people might say its evil and traumatising, but id rather put my kid through that than lose my child because of a drowning incident.

Near-drowning is something I wish to never experience again. Please, everyone, teach this to your child.

My dad just yeeted me into the pool and said swim

“My nephew doesn’t really like swimming.” *”But he doesn’t really like Jennifer either.”* 😂😭

The kid doesn’t like the lesson? Who cares. We need you to be safe and alive.

as someone who lives in fl and knows people who lost their kid to drowning i say its essential

It also actually kinda seems like its teaching to not be scared of the water and I feel like fear and panic would be the worst reactions to have to drowning or any emergency situation really

I actually took a class like this and (when I was a baby) my grandparents dogs pushed me into the pool and I almost drowned. But since I had been taking these classes it saved my life.

is NOBODY gonna talk about how the third cause of children 1-4 dying is flipping MURDER???? (0:55) What the heck?!???!

Controversial? sure. Survival? Priceless.

Would rather watch my child go through 10 minutes of being uncomfortable than have to go through the grief of losing my child

1:57 that sounds like some navy seals stuff "if you do good you will be rewarded with air"

That baby can see underwater and I can’t 😭😭

this should be a more common thing. I still don’t really know how to swim even after being out into swimming classes

my friends little sister died from drowning, she was 8 months old. please everyone teach this to your child

I personally believe that if a baby if perfectly safe throughout the whole process, earlier water survival is essential.

its super weird to watch when she WWE´s his tiny body upside down in the Pool, but if it helps, why not! :D

These classes are very important. So many kids needlessly drown.

Let's just say here in the UK, that risk doesn't exist. Nobody has a pool.

I saw a baby with a missing arm get flipped into a pool and able to float back up because of training like this. Keep up the good work guys!!

i started learning to float when i was 7 months with my parents, at age 3 started to learn to swim properly at age 6 started diving with out any diving equipment, at age 11 went with my dad scuba diving in a 3 m deep pool and now at age 15 i am preparing my self to face the diving practical and theoretical tests.

I use to teach babies to swim best job I’ve ever had! Watching parents go from trying to keep water form touching there little ones face to literally dunking them underwater and letting go is the coolest thing I’ve ever done!

The baby still relaxed when he's on the side of the pool. It's a sign of not being traumatized.

me and my siblings have all been through this training. it is not traumatizing in any way. we are all exellent swimmers and can save eachother if needed. it is in no way harming the baby and if the baby is in danger there are trained people to help

I'm a new zealander and I had swimming lessons from the age of 3 months because my mum was terrified of NZ's drowning stats. I'm totally fine and love the water :)

I can't swim, but a baby younger than a year can? I am ashamed of myself!

Her:and his tears aren’t that different from when he doesn’t wanna take a nap The kid: *demonic screeching

Ok but MURDER shouldn’t be that high up on the list

After ISR we actually were more vigilant in watching our kids at the pool but we were also more relaxed in letting them explore their limits.

The baby monitor scream 😂🤣😂 so unexpected

As she said. This is the 3rd level of defense. If all else fails there’s one more chance for them and that’s why I support this.

My mom also used to teach me how to "swim" when I was pretty pretty young. It wasn't traumatizing. It just makes me more relaxed that I know how to swim very well and in dangerous situations I would definitely survive.

Ive had a couple of experiences with drowning. When I was three I was left alone with my 8 years old brother to watch me swim. I accidentally slipped from my tube and started to drown. My brother, being the idiot he was, thought I was joking and started laughing. My dad is super protective so he ran and dived into the pool and fished me up, before making a scene by yelling at my brother. So then my mum sent me to swimming lessons at 4 so I can swim now. But the ocean. The ocean. naaahhhhhhh

This was argued incredibly well. Some smart folks up at Vox.

When I was about 2-3 years old I started to learn to paddle to keep myself over the surface. Whenever I was playing in the Pool with my Dad, he would suddenly flip me over, or do anything unexpected that made me be under water, so I could learn to deal with situations like that. I am so thankful for him not stopping even though other parents looked at us strange, bc when I was four years old, I fell into a lake and, without thinking about it, I started to paddle and come up to the surface.

