to save themselves. Cindy Jones is a certified Infant Swim Resource instructor. She says this program teaches kids as young as 6 months old how to float on their own, giving parents time to get to them and save them. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Teaching your infant to survive in water

 

Tampa, FL - April 14, 2009 - Drowning is the number one killer of children under the age of 4 in Florida. With summer fast approaching, we want to show you another way to add a layer of protection between your infant and water. It only takes seconds for an infant to drown.

Doctor Harvey Barnett, who created the infant swimming resource method, agrees. "This isn't swimming; it's aquatic survival. To save yourself you simply have to go from face down to face up. So that is the distance between life and death in this scenario."

Specially trained instructors teach kids six-months-old to 12-months-old how to roll over and float on their backs. For a child who can walk, the instructors teach the kids to propel themselves through the water by swimming, and floating when needed.Click HERE to read the full story.

 

With practice, infants learn to float

 

Tulsa, OK - April 11, 2009 - On a recent afternoon, an 8-month-old student seemed more interested in sucking his own toes than swimming. But Gina Myers, Certified ISR Instructor, patiently, persistently, kept putting little Charlie Pellegrini back in the "float position" — legs out in front, head back and arms outstretched. This was Charlie's third week of daily lessons. And by the end of his 10-minute session — the limit for an infant's attention span — he was calmly floating on his back, with Myers barely supporting his head. After another week or two of classes, at $85 a week, Charlie should be able to float by himself as soon as he hits the water.

"We have a pool in our yard," says Charlie's mother, Molly Pellegrini. "No matter how many fences and locks and alarms you have, there's always a chance that you'll turn your back for a second and, somehow, he'll get in the water. So he needs to learn water safety." Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Life Or Death: Can Your Infant Swim?

 

Weymouth, MA - April 5, 2009 - With summer just around the corner, Sue Goldberg wants parents to remember one thing: "Drowning is a preventable tragedy." And it's preventable even for 6-month-olds.The longtime swimming instructor from Florida is visiting the South Shore to pass on her skills at the Weymouth Health and Fitness Club. "Our goal is to get to every baby before they get to the water," said Goldberg, a certified master instructor in the Infant Swimming Resource program. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Baby swim course could be a life-saver

 

Cincinnati, OH - April 3, 2009 - Many of us are spending these hot summer days by the pool. But, no matter how closely we watch little ones, they sometimes slip away – in seconds. Near water, that can be deadly. 9News takes a look at a technique claiming young children, even babies, can learn to save themselves from drowning.Click HERE to read the full story.

 

As summer approaches, water safety issue surfaces

 

Cape Coral, FL - April 3, 2009 - The heat is on in Cape Coral, and that means more people are taking to their pools. That also means residents need a refresher in water safety. Cristina and Michael Ryan are one of many in Cape Coral who are turning to Infant Swimming Resource, or ISR, to help their children learn how to survive after falling into a body of water.

“Since we live in Florida and we are around water every day, we wanted to have some peace of mind that they could survive if they got themselves into a dangerous situation,” Cristina Ryan said. “So far (our son) Brody has learned how to swim under water while holding his breath, how to roll onto his back to float, and to continue swimming once he has had a rest in his float. (Our son) Blake has learned to roll over into a float.” Click HERE to read the full story.

 

It's never too early to teach kids to swim

 

Honolulu, HI - Mar. 15, 2009 - Common sense would tell you that if you live on a tropical island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, learning to swim would be as important as learning to walk. And yet I have been told repeatedly that something like 60 percent of all children in Hawaii between the ages of one and 14 do not know how to swim. Oh, some of those kids may even surf, but if the leash to their bodyboard or surfboard breaks, they are going to be in big trouble. Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Swimming Lessons for Infants

 

Baton Rouge, LA - April 1, 2009 - Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of four. Some say lessons for infants and toddlers could save lives. NBC33's Lauren Unger hit the pool to find out more.

