Lower Bucks ISR

Be safe this holiday, fams..especially if you will be out of your element and water is accessible. Your babes are most at risk when everyone is (allegedly) watching the pool, and when swim time is over and there is the potential for them to quietly slip back to the water unnoticed. ❤️🇺🇸

My own 2 babies watching me teach today 🥹 It’s been awhile since Luca has seen me in that setting and I could tell it hit different this time, watching me teach a lesson. I could see in his face that for a few minutes he saw me in a new light, the way we all do many times throughout our lives when we begin to see our parents as people, not just parents. It was kind of amazing 🥰 I love sharing your ISR journeys with my babes! Week 5 coming up next…🤩

The daily schedule for ISR lessons is unique and can pose a challenge for families who need to juggle work schedules or manage a less than ideal distance to the pool. We empathize!

Our swim families will tell you that it is well worth the inconvenience or special arrangements needed to get your little one to their ~6 week session, but it is not always easy.

One thing that can be helpful when considering ISR for your family is understanding the "why" behind the commitment.

Swipe for more ➡️☺️

www.lowerbucksisr.com for folks local to Newtown, or www.infantswim.com for those who may be far away! 💙

Every Winter sesh I have to do a beanie pic on Day 1…it’s good luck 😉

Re-entry after the holidays is a big woooof for all of us (kids included!) but the second I hopped in the water today I was 🧘‍♀️☺️

So excited for my newest crop of students and their families, and also psyched to see some familiar sweet faces over the next 6 weeks for Maintenance & Skill Progression 🥰

Bring me all the babies!✨❤️

✈️ to NC to soak up some wisdom from 🥰 These ladies have a wealth of experience in the world of ISR and it was so fun to start my break with a little personal development. I am heading home feeling super inspired and excited for 2023! 💙

I am FULLY wiped out today but feeling so thankful for the experience of yesterday’s Build Your Village event ❤️It was super cool to be in the company of other local women-owned businesses who cater to growing families, all of us in different but necessary ways. I am inspired 🥰

Thank you .mom.project for organizing and always lifting up those around you, you’re a gem ❤️Bucks County has no shortage of bad ass gals ready to help the world!!!

It may have been the crack of dawn but I was a happy camper getting back to the pool for a fresh new session this morning 🥰 Grateful for the beautiful, reliable indoor setting that the George School provides and for all the families who committed to the Fall session with me 🍂 It’s going to be a great one, I can feel it!!!

If I have not replied to your text or email it’s because I’ve been solo all week at the beach with my two little pop tarts! Of course one was sick at the start and the other was sick by the end (🫠🫠🫠) but we still managed to have lots of fun and I am somehow still standing 🥴

As soon as I get my act together and get through the insane amount of laundry (worst thing about beach rentals = BYO linens and towels amirite?!) I will start digging out of email 😘

~ 6 weeks in warm water and spectacular ☀️

> 650 lessons delivered with my own two 🤲

> 60 families whose littles got in the water every day to learn or dropped by to practice amazing, and potentially life saving, ISR swim & self rescue skills 💙

I feel like the luckiest to get to do this every day. So grateful to you all for your trust 🥹

Back for more in the Fall 🥰🍂

Big milestone today…these 2 are the newest members of the community pool, because this is the first summer I feel confident managing them in a big chaotic pool complex on my own. They needed to take a swim test in order to earn an orange band that allowed them to go down the slides…

And they crushed it 😭🥰

The test is half a lap and tread for 30 seconds BUT I simply asked if they could float instead of tread and the head lifeguard was happy to oblige (always ask/insist- floating is way easier and less exhausting than treading and the lifeguards know that!)

Leila was by far the youngest kiddo with that band on at the tender age of 4. They both have only ever had ISR instruction. I am so so proud, not because they passed with flying colors but because they didn’t just panic paddle their way through it- they are truly skilled enough to manage that intense aquatic environment. Our hard work has paid off ❤️

I cant wait for you guys to experience the same when the day comes that you are ready to take on a big pool setting. But no rush on that btw, I’m so glad I waited til now.

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Spring 2 Week 2 ✅ Thank you for your trust, swim fams…your good vibes make all the difference for your babes.. it helps make the magic happen ✨ Can’t wait for Week 3!