I nearly died a few times in my life because i was never taught how to swim..

My dad just threw me into a lake when I was three and gave me a cookie for not drowning.

Babies swimming in water is so precious and beautiful

In the UK we especially need it. There's so much rain that we practically swim to school.

aside from whether its a good idea or not, this is so fascinating and i can’t stop watching this video

Ok but if you look at the graph at 0:55, you see that MURDER is the 3rd child killer. SERIOUSLY? MURDER? What the hell?!?

that's a whole hell of a lot less traumatizing then circumcision

My older daughter was 5 when we first enrolled her. She hated the teacher and cried all the way to the class for the first 2 weeks. After that, she couldn’t wait to go. Got herself ready with her bag so we could get there early. The teacher was so nice that she allowed kids stayed in the pool playing. I am so grateful for what she did. As soon as the spring came, I enrolled my younger, she was 5 months old.

This is absolutely amazing. It's incredible how intelligent and able children are..we really have to stop underestimating what kids are capable of with the right training. Great job Jennifer.

Scary to watch!!! But very important. Very proud of these people(:

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That’s it. All my future kids are getting swimming lessons.

What an eye opener i am saying this as a guy who survived drowning by luck when no one was near by till my cousin found me at the bottom of the pool like a rock green faced then 30 years later my other cousin died in the same pool God I wish we had this training bless you for sharing this 🙏

This is just great! I started swimming classes when I was 2 and by the age of 5 I knew how to swim and how to do if I ever fell into deep water. This came in handy very soon, when I was 7. Not to save my life but a friend's but still a life.

That kid is gonna end up becoming a world-renowned Olympic swimmer.

Is swallowing water and dry drowning a concern for kids who take these lessons?

I did this when I was little and now you can’t get me out of the water same with my brother we can both wakeboard now and I can wake surf

Although it hurt watching this I think it's very good that that's classes like this available

My parents tried to put me in one of these classes when I was an infant. Unfortunately, I despised it and it instilled a fear of water that lasted until I was about seven. Despite this, I wish they had continued with the lessons.

Hey man, school is traumatising, nothing I learned there will ever save my life when the time comes.

My parents did this with us way back in the 70s. Back then it was just called "drown proofing". I could literally swim before I could walk. At 9 months I happily swam from my dad out by the raft all the way in to my mother, waiting on the shore. We have home movies of my 10 month old sister being gently dropped off the end of the dock, giggling and grinning from ear to ear with anticipation, and swimming back towards the steps at the base of the dock. Far from being traumatized, she and I have never gotten over our lifelong love of the water. We were both champions on our high school swim team, she even got a scholarship. My purpose in sharing this isn't to brag, but rather just to seriously encourage you to do this with your baby! At worst (if done right) you're providing them with a fun and useful skill, but at its best you are potentially saving their life. It's a really, really awesome thing!

So the problem is people are bringing their kids to a pool, not watching them all the time, and the baby falls in? If that's the problem then just put some type of floating device on the baby when you go to the pool just in case?

this is essentially like using controlled burns to stop forrest fires its brilliant but looks kinda stupid

When I was a kid I nearly drowned in a pool that had a ton of people in and around it. I was terrified and no one noticed until I grabbed onto someone’s arm. That’s not an experience I wish on anyone. Get your kids into lessons as soon as you can.

i lost my 3 year old niece to drowning, it took only a second to notice she was gone. i applaud any training that will keep a child alive during an emergency situation. keep it up !

as someone who took swim lessons starting at 6 months (we lived on the water and had a pool so it was necessary) i grew up loving swimming and even was on a swim team for a good chunk of my childhood. teaching your kid to survive in the water isn’t going to traumatize them.

