The Mister is an avid swimmer. He swims minimum 1 mile every morning at 5 AM in our local springs. I enjoy swimming, we spent a lot of time as a couple participating in water sports from canoeing, scuba diving, white water rafting, floating the rivers in inner tubes and exploring local swimming holes. It only seems natural that Baby D would love the water and learn to swim as early as possible. I was thrilled when a local blogger friend told me that her little one was attending free swim class at the local Emler Swim School. I got out my phone immediately and looked up the local class schedule and signed Baby D up.
Statistics show that the number one cause of accidental death in children under the age of five is drowning. I don’t know a parent who would not take advantage of the opportunity for their little one to learn to swim early on. Emler Swim School offers a variety of classes for all ages, from two months through adult. Baby D started Bathtime Babies class when he was two months old, he’ll finish this class in a few months, and will start with the next level, Water Babies, at the end of January.
Emler Swim School focuses on teaching song association with activity while in the water. Each child recognizes what activity is coming based off of the song, what a fun way to learn to swim. Make sure you follow us on Instagram and HERE on the blog to see how our class is going!
Does your family love the water too? Where is your favorite place to swim and play?
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Disclaimer: this is a sponsored post by Emler Swim School. All opinions are my own and Baby D’s of course.
How neat that you are starting him so early!
These are great tips! Thanks so much for sharing!
So cute! My mom put me in swimming young and I am glad she did!
I wish I had started my kids off earlier. I heard it’s easier the younger they are.
That’s fun! My mom had me and my sister in swimming lessons very young as well!
OMG how cute is he!! I’m a firm believer that you can never start swim lessons too early!!
That is awesome you started him with swim lessons so early. That is one thing I plan on doing when I have kids… I learned to swim at an early age and as a result as an adult am still confident in my swimming abilities even though I don’t swim all that often anymore. I want to make sure my kids have that confidence too… plus it will give me peace of mind knowing that they at least know how to swim.
I think it is so important that they start early. Cute photo too. 😀
I think it is important for all babies to feel comfortable in the water so that they don’t fear it. Each summer I have taken my youngest to the pool. He loves it. This year I tried teaching him how to float.
That’s great. I should totally get my little one in a swim class now too!!
I believe teaching them water safety early is so important too.
I’m thinking about putting my children in this next summer.. Was it worth it???
I have been seeing more and more about baby swim lessons. I think it is such a smart idea.
a mile at 5AM?! that’s crazy! But Austin has some great springs to swim at! Glad y’all love swimming – it’s so great in the summer.