Crying Management Join Swim Foundations Founder & CEO Nina (Natina) Gibbs and Master Trainer Alice (Natina) Teeters to learn how to manage a crying child in your swim program. We cover multiple topics, including the importance of parent-child-teacher communication, tactics for managing an emotional child, and how to use productive distraction techniques in group lessons.…
The Emotional Lifecycle Both parents and swim instructors can learn from this video, as we talk in detail about the emotions of a beginner swimmer during a typical 8-day swim session. We explain the natural emotional progression of the swim student as he/she goes from excitement, interest, and acceptance on day 1 through a variety…
How long does it take a child to learn to swim? This is a common question from parents that swim instructors, swim school managers, and aquatics staff must be prepared to answer. We explore the factors that go into learning to swim and defining what it means to know how to swim.
“What are strategies for toddlers who hate back floating, and every hand position and trick has been tried?” We know this question comes up a lot from less experienced swim instructors, so we’re sharing our response here. First, let’s talk about the instructor working with this toddler—how experienced are they, have they built trust with…