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Invest in your child’s love and safety in the water. This course is perfect for any parent or caregiver who is unfamiliar with swimming, apprehensive of being around water, or nervous having their child around water, BUT really wants to change that. The reality is that with the knowledge, simple basic steps, and a new perspective, you and your child can begin to love the water and thrive in it. Patty and Grace will give you all the tools and strategies to help you help you do just that.
Invest in your child’s love and safety in the water. This course is perfect for any parent or caregiver who is unfamiliar with swimming, apprehensive of being around water, or nervous having their child around water, BUT really wants to change that. The reality is that with the knowledge, simple basic steps, and a new perspective, you and your child can begin to love the water and thrive in it. Patty and Grace will give you all the tools and strategies to help you help you do just that.
This mother-daughter team of Patty and Grace aims to help parents give the gift of loving the water to their children. They have taught swimming lessons for over 20 years and have taught thousands of kids to swim. With all their experience, they realized that the happiest swimmers most often come from parents who have spent lots of time in the water with their children. You know your child best. You will be the best teacher, no matter your experience or level of swimming skill. All you need is Patty and Grace’s simple, positive, step-by-step approach to guide, cheer on, and assist your child in the water. Through simple instructions, easy-to-follow demonstrations, stories, and tips, you will gain the confidence you need. Armed with all of this, every trip to the pool or seashore will become a happy learning experience. Together you and your child will learn the safe, happy, and fun way to “meet” the water and thrive in it.
Maybe your child is already learning how to swim in a class. This course is also an amazing addition to traditional swim lessons. Traditional swim lessons are great, but they can often leave parents feeling unsure or uninformed. This course will help you boost what your child is already learning by having the knowledge yourself and the ability to jump in the pool when they aren't taking a lesson and help them practice and feel happy about their new skills.
Patty and Grace's goal is to equip parents with everything they need to pass confidence, joy, and positivity of the water to their children. This course will do just that and more. And what is more? Many, many years of enjoyment in and around water, not to mention a life-saving skill that is priceless.
Disclaimer: Your purchase of this course indicates that you have read and accepted this disclaimer. You accept full responsibility for the safety/health of yourself, your child(ren), and any swimmer while using the course or applying any of the skills during or after viewing this course. team Swimming is a dangerous activity, and you should always swim with a certified lifeguard present in clear water without any obstructions. Both children and adults should never swim alone, and they should never be near water or able to access water alone.
By purchasing this course, you agree to use it and the information provided at your own risk.
Welcome to your first Swim Lesson! Everyone can learn to swim, and this lesson will encourage you as you start your journey!
Before we get in the pool, there are a few things we need to learn! In this module, you will meet your instructors, Patty & Grace, who will share their stories of first meeting and learning to love the water. You will also learn basic water safety tips that will be important to remember throughout the whole course. You will learn the importance of helping your child familiarize themselves with an unknown environment. The pool can be an unfamiliar place, but after this lesson, you will have the tools to help prepare yourself and your child to know how to stay safe and how to have confidence in and around the pool!
Under Resources, you will find an additional note from Grace on the importance of water safety, which you can download and save for future reference.
You are now ready to get started so let’s head to the pool. Happy Swimming!
We are almost ready to get in the pool! But before that, Grace and Patty want to make sure you and your child are prepared to make getting in the pool a positive experience. So in this lesson, you will learn how best to introduce your child to the pool with patience and fun. You will learn how to ensure that your child has a healthy respect for the water without being afraid of getting in the pool.
Fear of the water is real and common. That is understandable as the water is an unfamiliar place! It is also a powerful element that we must respect. Patty will address how important it is to respect the water and maintain a HEALTHY fear of the water while being about to overcome an unhealthy, paralyzing fear of the water that comes from being unfamiliar and unprepared! Let's respect the water, stay safe, and at the same time learn the skills and knowledge to be able to love and enjoy swimming.
Grace will share more about this and speak about how swimming often and being around other great swimmers can help your child have the confidence and courage to get in the pool and learn to swim.
Happy Swimming!
It's time to get in the pool! Now that you understand the importance of water safety and have introduced your child to the water and allowed them to have fun and enjoy being in the pool, it is time to begin building foundational swimming skills. In this lesson, Grace and Patty will show you basic skills that you can teach your child from the safety and comfort of the pool steps or a very shallow area where your child can comfortably stand. Once those skills are reached, Grace and Patty will show you how to bring your child away from the steps and help them begin to go under the water!
Bonus tip: Patty’s advice on finding, putting on, and using a pair of goggles!
Under Resources, you can download a pdf that includes a list of all the skills you and your child will learn. You can even print it off and have your child check off the skills as they are learned! It’s a simple but great way to keep on track.
Happy Swimming!
Today is all about getting to the wall! In this lesson, Patty and Grace will show you the importance of helping your child learn to get to the wall when they need to reach safety and ultimately get out of the pool! You will learn how to help your child find the wall, reach the wall, hold on to the wall, and climb out of the pool. At the end of the lesson, Grace will also get in the pool and show you why being horizontal in the water will help you get to safety faster.
Under Resources, you can download a pdf that includes a list of all the skills you and your child will learn. You can even print it off and have your child check off the skills as they are learned! It’s a simple but great way to keep on track.
Happy Swimming!
Today is all about floating and jumping: two great (and fun!) skills to learn and teach your child. In this lesson, you will learn how to help your child float on their back in the pool, which is an important skill to help them relax and breathe in the pool and take a break if they get tired while swimming. You will also learn how to teach your child to safely jump into the pool. Jumping in the pool can be super fun, and this lesson will show you how to help your child jump into the pool while being safe and having fun at the same time!
Under Resources, you can download a pdf that includes a list of all the skills you and your child will learn. You can even print it off and have your child check off the skills as they are learned! It’s a simple but great way to keep on track.
Happy Swimming!
Let's kick those feet! Kicking is the motor that will help your child start to move through the water. In this lesson, you will learn how to help your child progress from learning how to kick their feet to kicking independently in the pool! This is the lesson that will get your child moving through the water and really beginning to learn how to swim through the water.
Under Resources, you can download a pdf that includes a list of all the skills you and your child will learn. You can even print it off and have your child check off the skills as they are learned! It’s a simple but great way to keep on track.
Happy Swimming!
It's time to combine all the skills we have learned! Today, Grace and Patty will help you review all the skills we have developed and then show you how to help your child combine them. After this lesson, you will be able to see all the foundational skills you have taught your child come together and allow your child to begin to be the swimmer than are capable of being!
We are so honored to have walked (swam) this journey with you, and we know that you and your child have a life of safe, fun, and joy-filled swimming ahead of you. Stay encouraged and just keep swimming!
Under Resources, you can download a pdf that includes a list of all the skills you and your child will learn. You can even print it off and have your child check off the skills as they are learned! It’s a simple but great way to keep on track.
Congratulations on completing this course! We have attached a downloadable Certificate that you can print off and share with your child to celebrate completing this swim course and becoming a Happy and Confident Swimmer.
Happy Swimming!
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