The kids at the Patchogue YMCA on Long Island are among the thousands of kids worldwide who are learning how to swim. It is an international effort to set the fifth world record as the world's ...

Before going any further, here’s the main thing parents should know about swimming lessons: all children should have them.

Long before they become competent, able to swim laps, children are learning basic safety skills. For Mindy Dennison, it was important for her three children.

The water safety tips parents need to know this summer Experts talk swim lessons, drowning risks and puddle jumpers.

Safety experts say Puddle Jumpers and similar swim floaties give kids and parents a false sense of water confidence. Are these flotation devices safe?

Younger children are also usually less resistant to floating on their backs, a skill that even some babies can learn! Here’s the lowdown on the potential benefits of infant swim time.

Some parents whose children drowned say they got a false sense of security from having used the ‘puddle jumpers’ and the devices don’t help children learn to swim.

“Pool toys create normalization for a child who is learning to swim, which can instill a sense of confidence in using familiar objects while trying new experiences,” she says.

Willingham, James WLWT via CNN Newsource A Northern Kentucky swim company is launching an annual scholarship to pay for autistic and nonverbal children to learn to swim.