What age can you start ISR swim?

6 months
Generally speaking, children ages 6 months to 1 year learn the ISR Self-Rescue® skill of rolling onto their backs to float, rest and breathe. They learn to maintain this position until help arrives.

What is the ISR swim method?

ISR puts safety first, and your child’s safety is our biggest priority. Once babies begin to walk, they learn to swim, roll to a float, and then continue to swim, float, and swim until they reach safety. If there is no pool edge to swim to, older students learn to maintain their floats as they wait for help.

Why are ISR lessons only 10 minutes?

ISR has implemented the 10 minute maximum lesson length to ensure the safety of the student. Allows the Instructor to end the lesson before physical fatigue sets in. Once physical fatigue sets in posture and coordinated movements begin to deteriorate rapidly and therefore less than optimum performance gets reinforced.

Is ISR swimming traumatic?

The programs are designed to “drown-proof” children, but many experts doubt these claims. What’s more, there is evidence suggesting that the tactics used in ISR may create traumatic associations. As a result, older children may develop negative thoughts or fears about the water or swimming.

Why is ISR controversial?

ISR has been a cause for controversy. The American Academy of Pediatrics says “there is currently no evidence that infant swim programs for babies under 1 year old lower their drowning risk.” “Swim safety, I can’t put a price on that,” mother Jessica McPhee said. “It’s their lives.”

Are ISR swim lessons traumatizing?

Are survival swim lessons traumatic?

“Survival” swim lessons can be traumatic experiences for a child and do not drown-proof them. Developmentally-appropriate alternatives include layered play-based training with a trusted caregiver involved. Children are typically only ready for this training around 4-5 years old.

Is ISR training safe?

ISR has been a cause for controversy. The American Academy of Pediatrics says “there is currently no evidence that infant swim programs for babies under 1 year old lower their drowning risk.”