ISR Senior Master Instructor Candidate Kathy Cole joins us today with an expert take on why survival swim lessons are a MUST for your child. Shasta, your host, has personally had three children who have been through the ISR program, done refreshers and her fourth is starting lessons in February and she is extraordinarily passionate about equipping children with this life saving skill that she knew she had to have Kathy on the podcast to talk about the ISR difference. Kathy is one of eighteen ISR instructors in the world that recertifies instructors, instructs them, mentors them, and trains them and she gives lessons to anywhere from 200-300 kids each year.

Kathy talked about why kids sometimes cry when they start ISR, as well as how Shasta, who had raging post partum anxiety, handled the crying when her first babies did ISR. Kathy also talked about things to stay away from in the water to avoid instilling a false sense of security and why ISR is important whether you live near the water or you don't. 

Kathy also shared her personal motherhood experience as a mom who is transitioning into the season of her kids being young adults. With two young adults of her own in the house, Shasta gleaned lots of helpful tips from Kathy. 

In the Southwest Florida area and interested in ISR lessons? Head to www.isrfortmyers.com you can also follow Kathy and her husband Steve certified ISR instructor on Facebook at www.facebook.com/irsfortmyers or on instagram at www.instagram.com/isrfortmyers 

Not from Southwest Florida and need to find an ISR instructor? Head to www.infantswim.com to find an instructor near you. 

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