Three-year-old Avery loves the water, but her parents know it can also be dangerous. Recently, Avery’s 5-year-old sister fell into the family’s pool. Luckily she and little Avery have taken a class to know how to respond. Sharon Kyle explains, “She immediately came up, was able to float, get in a stable position, do the roll they taught her, and get to the edge of the pool.” Ronnie Kyle says, “It gives you a lot of comfort that at least you would have a chance to get there before they would go under.”

ISR master instructor Ilana Black says, “How to get to their back and float and maintain that float until help comes.” The pictures are startling, parents say for them, it’s big piece of mind. Instructor Kimberly Dawson says several of her former students have already put it to work. “At Christmas time I had a child fall in jacket, tennis shoes, freezing cold water, he flipped to his back, took a breath, than swam to the side. Parent Christian Heimann says, “The minute we get in the water with him, he’ll arch his back like he’s ready to float.” Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Toddlers Save Themselves from Drowning

 

Gainesville, GA - Mar. 30, 2009 - Every parent knows the cardinal rule: watch your kids. But every parent also knows, it only takes a moment of distraction. In that moment, what can your children do to save themselves? Roll over and float. Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) instructors say kids as young as six months old can learn self-rescue skills.

Kristine Croft is the aquatics manager at Frances Meadows: "You're always going to have the skeptics that say they're too young, they're too young. But this works." Porter's mom knows this works. Just a few weeks ago, the two-year-old fell into the pool while his dad was cleaning. His older brother (also in the ISR class) started yelling and pointing to his brother.

"We both turned around and he was floating. He was doing exactly what he was trained to do." These aren't exactly swim lessons, they are survival lessons. Tanya says she teaches the kids to respond in a specific way when they hit the water. "It's not what we tell them to do; it's what we show them, it's how we touch them. That way, they respond to being in the water the same way if they fall in." Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Water skill keeps Oklahoma City, Tulsa kids from harm

 

Oklahoma City, OK - Mar. 30, 2009 - A video of an infant falling face-down into a swimming pool and easily rolling onto his back convinced Brandi Ylla that her daughters, ages 1 and 3, needed to learn the technique. Ylla not only enrolled her girls in a class to learn the Infant Swimming Resource technique, but she also became a certified instructor.

Infants 6 to 12 months old learn to hold their breath under water, roll onto their backs and float. Children 1 to 6 years old learn to swim with their head down and eyes open, roll on their backs to float, rest and roll over again to swim to the side of the pool.

Ylla cautions there is no substitute for adult supervision. "We’re not saying we’re drown-proofing your child,” Ylla said. "But if my girls fell in, I’m going to find them outside the pool because they are going to be able to get themselves out.”Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Aquatic Survival Lessons Now Offered in Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma City, OK - Mar. 6, 2009 - News9 of Oklahoma City feature ISR Founder, Dr. Harvey Barnett and ISR Instructors in a News segment discussing aquatic safety classes for children. Drowning kills more kids between the ages one and four-years-old than any other injury in Oklahoma state, which is prompting parents to enroll their tikes in the class. Instructors from Infant Swimming Resource show kids how to roll on their backs and float. Older children can turn back over and swim to safety.  There are currently four Certified ISR Instructors teaching in the state of Oklahoma. Click HERE to watch the full story.

 

Self-Rescue™ Swimming Lessons for Babies and Toddlers

Infant Swimming Resource completes seven million lessons with a 100 percent safety record

 

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.
Click HERE to read the full release.

 

NESPA Features ISR in Their 2009 First Quarter Edition of The Edge

 

Atlantic City, NJ - Jan. 27, 2009 - The EDGE is the quarterly publication from the Northeast Spa and Pool Association. (NESPA) is dedicated to pool and spa companies doing business in the northeastern section of the United States. NESPA is deeply committed to the safety of the families and businesses their members serve. Click here to read the article, “Infant Swimming Resource Teaches Infants to Swim” published in the 2009 First Quarter edition of The Edge written by the Founder of ISR, Harvey Barnett. This issue was delivered to each NESPA member at their Annual Trade Show held in January in Atlantic City, New Jersey. More than 10,000 members and industry guests attended the show that included educational seminars as well as product and service presentations.

