Mom and Dad, you know that kids complain about everything! They are fickle – quickly switching likes and dislikes on a whim and doing about faces on choices that you think are solid. So – even though your kid has acted thrilled about coming to swim lessons – they may come up with some interesting…
The end of summer is in sight. Early mornings will return with alarm clocks and rushed breakfasts before heading out the door to school. It’s time again for finding the time in all of your activities for getting homework done. All of this bustle can cause stress. One way to help reduce stress is to…
Submitted by Jennifer Vorhees, Guest Contributor As summer comes to a close, so do the outdoor pools around the neighborhoods and in our communities. Even though the pools are closing, I want to make sure my kids keep up with their swim lessons at the Little Otter Swim School. I want to ensure that they…
You likely child-proofed your house before your baby was sitting up, much less walking, maybe even before he or she was born. You put corner guards on your coffee table, removed the chemicals from under the sink, lowered the temperature on your water heater, and installed childproof latches on all of your kitchen cabinets. But…
As important as selecting the swim school that is the best fit for your child’s learn-to-swim experience is ensuring that your child has the instructor that is the best fit. First of all, each instructor must be a good fit for the classes they teach. We go to great lengths at Little Otter to make…
Your little swimmer is enrolled in his or her first swim lesson. He or she is probably excited. You’re probably nervous. Why are you nervous? Well, you do have specific duties as a swim parent, right? To make sure you know exactly what is expected of you and what you can expect as a first-time…
Here is a goal for you this summer: Become a Water Safe Family! This involves three things: Education, Prevention, and Supervision. While kids learn lots about this in swim lessons at Little Otter, it’s up to parents to make sure all of it happens so that families can be water safe year-round. There are lots…
So you’ve decided it’s time to put your child in swimming lessons. Either you’ve become worried about their safety around water, they’ve been begging you to join their friends at the water park all summer, or you simply want a constructive and healthy activity for them to try. When you lay out the options, it…
Many parents have an interest in putting their kids into swimming lessons because of the safety factor. And while helping your child learn to swim and be safe around water are some of the most worthwhile motivations for enrolling them in class, there are even further benefits beyond this. In fact, the overall health benefits…
Don’t you love noodles? We don’t mean the kind you eat with spaghetti sauce. We mean the kind of Noodles you can enjoy playing with in the swimming pool! What a Noodle is: It’s a versatile toy that is fun for creating and enhancing many water games. It’s cheap – even for a good one….
