These are the skills we work on in our Parent and Me Plus Class. Remember, that if your child has not been swimming during this isolation period, please adjust your initial expectations and start slowly as some regression might have occurred. Once we return to our swimming lessons, your child might also experience some separation anxiety as they have been home with you 24/7 for quite some time. We will all be patient as we work through this transition time and we are sure that your child will get back on their normal path to progression soon.
Because of this, we are requiring that all children under 36 months start in a group Parent and Me class or a private class (if they have been in Super Baby or Water Bugs Program), to make sure they feel comfortable, happy and relaxed. Thank you for trusting us to make your child safer in, on and around the water! We can't wait to swim and have FUN with our swimmers again soon!
Parent and Me Plus Skills
- Moving independently through the water for 3 feet
- Holding on to the wall
- Back floating (Starfish) with minimal assistance
- Introduction to rollover from back to front
- Jumping in and returning to the wall unassisted (Fishies in the Ocean)
- Introduction to rollover from front to back for breathing
- Climbing out of the pool
- Kicking skills with boat mats
- Swimming to and from the castle
- Swimming to the wall
- Changing direction while swimming (Circle swims)
- Exploring balance and buoyancy with underwater swimming skills: Scuba Drops, swimming through Hula-hoops, and retrieving objects from foot or bottom of the pool, under the bridge swims
- Comfortable with other adults
- Safety skills and information
