Infant Swimming Resource

I am sure that many of you have seen the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) videos on the web or you have seen the e-mails. Yes, it is quite amazing.

Last week, I enrolled my almost 2 year old son in lessons and he is doing remarkably well. We are in week two and I started seeing improvement on the third day.

It is amazing to watch these babies use their natural instincts coupled with lessons which teach them to swim and/or float as a rescue mechanism. If you have not seen the videos, I encourage you to check out the ISR site. Also, CNN And Fox have posted stories to their sites today.

I recommend these lessons to everyone with an infant/toddler. I attempted to get a group together so the lessons could be offered in my home town, but being that it is quite a commitment of time and money, I don't think that it was feasible for most people so I make an hour and a half commute to pick up my son and take him to lessons. Honestly though, it is worth the time and every penny. Let's just hope that my son never encounters an opportunity where he will use these skills unsupervised. (I heard today that a toddler drowned over the weekend in a neighboring community after slipping into a pool. If only the child had the same training, he could have been saved).