ISR Instructor in Chile
December 24, 2009 - Santiago, Chile - Infant Swimming Resource now has a certified Instructor in Santiago, Chile. Local news channel 13's morning talk show "Viva la mañana" features Instructor Lorena Sandoval, and the life saving skills that she is teaching the young children in Chile. Visit www.infantswimchile.cl to find out more about enrolling your child in ISR lessons in Chile.
Infant Drowning Deaths Focus of Self-Rescue Survival Program
November 4, 2009 - Austin, TX - Nationally, drowning is the second leading cause of death for infants and young children. Only auto accidents are more deadly. But those associated with the Infant Swimming Resource are confident those numbers could be drastically reduced. Click Here to read the full article.
Family Tries To Turn Pain Into Hope
September 17, 2009 - After Amy and Brad Davis lost their 26-month-old son, Trevor, to an accidental drowning three years ago, they formed the Trevor “Birdie” Davis Water Safety Foundation (www.cbre.com/birdie), with the hope of saving lives through education and awareness of water hazards for both children and adults. http://reachforthewall.com/2009/09/16/family-tries-to-turn-pain-into-hope/
Yorkville woman begins infant swim classes
August 19, 2009 - Yorkville, IL - The incident motivated Hinshaw to look into programs that offered more than just swimming techniques, but actual rescue strategies. She learned about Infant Swimming Resource. Instructors of this program teach babies as young as 6 months and children up to 6 years how to rescue themselves. Hinshaw realized she also wanted to teach classes and became an instructor in April. Click HERE to read the full story.
Your Infant Can Learn to Swim
Jacksonville, FL - July 24, 2009 - In Florida, drowning surpasses all other causes of death to children age 14 and under, according to the swimming safety program Infant Swimming Resource.
It's why so many parents are seeking out community organizations that specialize in teaching children how to swim; some, as young as 6 months. Click HERE to read the full story.
Water Babies: Teaching Toddlers to Save Themselves
July 17, 2009 - Chicago, IL - It's a parent's worst nightmare -- a toddler falling into a pool. A swimming class could help them save themselves.
Group Teaches Children Water Survival
July 15, 2009 - Houston, TX - Some local parents say anything to improve their child's chances for survival is a plus, especially since many children have drowned this summer; the latest involving a 3 year-old girl yesterday. "I hear a lot of parents say I will never take my eyes off my kids," said Tammy Samour, a parent. "Unfortunately, it takes only a matter of seconds."
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
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.
Summer Sanders and Dr. Harvey Barnett with Elizabeth
Noah - 4 1/2 years old
Marley - 2 years old
Elizabeth - 14 months
Quinn - 2 1/2 years old
Gianna - 3 years old
Major - 9 months
Dr. Harvey Barnett, Gianna and ISR MIC Krista Raimondi
Group Picture
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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