Blog — Swim lesson

  USSSA​ ​Stance​ ​on​ ​Swim​ ​Lessons​ ​for​ ​Babies,​ ​Toddlers​ ​and​ ​Children www.usswimschools.org The​ ​United​ ​States​ ​Swim​ ​Schools​ ​Association​ ​strongly​ ​believes​ ​that​ ​babies,​ ​toddlers​ ​and​ ​children​ ​of​ ​all​ ​ages should​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​swim​ ​lessons​ ​in​ ​a​ ​high​ ​quality​ ​aquatics​ ​program.​ ​​​A​ ​child​ ​of​ ​any​ ​age​ ​will​ ​never​ ​be completely​ ​“drownproof”​ ​or​ ​“watersafe,”​ ​however​ ​we​ ​can​ ​teach​ ​our​ ​children​ ​and​ ​families​ ​to​ ​be​ ​​safer​ ​​around the​ ​water. The​ ​best​ ​aquatics​ ​programs​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​three​ ​areas: Swim​ ​skill​ ​education​ ​in​ ​a​ ​fun​ ​and​ ​nurturing​ ​environment Safety​ ​behaviors​ ​for​ ​the​ ​child​ ​to​ ​use​ ​around​ ​the​ ​water Parent​ ​information​ ​on​ ​the​ ​learn​ ​to​ ​swim​ ​process​...