Let’s be real about puddle jumpers. If you don’t fully understand the long-term consequences of introducing your child to one… listen up. Your 16-year-old instructor at the big-box swim school? They’re managing 25 kids a day. They’re not tracking your child’s swim development like you think they are. Your private instructor? A lot of them are just trying to keep you happy and keep getting paid. Most won’t tell you the hard truth. But I’m not most instructors. I’m an early childhood development e