There was an English professor at the University of Kentucky, Jack B. Oruch, who studied Valentine’s Day as part of his research on the poet Geoffrey Chaucer (who most of us remember from high school English class). Professor Oruch was convinced that Chaucer was the source of our modern ideas about St. Valentine’s Day. He…
Do you know how important goals are? Goal-setting applies to many areas: business, learning, competing. And goal-setting is applicable to both adults and children. Even for small children, goals – whether loosely set or well-defined – can be a valuable asset when they show up to the pool for swimming lessons. Without goals, it’s impossible…
Find the Time, Energy, and Money to Do It You’re a busy parent. It’s an amazing experience, an amazing feeling. And it has its rewards. Being healthy and energetic, you’re fully capable of enjoying this experience to its fullest. And you get the satisfaction of having one more way of setting a positive example for…
Swimming season is almost here, and now is a great time to enroll your little ones in kids swimming lessons! If you’re like most families, you have a busy schedule. Maybe you have one more kid in multiple different extracurricular activities that you need to schedule and keep track of, so the question is, as…
Swimming is a skill that a child learns – like riding a bicycle, dribbling a basketball, jumping rope, doing the hula-hoop – only swimming is not just a fun skill. It’s a life skill. Considering just how important this skill is, it might be fun to know a few facts about it that you can…
When teaching the tiniest among us to swim, it’s important to keep a progression going. Picking up where you left off is critical to the young child’s ability to comprehend and connect the actions you work with them to master. The progression should never be rushed. Progression strategies also apply to older students, but it…
In this current day and age, kids are regularly enrolled in multiple activities and you, as the parent, might find it challenging to decide which to keep and which to cut out. After all, you don’t want your child to be overscheduled or feeling anxious about the number of commitments they have already in their…
If you participate in water-related activities, you’ve used a life jacket. Have you ever wondered if they expire? And if you use one that doesn’t belong to you, how do you know the life jacket’s age – and if it is too old to be effective? Good question. And the answer is: Life jackets DO…
Parents would never put their children at risk on purpose. But there are some things that parents may unknowingly do that could increase the chance that their child could drown. It may be far too early for the neighborhood pool to open – or for you to open up your own pool – or time…
We’ve had a long season of thankfulness that has included several holidays. Thanksgiving – when we give thanks for the blessings of family and home that we’ve been given, Christmas – when we give thanks for the sacrifices made on our behalf in the name of love, and New Years – when we give thanks…
