Question 1

What training do ISR instructors have?

Accepted Answer

ISR Instructors go through an extensive rigorous training that far exceeds any other training program of this kind. The training process that includes a minimum of 6 weeks in water with a Master Instructor working hands on with students daily, Monday through Friday.  As well, the academic component that is required includes: child psychology, anatomy, and physiology.  Our Instructors need to be insured and be current on CPR/First Aid/AED certification.

Question 2

With safety skills being a priority: will my child actually learn to swim?

Accepted Answer

Yes!  Children that can walk need to know how to swim.  This swim however will look different on each child.  Children closer to age 2 will learn to swim-float-swim, younger toddlers will learn swim-float-stay meaning that if they are not close enough after their first swim, they will stay on their back until picked up. Our pre-walkers can only learn rollback to float as they do not have the ability yet to pull themselves out of he water which makes the swimming skills at this developmental level dangerous and floating the safest option for them.

Question 3

What is the retention rate with ISR lessons?

Accepted Answer

ISR Self-Rescue® is taught on a sensorimotor level just as your child first learns to crawl, walk, or ride a bike and will not forget the skills they learn.  However, as their body grows they may need slight adjustments to these skills.  Having said this, children will explore and may pick up bad habits watching other children or with interference like floating in a bathtub or playing on the steps. As your child goes through lessons, you will begin to understand, through communication with your Instructor, what activities may interfere with his/her learned ISR Self-Rescue® Skills. Contacting and/or returning to your instructor in a timely manner is imperative to maintaining effective habits.

Question 4

Why do children need to have lessons in clothing?

Accepted Answer

Over 80% of the time an aquatic incident happens, it is when the child was not planned to be swimming and are therefore in clothing.  Once skilled in their swimsuit, it is essential for your child to feel the difference while safely, at an arms distance of their instructor, in their clothing.

Frequently asked questions

What training do ISR instructors have?

With safety skills being a priority: will my child actually learn to swim?

What is the retention rate with ISR lessons?

Why do children need to have lessons in clothing?

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