As someone who has experienced some close calls with drowning as a child, I completely support this. There is nothing more scary than being a kid in a pool of water flailing for life while no one watches. That is traumatizing. That is something that instills itself into your memory for life. Humans are fragile and imperfect and we must prepare in every way possible for worst case scenarios.

I took this as a baby and it saved my life when I fell into a pool at a birthday party shortly after completing the classes. To be honest the class was a little traumatic considering I still remember how much I hated it but at the end of the day it saved my life so I’m happy my parents enrolled me.

I was LOLed when Jennifer said "I'm a teacher, I'm the bad guy" So true 😂

Me when they turned the baby over in the water: 😨

I kept holding my breath everytime they flip him lol but it's important to teach them this stuff. Nice video.

My dad had me go through similar swimming things at home, and I’m extremely thankful for it to this day

I like that The instructor isn't there to be liked, she's there to save lives.

I have a family member that remembers this in a very traumatic way. This should be researched as well because he talks about it in a very negative light.

It seems like slowly we may be realising that very structured experiences that were once, on the surface, perceived as abusive, actually realise a potential that has been within us all along. Infants are vulnerable, but I think our perception of how vulnerable they are will gradually diminish when we give them the tools to not be. That doesn't mean taking away their childhood, but a careful guidance into independence.

My mom,RIP, put me in the ocean at very young, she said I immediately wanted to do it alone, so my love of the ocean began, she said I'd flop around in the waves and come up laughing hysterically, I'm so lucky she introduced me to it, she said people would stop and comment about how dangerous it looked until they saw me having the time of my life. We're born with instincts we never use, I did the same with my kids and I know they'll always be good swimmers not just for exercise but for conquering fears that tend to creep into our lives, maybe it helps them with confidence. 🙏

Times have changed alot because i have autism and when i was about 1 or 2 my aunt dunked me in the pool not even that much and it scared the liveing daylights outta me, so i didn't really learn to swim till i was about 8yrs old... so now doing these classes will help so many babys, i wish them luck on swimming!!

Jennifer: I'm the bad guy Me: *DUH*

Did this with my younger cousin, now he has been underwater for about an hour. I am so proud of him 🤗

I taught my son how to survive in a pool at 2 months old. A month later it paid off. He is now 10 years old & can’t get enough of swimming, diving & sailing. As a parent, this is one of the top priorities for you. We just lost a neighbor’s 2 year old after he fell into a river nearby our home. Don’t wait a single moment longer, it’s your obligation as a parent.

When I was in Malaysia we had a swimming pool in our hotel and I slipped in the 7 ft pool and I nearly drowned. It was the most scariest moment. Then after I came home I learned how to swim and now I am all good.

I had a swimming instructor force me under, I was old enough to talk for sure but I was very confused on why she shoved me in, I can’t remember how long I went to that instructor before that but after I didn’t go again. I do not think it was to help me create survival techniques it just made me afraid of any large ish body of water ...

This should be mandatory for all families with young infants and swimming pools

When I was a little baby, I would be scared of water, since it looked so deep. I tried to conquer my fear when I was at a beach at Australia, I was 4 years old around that time, but It made me fear water more. I neally drowned because of the waves that carried my petite bodies. When I was 6, I was enrolled in swimming classes. I'm now 16, 12 years from the time I neally drowned. I am now a strong swimmer who travels internationally to compete. Water has been a great part to my life. It's inspired me to be a better person.

I am grateful my dad taught this to me, my sisters, and all of his niece and nephews. It does saved our life.

I have been a swim instructor for 5 years now and I don't know how many kids/babies I get who have come from isr and are traumatized and very fearful of the water. I have kids who throw up so much due to the psychological effects of isr that they have to have diet changes to foods that are easier to throw up so it doesn't do as much damage to their esophagus, so very bland diet. Typically a child on our program should move up to the next level after 4 months but with my isr kids, a lot of patience and time is needed to help reverse the fear. I have kids in the same level for years depending on how well they progress. It is so important to do your research to make sure you know the ins and outs of the different programs you are choosing for your kids. There are kids who do learn the skills but there are kids who develop negative effects way more than you think. My kids learn the same skills without fear and have a higher success rate than isr. I teach the same swim float swim technique under 2 years of age. My kids come into my class and greet me with open arms and a big hug and are so excited for swim lessons. Swim lessons can start as soon as their umbilical cord falls off. Do your research.