 

Young kids in Hawaii learn life saving skills

 

Kai, HI - Feb. 17, 2009 - Drowning is the leading cause of death for young kids in the islands. But now, young children are learning skills that could save their lives. But now kids as young as six months old are learning the skills to save themselves. "At 6 months of age they are developmentally ready to roll over and float, and we can teach them to hold their breath under water open their eyes, rotate and float," said Jens Trumpa, instructor for Infant Swimming Resource.
During an intensive 4-6 week course, that takes place 5 days a week babies and children learn first how to float, then how to swim to safety. The kids learn the lessons in bathing suits, but eventually they'll also practice the same lessons fully dressed in regular clothes. "Most accidents of drowning occur when they are fully clothed so if it happens, they will be like 'ok I've done this before, I know what to do',"said Trumpa.
Click HERE to read the full story.

 

Dr. Christopher Avery of BlogTalkRadio Interviews Dr. Barnett

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Feb. 5, 2009 - How One Responsible Leader's Calling Has Already Saved almost 800 Infants from Drowning: Dr. Christopher Avery's Interview with Dr. Harvey Barnett, Founder of Infant Swim Resource. The life story of a calling to responsible leadership: Harvey Barnett was horrified as a teenager (and a lifeguard) by senseless infant drownings he witnessed. Young Harvey began a continuing 43-year quest to teach infants how to save themselves when they fall into the water-- and to teach parents to take responsibility to prevent infant drowning, the #1 cause of accidental death among infants.
Click HERE to find out more about Dr. Christopher Avery.

 

Infants learn life-saving swimming techniques

 

Milford, CT - Feb. 1, 2009 - At 8 months old, Lexi Schneider isn’t able to walk yet, but if she were to fall into a pool, she could keep from swallowing water and turn herself around to float on her back, hopefully until she was rescued. Lexi is a student in Dena Blum-Rothman’s Infant Swimming Resource class, learning survival, rather than swimming. Blum-Rothman, a Cornell University-educated mother of three, was previously a vice president of a large hotel consulting company. “I left a very lucrative career to save lives,” she said. Blum-Rothman decided to become ISR trained because it was a rare service in this area and she wanted to teach her son, Ethan, whom she was pregnant with at the time and who is now 14 months old. 
Click HERE to read the full story.

 

ISR Saving Lives in West Michigan

Michigan - Jan. 23, 2009 - WZZM13's Take Five program reports on how Infant Swimming Resource is helping to save lives in Michigan. The state of Michigan spends $104 million on near drownings per year on children under the age of 5. One parent, Michael Petrella, found the closest infant water safety classes were held in Ohio. Therefore he decided to become certified himself with ISR. Now he's helping teach young children in his community ISR self-rescue aquatic survival skills that could potentially save their lives.
Click HERE to read the full story.

 

ISR Focuses on Pediatric Drowning Prevention in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV - Jan. 15, 2009 - North Las Vegas Police are still investigating whether charges should be filed after a one-year-old boy drowned at a local daycare center. It happened Tuesday at Marisela's Daycare, a business operated out of a private home.

At the Henderson Multigenerational Center, Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) is all about preventing the unthinkable. Gail Robinson is the Instructor. She says infants as young as six-months-old can be taught to roll over and float. An aquatically skilled infant is an additional layer of protection, when parental supervision and fences fail. *Please note that there is an error in during the video report stating that children as young as 2 months old can start in the ISR program. Children must be at least 6 months old to begin ISR Lessons.
Click HERE to read the full story.

 

ISR Launches in Canada

Calgary, Canada - Dec. 3, 2008 - Global Calgary TV of Calgary, Canada features ISR in a news story as the program is getting started in Canada. Instructor Holly Murray talks about the details of the program and the essential life-saving skills that these children learn.  These parents have chosen to provide their child with an extra layer or protection through self-rescue skills from ISR in case safety precautions such as pool fences and parental supervision lapses. ISR now has two Instructors actively teaching Canada located in Calgary and Toronto. You can get contact information for these two Instructors by clicking the link below or going to the main page of infantswim.com and clicking on View International Instructors on the Instructor Locator.

