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Amy Boyington: December 13, 2021
About 200,000 children visit the emergency room each year in the United States due to playground-related injuries, with nearly half of those injuries considered severe.
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Sally Chaffin Brooks: September 25, 2021
If you’ve read any parenting books, listened to podcasts, or eavesdropped on other parents at the playground, you’ve heard that consistency is one of...
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Every child is unique. They all have different personalities and different needs. Such stark differences often occur between siblings. One kid talks...
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What is Water Quality Month? The month of August is no longer just about summer’s dog days. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) founded Water...
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Amy Boyington: July 27, 2021
Ask a group of parents or caregivers what their biggest challenge is with their kids, and setting boundaries will probably be a common pain point....
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Parenting is arguably the hardest job there is. There’s no parenting guide to explain that if you encounter situation A, opt for solution B. And...
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Luke Harris, a student at the SafeSplash Swim School in Bellevue, WA, tells his story about learning to swim at the age of fourteen years old. Being...
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Think about this…if your child swims with us once a week that is one half hour lesson a week. That would be like getting one 30-minute reading or...
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Learning to swim is a Life Skill and should be a non-negotiable in every household. Learning to swim will give your child the ability to expose...
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“I never lose; I either win or I learn.” -Nelson Mandela For many moms and dads, “competition" is thought to be a dirty word. They argue, not only...
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Ribbons, ribbons, ribbons. The life of a competitive swimmer includes stacks of ribbons from swim meets. Receiving a prize at the finish is one of...
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Carol Thienpont: March 29, 2017
As a swim instructor for the past 20 years, I have had swimmers of all ages and abilities. Some wore goggles and some did not. It is not mandatory to...
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So you have registered your children for swim lessons and find your kids acting differently on various weeks. The food they eat before lessons may be...
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Through my years of teaching, I’ve seen all kinds of parents and students from all walks of life come into swim lessons. Sometimes, unfortunately, I...
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Betsy Zielinski: April 23, 2016
It’s no wonder Glenda the Good traveled by bubble! I can think of very few things not GOOD about bubbles. They might be a little messy at times and...
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Fiction! This is an old familiar rule, but there is very little evidence it is unsafe for children to swim right after eating.
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