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Water Safety Rules
Safety Rules 1. Take swim lessons. 2. Never swim alone. 3. Swim only where there is qualified supervision. A supervisor should know: a. CPR b. First Aid c. Rescue procedures d. Have a cordless phone poolside. 4. Never leave toys … Continue reading
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Tagged drowning, drowning prevention, pool safety, safety, SwimJim, swimming, swimming lessons, Water Safety
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Helpful Hints for Having a Successful Infant Swim Class
Demonstrate: Your instructor will show you what to do. Make sure you understand completely before trying it yourself. Doing it wrong can do more harm than good. Repetition: Do it over and over again. You will get tired and possibly … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, pool safety, Swim Jim, SwimJim, swimming, swimming lessons, technique
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Helpful Hints for Having a Good Swimming Class
GROUP praise gives encouragement. Group response serves as reinforcement and helps parents as well as the babies. It makes them feel as if they have really done a great thing — after all, this many people can’t be wrong! Your … Continue reading
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Tagged positive reinforcement, safety, swim, SwimJim, swimming, swimming lessons, talking positive
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A day in the water with Will
Although a large part of my job is managing pools around Manhattan, training new instructors how to use our methodology to be the best they can be in the water with the wonderful kids we have the privilege of teaching … Continue reading
Drowning Prevention and Water Safety Strategies
Our program has as it’s first goal water safety. And, while it is quite a bit more than this, water safety is fundamentally about drowning prevention. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause … Continue reading
Talking Positive Part Two: 100 Ways To Say “Good Job!”
please add your positive words and expressions as comments! 100 Ways to Say “Good Job!” 1. Good Job! 2. GREAT! 3. You’re special! 4. You’ve got a great future! 5. You’ve just about got it! 6. Now you’ve got the … Continue reading
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Tagged education, encouragement, good job, language, pool safety, positive reinforcement, SwimJim, swimming, swimming lessons, talking positive
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Talking Positive, Part One: Getting Kids Comfortable with Their Environments
Positive language is extremely important to the learning process. It can be as easy as saying good job after a skill is achieved or more advanced, such as changing how you describe the activities and environments our youth find themselves … Continue reading
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Tagged benjamin lee whorf, education, Jim Spiers, language, neurolinguistic programming, pool safety, safety, Swim Jim, SwimJim, swimming, talking positive, whorf
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Swimming and Black History Month
Black Swimming History Resource Links Minority Drowning Statistics African Americans’ Swimming Heritage “Black Splash: the Amazing History of Swimming in Black & White” Dear SwimJim Family Member, As Black History Month draws to a close, SwimJim wanted to share with … Continue reading
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Tagged african-american swimming, black history month, civil rights, pool safety, safety, segregation, Swim Jim, SwimJim, swimming
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Spring Swimming
Spring is a very busy time for everyone. The weather gets nicer, we all start to get out a little more, and with that first day in a t-shirt, we all start to think about the summer. With summer just … Continue reading
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Tagged pool safety, spring sports, summer sports, SwimJim, swimming, swimming lessons
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