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Aquatic survival swim lessons with Infant Swimming Resource (www.infantswim.com) are coming to Limerick, PA

We are offering ISR lessons at the following location in Limerick, PA, starting on Monday April 7th for a six week session. Lessons will from 12:30-3pm.  
Lessons will be held in an indoor/heated pool at: 
Holiday Inn Express
15 Keystone Dr.
Limerick, PA. 19468

Through our survival swim lesson program, your child can learn critical survival skills and a foundation for lifelong enjoyment of the water.  

Lessons are always one-on-one and instruction will be tailored to your child’s skill and comfort level. We do not have "group" lessons, because we believe your child should have our undivided attention. We customize their lessons, especially for them, to ensure the safest, most efficient lessons. We want each child to experience success and use positive reinforcement to recognize each accomplishment, no matter how small. The parent, or caregiver, watches every lesson poolside. Students attend 10-minute lessons every Monday-Friday (five lessons per week).  The reason for this is multifaceted. First, repetition and consistency are crucial elements of learning for young children.  Second, most children will not be able to focus on the task for longer and we want to take advantage of the best time for learning.    

Babies 6 to 12 months are taught the rollback-to-float sequence.  These young children learn from their physical environment.   We honor this method of learning through sensori-motor teaching techniques.  Through this process the child is taught breath control, correct floating posture, and the skills to attain a back float and remain floating for varied periods of time. Lessons typically last 3-4 weeks.  Your child must be crawling or be able to roll over both ways and sit independently on land in order to start rollback-to-float lessons.    

Children 1 year or older who are walking are taught the swim-float-swim sequence – swimming in a face down position, using his/her arms and legs; rolling onto the back to a survival float when the normal "need for air" is sensed in the chest; and then flipping back over to continue swimming.  We teach using behavioral psychology, sensorimotor learning and positive reinforcement, to make the otherwise unforgiving water environment safe for your children to learn what will work to allow them to make progress in swimming and obtain air when they need it.  ISR has numerous safety protocols to provide the safest possible lesson.  It typically takes 4-6 weeks to learn all the skills.  The exact length of time varies somewhat since every lesson is uniquely tailored to each child and every child is different. Typically, older children will complete lessons in a shorter period of time.

I would love the chance to talk to you to answer any other questions you may have. Please email me ASAP. H

Warm regards,

Mary Guarino
Infant Swimming Resource
m.guarino@infantswim.com


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