My aunt lost her 2-3 year old son due to drowning even with 3 of her older sons 13+ were in the pool when she went to get the 2-3 year old ice cream. I really wish this was more advertised and known 10+ years ago because it would have saved him. Rest In piece The cousin I never got the chance to meet more then once we love you❤️❤️

This made me cry. My 6 year old sister almost drown because she fell into a pool and panicked. Thank god I was there and jumped in after her struggling for a good minute.

3:42 that baby got long legs

Welcome to the *Jurassic park* 3:03 _music plays_

I’m a swim instructor! I think it’s great to see parents come in with their babies and work on even exposing them to the water. So many adults are scared of it and can’t do anything but wade around. Start teaching them young, swimming is an important life safety skill.

As a young child, I barley knew how to swim. I got into the pool with no adult or life jacket, and almost died. This is something kids need to know how to do.

This is the kind of thing we need to keep our kids safe... when I was 11 my cousin who had never received any swim training drowned in our local pool and it has traumatized me. I sincerely hope no one else needs to go through that so make sure you learn to swim!

2:51 No no no ma'am you're not the bad guy you're a hero 😁 God knows how many lives she saved

I was forced underwater at a public pull by a woman that was teaching me to go under and stop being afriad. I hated it and it made me cry. I barely remember it. But I turned out to be diving 12 ft deep about a year later (I think I was 4 or 5) . I became a really good swimmer eventually and was never afraid of deep water.

wow, that’s actually pretty amazing. both my brother and i jumped into pools as babies. in each instance one of our parents was right there and just weren’t fast enough. my dad had to jump into a pool fully clothed at a party to save me and my mom did the same for my brother 6 years later. in both cases we were surrounded by adults and in my brother’s, there were even lifeguards since it was a community pool. my parents were vigilant and it only took a couple seconds for my brother and i to make a run for the pool. after that, we were in swimming lessons at age 3 and became really good swimmers.

That kid's gonna learn how to swim young and remember it his whole life. Way leas traumatizing then drowning , since he'll feel more safe in the water :)

That look at 3:28 cracked me up laughing. XD

Ya'll forget that babies spent 9 month in water, when my baby brother was alive, he adored floating in swimming pools. He was a good boy :')

there's a billboard I saw once that's stuck with me for years - the best way to prevent child drowning is to teach them to swim. it's so true.

I would like to be able to find this information online to teach my child myself. I looked into ISR classes for my twins and it was astronomically priced. Not everyone can afford that, I wish this info was more readily available for those of us who want to give our toddlers these skills to keep safe in the event of an emergency

All too often we care entirely too much about what a child thinks, feels, and wants. Sometimes there is something to old school parenting. This isn't a class about throwing a child into the deep end to see if he sinks or swims. This is for the greater good of your child surviving should he wander into the backyard. Back in 2001 a four-year-old was found floating face down in Tommy Lee's pool during a joint birthday party he hosted with ex-Pamela Anderson for his elder son Brandon. The tragic youngster was apparently not spotted as other children frolicked in the water. As a parent, you can either live with that headline for the rest of your life or deal with 10 minutes of uncomfortable crying during each lesson. This class would only be a problem for those self-centered parents that never want to hear their child cry.

After ten months of this program made my 2yo petrified of water until he was five. Only now is he really learning how to swim and being comfortable in the water.

I'm a swim instructor and I've taught babies as young as 6 months. They're more capable than people think! It's super important that kids learn how to AT LEAST back-float. I teach 13 year olds who scream and cry more than the 2 year olds.

I heard in U.K. one infant get drowned in bath tub which only contain 20 cm water when the mother just left her for a few minutes phone call