Programs like this have been around for a long time and in my opinion are absolutely essential. When my oldest daughter was an infant (she's 28 this month) we lived on a peninsula where we were 2 blocks from the beach, and a block from the bay. I was paranoid that she would someday drown. We took a 6 month course that taught similar techniques. She could swim and float before she could walk. It was great for a few other reasons too. It turned out to be a lot of fun to spend that time together in the water, and she became a very strong swimmer as she grew older.
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