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In a couple of weeks, the kids will be out of school and families will be taking summer vacations.
Many of them will spend time around water.
So that your summer fun doesn't turn to summer tragedy, we're taking action to help you protect your children or grandchildren.
We found an interesting video from infantswim.com on youtube.
It shows just how quickly a small child can get into trouble.
In a matter of seconds, a toddler falls into a swimming pool.
But the baby has been taught lifesaving skills to survive the accident.
And your child can learn those same lifesaving skills that are taught by instructors in Florence, Decatur and Huntsville.
11 month old Thad McCary knows exactly what to do to survive if he falls into water.
His mom Carrie says it's amazing how fast her son has learned to hold his breath and float on his back.
Thad is the youngest of 3 children in the McCary family.
His parents decided to take him to Infant Swimming Resource instructor Caroline Espy because they're around pools all summer and they live on a golf course where there's a water hazard.
According to the Safe Kids Coalition, 58 percent of parents don't consider drowning a threat to their children.
Carrie McCary says, "For my husband and I, there was that thought. We're always at a pool if they're at somebody's home or the lake. I think I feel a little more comfortable knowing that we intervened in the beginning and taught them a little water safety."
But it does happen.
2 year old Bronner Burgess, the son of radio personality Rick Burgess, drowned when he wandered outside the family home in january 2008 and fell into the pool.
Small children are just naturally curious about water.
As ISR instructor Caroline Espy pointed out, "It's sparkly, it's shiny, they're curious. They love it. Bath time's fun so they're going to be drawn to any water they see."
Espy became an ISR instructor so she could teach her own children to swim.
She's a former competitive swimmer and was hooked when she met Dr. Harvey Barnett.
He's a former lifeguard who developed a swimming program designed to teach children as young as 6 months to hold their breath underwater, roll onto their back and float until someone picks them up.
In a matter of weeks, Espy gives her students the skills they need to survive if they fall into water.
The kids go to class 5 days a week for 10 minute lessons.
Espy says, "In about 4 to 6 weeks, they are rolling back to float and the older children, 12 months and up, learn how to flip over and swim as well."
Thad McCary's not at the point yet where he can swim to the side of the pool, but he does have the skills to save his life.
So what's the best advice Espy can give to parents?
"Constant supervision, number 1. No matter how skilled you think you or your children are, constant supervision. Never swim alone. You should learn CPR" she says.
Espy strongly recommends going through the survival swimming program because no matter how vigilant you are about watching your children, it's 24/7.
In her 11 years as an ISR instructor, Caroline Espy has taught more than one thousand children how to survive in the water.
If you'd like to contact her about the program, you can go to infantswim.com or send he an email at c.espy@infantswim.com.
Many of them will spend time around water.
So that your summer fun doesn't turn to summer tragedy, we're taking action to help you protect your children or grandchildren.
We found an interesting video from infantswim.com on youtube.
It shows just how quickly a small child can get into trouble.
In a matter of seconds, a toddler falls into a swimming pool.
But the baby has been taught lifesaving skills to survive the accident.
And your child can learn those same lifesaving skills that are taught by instructors in Florence, Decatur and Huntsville.
11 month old Thad McCary knows exactly what to do to survive if he falls into water.
His mom Carrie says it's amazing how fast her son has learned to hold his breath and float on his back.
Thad is the youngest of 3 children in the McCary family.
His parents decided to take him to Infant Swimming Resource instructor Caroline Espy because they're around pools all summer and they live on a golf course where there's a water hazard.
According to the Safe Kids Coalition, 58 percent of parents don't consider drowning a threat to their children.
Carrie McCary says, "For my husband and I, there was that thought. We're always at a pool if they're at somebody's home or the lake. I think I feel a little more comfortable knowing that we intervened in the beginning and taught them a little water safety."
But it does happen.
2 year old Bronner Burgess, the son of radio personality Rick Burgess, drowned when he wandered outside the family home in january 2008 and fell into the pool.
Small children are just naturally curious about water.
As ISR instructor Caroline Espy pointed out, "It's sparkly, it's shiny, they're curious. They love it. Bath time's fun so they're going to be drawn to any water they see."
Espy became an ISR instructor so she could teach her own children to swim.
She's a former competitive swimmer and was hooked when she met Dr. Harvey Barnett.
He's a former lifeguard who developed a swimming program designed to teach children as young as 6 months to hold their breath underwater, roll onto their back and float until someone picks them up.
In a matter of weeks, Espy gives her students the skills they need to survive if they fall into water.
The kids go to class 5 days a week for 10 minute lessons.
Espy says, "In about 4 to 6 weeks, they are rolling back to float and the older children, 12 months and up, learn how to flip over and swim as well."
Thad McCary's not at the point yet where he can swim to the side of the pool, but he does have the skills to save his life.
So what's the best advice Espy can give to parents?
"Constant supervision, number 1. No matter how skilled you think you or your children are, constant supervision. Never swim alone. You should learn CPR" she says.
Espy strongly recommends going through the survival swimming program because no matter how vigilant you are about watching your children, it's 24/7.
In her 11 years as an ISR instructor, Caroline Espy has taught more than one thousand children how to survive in the water.
If you'd like to contact her about the program, you can go to infantswim.com or send he an email at c.espy@infantswim.com.