 

WPBF 25 Interviews Dr. Barnett

West Palm Beach, FL - Dec. 1, 2008 - WPBF News 25 of West Palm Beach, FL interviews the founder of Infant Swimming Resource, Dr. Harvey Barnett. The interview covers the importance of a comprehensive drowning prevention strategy. During the holiday season it is especially important to keep up your safety precautions and lines of defense to keep your child protected during a time when a child can wander out of your supervision.

 

Pediatric Drowning Prevention Presentations

 

Orlando, FL - Nov. 15, 2008 - Dr. Barnett delivered a Pediatric Drowning Prevention presentation at the Care of the Sick Child Conference in Orlando, FL. Over 100 physicians from 18 different states attended the conference . To those who attended the Care of the Sick Child Conference Dr. Barnett has uploaded his powerpoint presentation to his personal Web Blog at HarveyBarnett.com

 

 

Atlantic City, NJ - Oct. 17, 2008 - The Founder of Infant Swimming Resource, Dr. Harvey Barnett, delivered "A Behavioral Approach to Pediatric Drowning Prevention" to the physicians, nurses and staff at the Atlanticare Regional Hospital in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dr. Barnett educated the attendees about the prominence of the tragedy, what has been tried to solve the problem and why those efforts have failed. He presented the structure of the only comprehensive drowning prevention strategy that has a 100% effectiveness record in the last 4 decades and spoke about what plans are being implemented in the future. The audience was very attentive and appreciative for the presentation. New Jersey joins 17 other States as those where pediatric drowning is the primary cause of death for children 4 years of age and under. At the hospital where the presentation was made, the introduction was made by Dr. Alex Axelrad, Medical Director, Trauma. He told the audience that the ER in just this hospital alone, had seen 10 cases of pediatric drowning and near drowning in 2008.

 

Turning Pain into Prevention

 

Great Falls, VA - Sept. 24, 2008 - There was great success at the second annual Birdie Invitational golf tournament, named for the 2-year-old son Brad and Amy Davis lost to a swimming-pool drowning a little more than two years ago. Amy and her husband started the Trevor "Birdie" Davis Water Safety Foundation to help prevent what had happened to their family from happening to others. In January of this year, the foundation began paying to have ISR instructors trained in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Three have been trained, and two are already teaching. "It’s more than a swim class. Way more," she said. Support for the Great Falls couple’s effort has been strong, particularly in the Great Falls community. More than a dozen Great Falls businesses helped to sponsor the tournament, which sold out again this year with 144 golfers.
Click HERE to read the full story. You can also find out more about the Water Safety Foundation on our Community of Caring Section.

 

New Class Teaches Infant Swimming Safety

 

Washington, DC - Sept. 14, 2008 - A new pool safety class in our area could save your child's life. It's called Infant Swim Resource and one local woman fought to get it taught in this area after her own child died at a neighbor's pool party. FOX 5's Allyson Wilson has details.
Click HERE to watch the full story.

 

Two year old saves herself from drowning in jacuzzi - Bay News 9

 

Manatee County, FL - August 11, 2008 - Helena Dunham did it by floating on her back. Dawn Dunham says her little girl recently learned the life saving move at Infant Resource Swimming lessons in Manatee County. Self rescue, so if they fall in the edge they turn around and grab the edge; they fall in fully clothed, they can handle the weight of a diaper or shoes. Click here to watch the News Coverage.

 

ISR adds another layer of safety

 

Maryland, Virginia, D.C. Area - July 30, 2008 - Pool fences, pool alarms, pool covers, constant supervision by the parents. Those are really really important. This is just another layer of safety on top of that in order to keep kids as safe as they can possibly be. In just 21 seconds a child can be in danger of drowning. A family from Potomac, MD lived through that tragedy and its because of their loss that the ISR program was launched here in the Baltimore, Washington area. Click here to read the full article and watch the video.

