Remember last week we talked about key communication with your child’s swim instructor and encouraging your child during lessons? This week, let’s talk water – and what it feels like when your child experiences it for the first time. The Sensory Experience With the rushing to get to class on time, to theRead more
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Bringing your little one to swim lessons for the first time can be just as stressful for you as it can be for your child. Over the next couple of weeks, we’re going to explore how to minimize those first-time stresses so swim lessons are a joy! You may worry about everything from whether they’llRead more
Learning to swim is one of the most important gifts you can give your child. Not only will it help keep them safe in and around the water, it’s great for their confidence and their belief that they can take on new challenges. How else would they go on to compete in swimming, play waterRead more
When I cut out a picture of the turquoise ocean coast of Western Australia and stapled it to my vision board, I was living on a country road across from a cornfield in Hawkesbury. I was taking care of my two-year-old twins, Tate and Clara, while my nine- and ten-year-old kids were at school. ThatRead more
Cue loud, ominous music. An iceberg ripped into the Titanic, tearing through the metal frame. Alarms sound and hundreds of panicked voices begin to scream. The ship turns up on its nose, its remaining passengers are released into the frigid water, it dips into the ocean. Unlike the cinematic twist of the Titanic’s story, realRead more
The Aqua Life sets out to create everything I thought a classroom should be through a learning experience that nurtures trust, breakthroughs, and joy.