Sixteen month old Chelsea put the skills she learnt at swimming lessons to avoid a potentially dangerous situation. I received this email for one very happy mum. “Hi. I have had my daughter in Shapland’s Warner for around 7 months. She has just turned 16 months. Today I had my kids at the local pool …
Each Christmas Dereck and Bonnie Mills, owners and franchisees of the Shapland Swim School at Buderim, really get into the spirit of Christmas by going all out with their Christmas lights display. Dereck and Bonnie take great pride in how their swim school and residence looks at night (the photo does not do it justice) …
I though I would share an email with you that came into my computer from a very happy Grandmother. Julie is happy for me to post this email as she really wants parents to know just how fast a swimming incident can happen and the value of swimming lessons. In this situation it was the …
Going to the beach for the first time is an exciting occasions for most of us. The sights, sounds and movement of the water is always fascinating however to a small child all of the above can cause some problems so please be aware of the following when taking your child/toddler to the beach for …
The next time you have a bath try putting your face in the water and opening your eyes under the water. You will notice your eyes will react to the warm water and if you keep putting them in the water long enough they will become sore, not burnt but sore. During my competitive career …
Honed by over seven decades of experience the Shapland original Swim in Five program enables our franchisees to assess your child’s ability over the phone. The same laws of physics apply today as they did in 1947 and will continue to apply to how your child’s body behaves in the water and the questions reflect …
I have been asked many times how we keep our lesson costs relatively low compared to the local industry mean lesson cost. The answer is simple; lower overheads to run our current specialist learn to swim centers and over seven decades of experience. That experience not only relates to our unique Swim in Five learn …
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In this modern age of parenting the emphasis on “Choices” for our children is now part of our parenting skills. Of course the principal of allowing our children to make choices also teaches them that for every choice we make there is also a “Consequence”. There are times when children can make bad choices e.g. …
If you child is being taught to blow bubbles in the water as part of their Personal Aquatic Survival Skills then I need you to consider the following. Unless we have a very high percentage of body fat most humans will sink, if they are in a body of water, unless they have air in …
After your child is confident the water will support their body weight (they can float), they then need to know how to start moving through the water. The forces that make your child’s body move through the water are delivered mainly by the hands and feet, and strangely enough the principles that apply to an …