Infant Swimming Demo

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Comment by Bob Willard on September 1, 2009 at 12:47pm

Hyperlink of the story does not seem to work. Just copy and paste this into your browser:

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/20293473/detail.html

Comment by Bob Willard on September 1, 2009 at 12:41pm

This video is remarkable and concerning at the same time. There is no question that seeing a baby floating on it's own is amazing. That said you have to wonder how they teach these babies to do this.

I have seen these videos before and they always seem to show the finished "product." They rarely show the steps that were taken to get to where they are. I have talked with people that have observed these lessons (I have not seen them in person)and they describe torture like techniques, including dunking the kids underwater many times in a single lesson. Personally, I think these measures are extreme. Furthermore they do not replace parental supervision. So for me the best safeguard is still to watch your kids.

Here is a news story that shows the debate that is ongoing regarding these lessons.



I would be curious to hear what others think of this program or if anyone has witnessed it first hand.