 

Técnica que salva vidas

 

Puerto Rico - July 25, 2008 - Dos maestras certificadas hablan de los beneficios del método 'Infant Swimming Resource'. Vea la secuencia de técnicas para sobrevivir. A los niños de seis meses a un año se les enseña a virarse y flotar. Mientras que a los niños de uno a seis años, se les enseña la secuencia de nadar, virarse y flotar para descansar y respirar, volver a virarse y llegar al borde. Presa Aqui para leer mas. Hay instructores que estan en Puerto Rico y Panama. Presa Aqui a ver los instructores internacionales.

 

Infant Swimming Resource at the Folsom Aquatic Center

 

Folsom, CA - June 12, 2008 - Michele Kane is live at the Folsom Aquatic Center where a program called Infant Swimming Resource teaches safety and survival skills to children as young as 6-months. Click here to watch the video.

 

Despierta America: Bebes aprenden a flotar en el agua

 

Coral Gables, FL - June 3, 2008 - Bebes aprenden a flotar y salvar sus vidas gracias a un metodo que un hombre ha perfeccionado. En un mes, aseguran que los ninos aprenden a flotar y a respirar en el agua. Presa Aqui a mirar el video. Hay instructores que estan en Puerto Rico y Panama. Presa Aqui a ver los instructores internacionales.

 

NBC Today Show: Can infants learn to swim?

 

Coral Gables, FL - May. 14, 2008 - A program for infants 6 months and older aims to protect them from drowning by teaching them swimming skills. NBC's Amy Robach reports from Coral Gables, FL.
Click HERE for more information about ISR on the Today Show.

 

Telemundo: Bebes aprenden a flotar en el agua

 

Coral Gables, FL - May. 14, 2008 - Bebes aprenden a flotar y salvar sus vidas gracias a un metodo que un hombre ha perfeccionado. En un mes, aseguran que los ninos aprenden a flotar y a respirar en el agua.
Presa Aqui a mirar el video. Hay instructores que estan en Puerto Rico y Panama. Presa Aqui a ver los instructores internacionales.

 

St. Louis Moms: Infant Swimming

 

St. Louis, MO - May. 19, 2008 - There's a program designed to teach your baby how to survive in water. Chuck Teasly is the Master Instructor and was on the show with a live demonstration. Phone: 314-SURVIVE
Click HERE to watch the full story.

 

Infant Swim Program Teaches Babies to Survive in Water

 

Cleveland, OH - May. 14, 2008 - A toddler slips out of the house and heads for the family swimming pool. The boy falls in the water, and sinks, but something amazing happens next. Instead of drowning, he flips on his back, floats to the top and cries for help. Participate in a LIVE chat on myFOXCleveland.com with the founder of the program Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Click HERE to watch the full story.

 

Wish TV 8: Saving Little Lives

Indianapolis, IN - May. 5, 2008 - Startling video showing a toddler alone and falling into a swimming pool is making its rounds on the Internet. Instead of the worst happening, the toddler turns himself onto his back and floats face up so he can breathe.

 

A Call to Parents Everywhere: Infant Swimming Resource Releases New Website

Winter Park, FL - Sept. 8, 2006 - Infant Swimming Resource, an organization teaching baby aquatic survival skills and drowning prevention classes, has released their newly redesigned, resource-rich, website featuring an instructor locator and demonstrative footage of swimming babies.

Having a firm grasp on their goals at ISR, they discovered much of their business was derived through word-of-mouth and through people finding their website. With this in mind, as a mission-critical action they knew they needed to improve the look and functionality of their website. LevelTen went to work developing a strategy to assist in increasing their reach through a fully redesigned website with a new look and feel conveying the warmth, compassion, and professionalism of the nearly 40 year-old organization.

Additionally, on the site visitors can use the ISR instructor locator by typing in his or her zip code to find the closest instructor within a 100 mile radius and register for classes. LevelTen also incorporated ISR's select achieve of class footage into fully streaming, low bandwidth videos, suitable for playing directly on the new site.

Click HERE to read the full story.

