Chloe's Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) Course

Kids seem to have a knack of having bad accidents during those milliseconds when our backs are turned. For us, we were deathly afraid about one of "those" moments happening when our daughter's curiosity points her to our pool. And, as our daughter grew and could figure out how to climb through the doggie door, our focus for solutions became urgent. After weeks of speaking with friends, family, and swim experts, our path led to the Infant Swimming Resource (ISR). ISR should really stand for "Infant Survival Resource" instead of "Infant Swimming Resource" because it's all about saving the life of your baby. Forget about them becoming the next Michael Phelps, there's time for that later. At 12 months, most babies don't have the strength or motor skills to actually learn how to swim, so simply surviving a fall into a body of water is key. And, as parents realize, this can mean the difference between saving the life of your child, or becoming yet another tragic newspaper headline about a baby drowning in a pool.

The process of watching your child flounder in the pool was not easy, but our instructor Georgina Tsinoglou earned our trust, and it was amazing to watch Chloe's comfort and confidence grow over 5 weeks; our fears were eventually replaced with the same joy that we saw in Chloe's eyes when she finally got it. Frankly, nothing can replace the care and vigilance of the parent, but it's comforting to know that if Chloe managed to escape our eyes, then she would have the skills to survive falling into the water. That, my friends, is priceless.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Chloe Chuan
• Infant Swimming Resource
• ISR
• infant water survival

[jessicaxxhai]

How old is she?

[metataggers]

She was about 13 months at the time, getting close to walking, and really starting to explore. And, we would hold her while wading (the pool in the video is our own), so she was curious about the pool -- which scared the heck out of us. It's not like I'm getting paid to post this video, but I wish that all kids could go through this program. Not only for the child, but to teach the parents about never letting your guard down. But when you do, to know that your child will survive.

[topzombie3]

thats freaking torue to  the baby thay should stop!

[metataggers]

I respect your viewpoint, and I had felt the same way. That is, before I started to research. The nightmare of swim instructors who simply throw kids in a sink or swim style is simply irresponsible. That's a sure way to create an emotional and/or physical impact for a lifetime. Infant Swimming Resource data is hard to deny. 1000's of instructions, 0 drownings, kids who respect and love the water. Frankly, a drowning or brain damaged child would be what I would call torture.

[MegaMoneyify]

@arletian I noticed pretty much all the babies love the water even more after learning to swim because they don't have the fear of going under. They're more confident. Still parents should always be with them near water but this class (ISR) and babies don't just forget about what they're taught. They also have swim classes for A few days about 6mnths-1year after the program to make sure the baby keeps up with knowing how to swim.

[arletian]

@metataggers How does Chloe like the water now? I have a 10 month old. I just learned about this program today, but now I'm having second thoughts. I rather have my baby enjoy and respect the water than fear it. So I'm wondering how Chloe is liking it after the ISR program?

[TheShasiti]

@MrMcShane70 Also I never interviewed one parent whom assumed that now that the course was completed the child no longer needed supervision. ISR is just another tool that we as parents can utilize to keep our children as safe as we can in and around water. We had a six year old die this summer whom was NOT ISR trained. At six years old living in Phoenix he should have been on the verge of being a olympic swimmer. This was a very ,VERY preventable death.

[TheShasiti]

@MrMcShane70 Can you please provide me a link to one of those stories that you cited? I live in Phoenix, follow isr swimming for infants and toddlers and I live in Glendale. I do not recall one instant of a ISR certified baby drowning this summer. To graduate the float is a 20 minute float. .Also these courses are NOT a replacement for good parenting. It teaches the children what to do in case of a fall into water. Teaches them to roll over and float and cry out to be heard.

[isrforlife]

The dad sounds like a baseball announcer calling a play by play game. There's even a post game interview.

[TheLinnyJ]

This is so important for everyone to know. why not a baby? Sure she didnt like it at first but that is completely normal. She wouldnt like it if she fell in either. Now she knows what to do just in case. Great parenting!

[MrMcshane70]

Your comment about 0 drowning is wrong. There have been several cases of isr trained toddlers including one this year in AZ. The training fails to provide enough time because a 5 minute float is useless when parents fail to find them within that time. Although ISR is useful, most ppl believe their kids are safe. Even the strongest trained babies have panicked and gone under. All it takes is one time and death comes in 4 minutes.

[UtubeDuDeDuh]

Way to go Cloeyy!!