Just wanted to relay our experience with the “BOSS”. If you don’t already know, “BOSS” stands for Baby Otter Swim School. My two younger children, Brogan, age 8 1/2 and Harris, age 7, were 2 and 3 1/2 years old when I decided to sign them up for swimming lessons. I had heard about Baby Otters “turn, kick, reach” program and decided to check it out for myself. At the time, I thought my younger son was too young for lessons ( he was only 2 years old) , but he had to come with me anyway if I just gave my three year old lessons so I decided to give them both lessons. Brogan, my older one, looked like he understood what Miss Mindy and Miss Marlene were teaching him, however Harris, my two year old, just cried from the moment he got in the water until the moment he got out. (Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but that’s what it seemed like). The lessons were about 30 minutes long, for 5 days in a row.
After the five days and lots of tears from my younger son, we thanked Miss Marlene and Miss Mindy, for Brogan seemed to have learned from the experience but Harris seemed too busy crying to have learned anything. The weekend came along and we decided to show my husband what his hard earned money just bought. Brogan jumped in the water, swam using his big “Mickey-Goofy” arms, turned and came back to the wall. Then it was Harris’s turn. I had already warned my husband that it was probably a waste to have spent the money on lessons for Harris because he basically cried the whole time. Alas, Harris jumped in the pool, swam all the way to the other side using his “big arms”, turned around and came back to the wall, just as his brother did, perhaps even better. I couldn’t believe my eyes. How he learned anything in between all his tears is beyond me. It gets better. A few days later, we went to a water park which had a diving pool. Harris gets in line, (mind you, he’s only 2 years old), walks onto the diving board, which is a good 8 feet off the water, does a spread eagle dive of sorts off the board and swims to the wall.
The lifeguard was VERY impressed. Fast forward to one month ago. Harris decided to join the local swim team. Both Harris and his brother Brogan can swim and know exactly what to do if they ever get in a bind in the water. And we must give all the credit to the Baby Otter Swim School. I strongly urge all parents to give their kids the very special gift of swimming lessons. Summer is here and that means lots of time in the water. We live in Florida, where pools are plentiful. I feel very comfortable knowing that my kids learned how to swim at such an early age and from what I feel is the best program out there. Baby Otter Swim School is the BOSS! Their web site is http://www.babyotterswimschool.com.
Please pass the word. Give your children swimming lessons, and keep them safe.”
A proud parent and supporter of Baby Otter Swim School,