 

 

ISR on 700 WLW

 

Cincinatti, OH - ISR's Dr. Harvey Barnett speaks on 700 WLW radio station with DJ Bill Cunningham about drowning prevention.
To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.

 

2theadvocate.com: Class teaches infants skills to keep them from drowning

Feb. 10, 2008 - Infant Swim Resource, a program that teaches survival swimming skills to children as young as six months, recently began lessons in Baton Rouge. Thornton brought her sons John Collier, 4; Brooks, 2 1/2 ; and Graham, 9 months.

After about three weeks of daily lessons, Thornton watched as instructors placed an upside-down Graham underwater, and he quickly surfaced, turned on his back and breathed normally while he floated.

There is just kind of an added peace of mind, she said. We still are vigilant watching our kids around water, but there is one more layer of protection.

Click HERE to read the full story.

 

 

Health Matters: Features Dr. Harvey Barnett

Jan. 31, 2008 - Drowning for children under the age of four years is an epidemic in the United States. In Florida, Arizona, California and Texas, drowning is the No.1 cause of accidental death for that age group; and nationally, it ranks second only to automobile accidents as the most prominent cause of accidental death.

Harvey Barnett, Ph.D. discusses his method of using unique sets of prompts and procedures designed to teach both the verbal child and the non-verbal infant survival swimming skills. Series: Health Matters

Click HERE to watch the broadcast video.

 

 

Tragedy In Broward County Sends Wake-Up Call

Miami, FL - Jan. 17, 2008 - This past week Broward County FL was hit with a double drowning. Wednesday's drowning of two children in Broward is a wake-up call for parents throughout South Florida. In just an instant, two innocent lives were lost Wednesday. Two girls, ages four and three, were found face down in the back yard pool of a Sunrise home, while mother and aunt were inside. The number of children drowning under the age of five is increasing every year. That's why officials say parents must take action now. Infant Swimming Resource instructor Kate Eckert explains ISR Self-Rescue techniques "We begin at six months by teaching the children how to rotate from facedown to face up in the water from such that they can get on their backs, get a breath, relax, float and be safe. And wait for an adult to come get them."
Click HERE to read the full article and watch the news broadcast video.

 

ISR In Washington

Redmond, WA - Nov. 1, 2007 - Every year, roughly 25 children in Washington State die from drowning. King5.com News discusses the effort taken by Infant Swimming Resource in the Seattle area. During the article King5.com interviews a parent about ISR that has experienced a child-drowning in the family. "It's why she believes so strongly in Infant Swimming Resource for her own son. When 15-month-old Finn is flipped into a pool, fully-clothed, he floats to the surface, face up, within seconds. For his mom, the skill speaks for itself." Click HERE to read the full article.

 

Swim Classes Focus on Infants - Florida Today Newspaper

Merritt Island, FL - Nov. 2, 2007 - Florida Today speaks with a mother that almost lost her son in a pool drowning accident after leaving him unattended for only a minute. After which, the mother took action and enrolled her child into Infant Swimming Resource Self-Rescue lessons. ISR uses methods that focus on infants and young children. Babies ages six to twelve months learn breath control, correct floating posture and the skills to attain a back float and remain floating for varied periods of time. Click HERE to read the full article.

 

South Florida's Local 10 News Features ISR

Coral Gables, FL - Oct. 26, 2007 - According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 1,500 children in the U.S. die from drowning every year, while many more are left permanently impaired. South Florida's Local 10 News features ISR and discusses the use of it's self-rescue techniques to teach children how to survive in the water. Click HERE to read the full article.

 

KTAR Interviews Dr. Barnett

Arizona - Oct 15, 2007 the Arizona radio station KTAR 92.3's Ankarlo interviewed Dr.Harvey Barnett from Infant Swimmming Resource. To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.

