When to Push Your Young Swimmer

When to Push Your Young Swimmer

. . . and how to know if you’re pushing too hard One of the great parenting decisions we all face at some point is when to push our kids and when to back off. For each child there is a different answer and for each family a different story. However, with a...
Is my Child Too Sick to Swim?

Is my Child Too Sick to Swim?

It’s that time of year again! The season of coughs and colds, flus and fevers. The season parents find themselves asking, “Is my child too sick for swim lessons?” Sometimes the answer is simple – your kiddo has a fever or diarrhea (STAY HOME!) but sometimes it’s a...
Parenting is HARD

Parenting is HARD

SwimWest’s own, Amy Horvath, is this months guest blogger with some parenting tips and a little commiseration on the headaches of parenting: “The first thing I figured out when my second child was born was that being a mommy to my baby was relatively easy...