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Wishing your family peace, love, and joy this holiday season!

I LOVE teaching children how to snorkel. Olivia is 5 years old and she loves it! Once your child is skilled with Self-rescue, they can learn the more advanced skills like snorkeling.

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so grateful for all of my swim families! Thank you for trusting me and giving me the opportunity to teach your children these life saving skills.

This family was one of the two wonderful families that I had the pleasure of working with at my last session. They hosted their pool for me to teach from. I can’t thank them enough for entrusting me with their precious son and for serving their community. Everyone is forever grateful!! #infantswimrescue #drowningprevention #notonemorechilddrowns

Happy Birthday Infant Swimming Resource!!! Founded in 1966 by Harvey Barnett, Ph.D., ISR is now nationally recognized as the safest provider of survival swimming lessons for infants and young children. With over 54 years of research and development, highly trained certified Instructors committed to safety, and a proven history of success, parents can rest assured that their children are receiving the best possible instruction in the world today. ISR’s Mission, Not One Mo...re Child Drowns, is the foundation of everything we do and is the driving force behind every instructors. We believe the successful prevention of the leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 4 in the U.S.A will require a large group of caring and capable professionals whose sole focus is to save lives. To date, we have delivered more than 8,000,000 ISR Self-Rescue lessons and saved more than 800 lives. ISR believes pool fences, supervision, and pool alarms are important parts of a necessary multi-layered approach to drowning prevention. However, traditional lines of defense can break down. Children are curious, capable, and have an uncanny ability to overcome obstacles like pool fences; at ISR we take that ability and teach them skills to potentially save themselves if they find themselves in the water alone. #infantswimmingresource #drowningprevention #notonemorechilddrowns #infantswim

Parent Testimonial- Neil finished his ISR swim lessons today and I couldn’t be prouder of him! After 8 weeks of lessons, it finally clicked and now he can float and swim on his own. It truly is amazing to see the transformation from day 1 where he immediately sank and couldn’t keep his head above water at all to this on the last day! Gives me such peace of mind knowing that he has the skills to save himself if he were ever in the unthinkable situation! Thank you to Liang ...at ISR Orange County for being an amazing teacher for Neil and going at his pace to make sure to get him water safe! If anyone is considering swim lessons, ISR is most definitely the way to go! It’s an intense schedule but 1000% worth it! If you’d like to know more about our experience with ISR, please message, call or text me! #notonemorechilddrowns ISR Orange County See more

Drowning IS preventable! To find an instructor near you, please visit www.infantswim.com #infantswimmingresource #drowningprevention #notonemorechilddrowns

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.

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The short answer to this- probably! Their instructor is new, the pool facility is new, and they are learning to do something new...put those elements together a...nd you have a recipe for possible Children like routine & familiarity, so we are not surprised when they fuss in the initial days or weeks of lessons. Thankfully, we find that this behavior typically tapers off as they begin to build trust & a rapport with their instructor and as they feel more confident in their skills While it's tempting to hold out for a magical "no cry" method to swimming or to wait until your child is older with the hope that they will cry less, keep in mind that they are the most vulnerable to drowning between the ages of 1-4. Our swim parents will tell you that any tears are a worthy trade-off for the priceless self-rescue skills they will learn! Visit www.infantswim.com to find an instructor near you

ISR lessons provide safety and overall confidence during and after the process. Once children are armed with the skills of survival they can safely learn the techniques of formal swimming instruction.

We are thankful for the Live Like Jake scholarship that allowed Wyatt to participate in IRS swim! Wyatt is a very active toddler who loves the water and has no fear. We knew we had to get him in some form of swim program . We decided ISR would be best for him. After 7 weeks of lessons with Liang, Wyatt is very comfortable in the water. He knows how to roll over on his back and hold his float. It is an amazing thing to watch as a parent & we are confident in his newfound ski...lls! Liang has been an absolute delight to our family! She is patient and kind. She always worked at Wyatt’s pace. I never felt nervous going into the lessons. She would explain what he would be working on each day. You can see how much she loves children. Teaching swim is not just her job, it is her passion. Thank you for everything! We look forward to our refresher course. LiveLikeJake Foundation was created to raise awareness for drowning prevention and provide swim lessons scholarships to those who cannot afford them as well as provide financial and emotional support to families who have lost a loved one or have a child with critical care needs. #livelikejake #infantswimrescue #drowningprevention #notonemorechilddrowns

This is SuperRyker! He’s doing a Refresher Lesson after completing his first session exactly a year ago. It took him about two weeks to gain all his skills back. After completing the initial ISR session, children are encouraged to periodically take ISR Refresher lessons. It plays an important role in continuing and maintaining their ISR Self-Rescue skill development. These lessons are designed to fine-tune your child’s existing ISR Self-Rescue skills to meet the demands of their growing bodies. These Lessons will take approximately 2-4 weeks to complete. Drowning prevention is ALWAYS an ongoing process.

It means so much to me that USA Swimming wanted to share my story. I am so honored to be featured in this article! https://www.usaswimming.org//17/my-why-liang-joe-kate-bluf

Watch this mom and son having fun during the last few days of lessons! Parent Testimony- We are SO PROUD of Luke and all his hard work with ISR Orange County! It’s been amazing watching him learn life-saving skills over the past weeks with ISR Self-Rescue lessons. Thank you ISR Orange County!

Just Keep Floating! #infantswimmingresource #infantswimrescue #notonemorechilddrowns #infantswimlessons

Today was the last day of swim lessons of the season with Ms. Liang from ISR. I’m so proud of how much progress the kids have made these past few weeks. Thank you so much Liang for all that you’ve done to get them here. You’ve coached them through the early stages of water safety/swimming and instilled a level of confidence in them that has shaped their love and respect for the water. They don’t realize this yet, but we know they will carry these life skills and the time spent with you for life. Thank you for opening up their world!

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Drowning is the number ONE cause of accidental death in children ages 1-4. Giving your child the gift of competence and confidence to navigate the water in an aquatic emergency, is priceless! Great job little floaters!!! #infantswimmingresource #drowningprevention #infantswimming #swimlessons

This is ISR! If an Infant was to fall into the water, he will know how to Self-Rescue.