 

Can Swimming Early Mean Reduced Lung Function Later in Life? - iParenting

iParenting.com features an article that discusses the controversial results of a recent study from Belgium focusing on baby swimming lessons causing Risk of Allergic and Respiratory Diseases Later in Childhood. Many experts, including Dr. Harvey Barnett of ISR offer their expertise in demonstrating that this is not the case for baby swimming lessons, and that the conclusions drawn by the study are very far from truth. Click HERE to read the full article on iParenting.com.

 

Infants Can Be Taught To Float At Early Age - CBS Denver

Denver, CO - Sep. 24, 2007 - CBS Denver Anchor Ericka Lewis talks to Dr. Harvey Barnett in an interview about ISR and the infant swimming techniques. The feature expresses the importance of baby swimming survival techniques to prevent child drowning. Click HERE to read the full article and watch the video featured by CBS Denver.

 

Minimize Risks for Drowning - Denver Post

Denver, CO - Sep. 11, 2007 - The Denver Post published an article informing parents about the additional steps they should take to help prevent child drownings. ISR's founder Harvey Barnett shares drowning prevention tips to help educate parents. Click HERE to read the full article featured in the Denver Post.

 

ISR's Community of Caring Responds to a Tragedy

ISR Instructors will provide free water-safety lessons to children of Homestead Police Department employees. The offer is a response to a child drowning in Homestead only a few weeks ago. Click HERE to read the full article featured in the Miami Herald.

 

Infant Swimming Resource Featured in Fox News Miami

MIAMI, Fla. - August 28, 2007 - Fox News discusses the child drowning in Homestead, FL. They interview ISR's founder Harvey Barnett, and instructor Kate Eckert to discuss the need for a child drowning prevention program like Infant Swimming Resource. Click HERE to read the full article.

 

YMCA of Greater Miami Partners with Infant Swimming Resource for Swim Lessons

MIAMI, Fla. - August 8, 2007 - Infant Swimming Resource (ISR), the safest provider of self-rescue swimming lessons for babies and toddlers from six months to four years old, announced today its working partnership with the YMCA of Greater Miami through the support of a generous grant from The Children's Trust. ISR's self-rescue swim lessons will be offered at the Downrite Park YMCA beginning August 13, 2007. In November, the program will expand to the Homestead Family YMCA in Homestead, Fla. Taught by certified Instructors, ISRs swim lessons will now be available to families throughout Miami-Dade County.

You can read the full announcement HERE.

What Parents are saying about ISR and Swimming on iVillage.com

Many parents are sharing their ISR experiences on iVillage.com. Click HERE to see what they're saying about infant swimming lessons, and infant drowning prevention.

 

Pediatric Grand Rounds at the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center

AZ - March 27, 2007 - Dr. Harvey Barnett spoke at the Pediatric Grand Rounds at the University of Arizona's Health Sciences Center about a behavioral approach to pediatric drowning prevention. You can watch this video by using the following links: Windows Media Player / Real Player

9NEWS Coverage on ISR Wins Award

Denver, CO - 9NEWS featured a story on ISR and has won a Colorado Broadcast Association award (CBA) under the general news category. It has also been entered for an Emmy in the Heartland region, and an award within the Gannett company. Click KVOA Website to see full details on this story.

 

ISR on 92.9 Mountain

Tucson, AZ - ISR's Dr. Harvey Barnett speaks on 92.9 The Mountain radio station about drowning prevention. To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.

 

ISR Featured in Tucson News Stories

Tucson, AZ - Infant Swimming Resource is featured in a segment of KVOA Channel 4 News of Tucson, Arizona. The news story covers ISR's program success and dedication to the prevention of child drowning. You can read the article and watch the video from the KVOA Website.

KOLD Channel 13 News of Tucson, Arizona also features ISR in a television news segment. You can watch the video from the KOLD Website.

ISR on NPR

On March 15, "State of Affairs" on National Public Radio Station WFPL in Louisville, Kentucky aired a program on infant safety.  The show is hosted by Julie Kredens.  The guests were Michael Howard, M.D. of the Pediatircs Department from the Medical School at the University of Louisviile and Dr.Harvey Barnett from Infant Swimmming Resource. To download and listen to the interview via your computer or ipod right click and select save HERE.