I don’t have any vids of these two in the pool (because I’m only one person and need to be giving 100% of my attention + arms reach supervision!) but I can’t say it enough- having skilled kiddos on vacation is a gamechanger. They swam like there was no tomorrow. Can’t wait for my swim fams to experience the fun themselves this summer! ☀️🌊💦🌴

My news feed has been filled with the story of a 3 yr old boy who drowned on vacation with his family last Friday. Looking at his sweet picture is crushing. He looks like so many babies I know 💔

Drowning is not a punishment for careless parents. It is an accident that can happen to anyone who simply doesn’t know that it’s the #1 cause of death in children under 4. But now that you are reading this, you know. So what to do?

Supervision + barriers + self rescue skills + CPR - “it can’t/won’t happen to me because I watch my kids” mentality = an effective water safety strategy.

Stop relying on flotation devices so your child will have fun in the water- that thing won’t help your child stay afloat if he meets water without it on. Don’t book a rental with a pool without a fence. A vacation with kids is already a trip not a vacation, but the last thing you need is to be worried about someone accidentally leaving a slider open etc.

This topic, it’s one worth being a pain in the a$s about, don’t compromise.

Guaranteed slot in one of the most coveted sessions of the year 🤩

Pick your time slots between 9:10-11:20a⌚️

No commute to lessons! 🙌

If you want to be a host pool for mid-morning lessons this summer, email me ☀️☺️[email protected]

I get a ton of questions about summer camps + water safety and so I wanted to share this short list of questions to ask when trying to find the best camp for your child at a given age/stage 😊

In the last few years, many camps in our area have made adjustments to their protocols to ensure a safer experience for children at camp. The more parents continue to inquire with questions and provide feedback on what they would like to see offered (or not offered!) at camp, especially for our toddler & preschool age children, the more we will see camps adjust and improve their offerings.

I wrote a blog post with more in-depth guidance by age, along with an expanded list of questions at www.lowerbucksisr.com/blog but included a few of the most important questions in the image below.

Please don't assume anything when it comes to your child & swimming at camp, even if you feel like a helicopter/mama bear asking about it....on this subject, being cautious isn't crazy!

Come have a lesson, two, or three this week! A few last minute slots available 🤍

💦Who: If I haven’t seen your kiddo in many 🌙 then Maintenance is not the right fit! These pop up lessons are best for those who I skilled in the Fall or who I at least saw for a few lessons between Sept and Nov 🍂

💦Where: George School Newtown

💦How: Email or Text ASAP to book!

This “little engine that could” made the list!! 🚂 🥰

If you have a quick sec, visit the link in bio to show some love and cast your vote in the Best of Bucks Kids > Sports category 💙💦

Just wanted to say a big heartfelt thank you to all of the swim families who came to me in 2020, many setting aside fear about the pandemic to ensure their babies were safer near water. I appreciate you all so so much and see every recommendation you make online about ISR in moms groups, etc.

It gets me every time 😭💙💦

I know you all are so busy and to even comment on an ask for swim lesson recommendations takes some of your precious time but I hope you know how important your contribution is. Sharing and sharing and sharing is the ONLY way we will beat this epidemic- you all should feel proud not only for what you have done for your own children, but what you are doing for many others by telling them how the commitment to ISR is so very worth it. Thank you🥰 and see you all soon!!!!

Returning Students!

Check your email for registration link and password to enroll for Winter, Spring 1, or Spring 2 sessions 💙 💦

Space is limited so 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

***New Families will have access to the schedule beginning Tuesday November 17. If you are not already on the new student email list, please reach out to [email protected] to be included!

My heart is bursting today- many skilled babies all finished up after 6 amazing weeks 😭💙

This session was particularly magical...there was a very different vibe going into it after being on lockdown for months. Everyone was just so incredibly appreciative that I was teaching, but little did they know I was grateful for them too! This was my first session navigating life as a single mama and their babies quickly reminded me of all the joy and purpose ISR gives me in addition to my two little ones at home🥰

A special thank you to the host pool families who so graciously let me use their space to teach other kiddos. Ending the childhood drowning epidemic is going to take a constantly-expanding village and ours here in Lower Bucks keeps getting better and better!

Feeling lucky today to have the opportunity to help save all the babies!!!! 💙

Bode Miller and his family urge parents to teach kids water safety Two years ago, Olympic skier Bode Miller and his wife Morgan lost their little girl Emmy in a tragic drowning accident. Now Natalie Morales visits them at their Southern California home, where their younger children are being taught skills the Millers believe could have saved their daughter’s life...