Frequently Asked Questions

As a mom of 3 young children, I know how important quality swim lessons are for your child. I also know that not everyone wants or needs the same type of lesson. That is why I am certified to teach both traditional and survival swim lessons. My teaching style is gentle, loving, and caring, focusing on meeting the child where they're at and helping them grow.

Lessons take place in my backyard and there is a covered patio with a table, chairs, and fan to watch your child from a few feet away. Many parents enjoy the open air and privacy of backyard lessons.

• Infant Survival (rollback-to-float)
• Survival Swim (swim-float-swim)
• Private Traditional Lessons
• Semi-Private and Small Group Lessons
• Swim Boost:  Refresh & Prep for Swim Team

Survival Swim incorporates the technique of rollback-to-float for infants and swim-float-swim for young children. Our child centered, gentle approach, developed by the Survival Swim Development Network is designed to balance comfort and confidence with true survival skills. These sessions teach children how to float and breath for an extended period of time in the event of a water accident, until they can either reach the side or until help arrives. Your child will receive one-on-one instruction from a certified Survival Swim Instructor and each lesson is individually tailored to your child's needs.

At first, 4x a week may seem daunting, but the rapid progress you see will amaze you. Short and frequent intervals work best for young children, and as always consistency is key.

Think about when a baby learns to walk or crawl. They practice this skill daily in little bursts and continue to improve. If they were to only attempt to crawl or walk once a week, their progress has the potential to regress instead of the continuous build up of strength and coordination.

This is up to the parent, but I highly recommend any non-floaters to take the Survival Swim route first. This is the fastest way to get your child to learn the life saving skills of rolling to float and/or swim-float-swim.  

Traditional lessons are still a great choice, but are more geared for older children who already know how to float and swim a few feet. 

I am here to help, if you have specific questions on deciding  please reach out.

This varies from child to child based on experience, personality, and developmental stage. For a young beginner swimmer to learn survival skills typically takes around 20-30 consecutive survival lessons. As for traditional lessons, this depends on your goals for your child and how consistently they attend lessons. The more the frequent, the quicker they will progress.

For survival lessons, the parent will be invited into the pool for 1 or 2 days during the last week of lessons. This is completely optional, but helps you learn ways to continue to aide your child in his or her skill development.

For traditional lessons, there are some parents that want to get in to help their young child feel more comfortable. Some parents love this option, and others prefer to avoid it. I'm very flexible with this, and always want what is best for the child (which varies for each family). Usually, we do a few lessons without a parent in, and then if needed, a parent can join. The majority of my lessons, a parent is not needed in the water. 

Continuing with maintenance lessons is highly recommended to keep your child's practice up and skills fresh. Maintenance lessons can be booked at your choice of 1 to 4x a week for your preference of weeks.

For older children completing their survival sessions, they may be encouraged to begin stroke development in a traditional lesson setting.

Reach out to me towards the end of your survival lessons for an evaluation and recommendation on what lessons type and frequency would be best for your child.