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A PSA on Crying in ISR Lessons Crying is by far, the number one concern I hear from parents before and during ISR Lessons. Think about when your child takes a... minor tumble on the grass: If you gasp, run to him, pick him up, coddle him, say "It's Ok" 84 times, what do you think his reaction will be? He will cry, carry on, and think "that hurt so bad!" It may even begin to hurt! Then, most likely, you'll continue to comfort him, and he will continue to carry on. But.... If you glance over to see if he's truly ok (he's fine), continue to go about your business, and play with him as you were before - chances are (depending on your previous history of reactions), he'll continue to play as he was. As parents, we can subconsciously manipulate our child's behavioral patterns, as can our children do the same for ours. What we say, do, and how we react to our child's emotions will dictate how our child reacts to situations. Do we coddle our children when we put them in their carseat - tell them "it's ok" 84 times until they stop crying (but really, cry more)? Do we rub our child's back and say "I know, I know" before we put sunscreen on, because we know "they hate that"? No! - Well....at least I hope not. If you do - stop now! So when your child cries while he's walking to the pool, and you hold him close, rub his back, and tell him it's ok, (84 times) or "it's going to be ok, you love swimming," think about the message you are sending him. He's not clinging to you because he's truly fearful of getting in the water. He's clinging to you because he's getting a reaction from you, and it feels good to have your back rubbed! ISR lessons are work - maybe if he cries, he won't have to work, and you'll keep rubbing his back (he will have to work anyway, but he'll KEEP TRYING to get you to rub his back) So, how do we change a behavior? By changing.... or removing the response to that behavior. Make swimming lessons just as normal as brushing your teeth in the morning, just as normal as grabbing your child's hand before you cross the street; just as normal as eating breakfast in the morning, reading a book before bed. We don't talk about these things all day, or reassure our children how much they "love these things". We do it, regardless of their reaction, and then we do it again tomorrow. So when I lay your child on his towel after lessons, tell him he did a great job, but don't tell him "next time, no crying." Dry him off, pick him up, get him dressed, get a sticker, and strap him in the carseat. And do it all again tomorrow.

Update on the #raceforlilygrace We have people participating in #raceforlilygrace from New York to California! As far away as Miami, Minneapolis and Seattle! People are running for Lily across the US in 22 different states! We mailed race packets to 121 different cities!!! This is amazing! Thank you for supporting and praying for Lily!

FAQ: What will my child (6-12mo) learn through ISR lessons? Children acquire the ability to have the problem-solving skills of Self-Rescue and at that age will learn to roll back and float, rest and stay independently. #iswim4life #isr #infantswimmingresource #drowninghasnoseason

One week left to sign up for #raceforlilygrace Registration ends on September 22. - You can sign up for the Race for Lily Grace at https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/Dallas/RunforLily... Lily’s go fund me gofundme.com/f/52hrjh-lily039s-medical-expenses See more

Reminding you that the safest flotation device for your child is teaching them how to float and save themselves. https://www.parentspreventingchildhooddrowning.com//puddle

Did you know iSwim4Life is open year-around and is an indoor pool facility?!?!? Lessons are offered all 4 seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall.... because drowning has no season #drowninghasnoseason

We have opened spring 2021 session dates and their filling up FAST! Don’t wait till summer to get your refreshers in, get them in early so your swimming by spring break!! We have ISR AM lesson spots available in the January & February session and have PM time slots available in the April session. ... For our older students we have group lesson openings in the November, January & February sessions. Registration link: https://www.webaccomplice.org//public/signup_choices.cgi/ Email [email protected] if you have questions

Do you know the differences between Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) and traditional swim lessons? #infantswim #drowningprevention #selfrescue #notonemorechilddrowns #infantswimmingresource #isr

The Race for Lily Grace is finished! Our God is SO good! We are still trying to take it all in. We are beyond blessed! When we set the initial goal of $50,000, ...we had little expectation that we would actually reach that goal. $50,000 is a lot of money. Well, as of today, we have raised $121,761.97!!! All of this money will go to help Lily! We have already begun to start planning the next steps. Stay tuned for updates (there are a couple things already in the works). For us, a successful race would be a couple hundred participants...we had over 850 people #raceforlilygrace Y’all are amazing, thank you so much! The Lord has been so good to us. He has used all of you to help in His healing of Lily. The Lord can heal her completely! The money raised will go toward treatments, therapies, equipment and supplements all of which the Lord can use to restore Lily’s brain. Our hope is in Him! Thank you for being a part of this story...of this miracle!

Who can relate?!?!

Will ISR teach my child to swim or just self rescue? This is a question we receive often!! Here’s a 2.5 year old ISR student who has learned to self rescue AND swim because she can’t get herself to the steps/edge of the pool without knowing how to swim. She’s even working on her stroke and dive technique!!!... When a child turns 1 and is developmentally ready ISR students are then introduced to the swim-float-swim sequence. Their float helps them to rest/catch a breath in order to make it from point A to B. This method could be used to swim to mom after coming down the slide but is also used when a child finds themselves in the middle of a pool all alone and needs to find their way out. Email [email protected] to see about enrolling your child in ISR at iSwim4Life #iSwim4Life #infantswim #ISR #sanmarcostx