All About WATER SAFETY: Keeping Kids Safe Around Water, Kicking Phobias & Calming Mom’s Anxiety

Laurel Pierce, general manager of SafeSplash Swim School in Nashville, joins us to talk about a very important topic -  water safety! When and how to start swim lessons, handling water fear and phobia, what you can do at home to help kids get comfortable in the water, and the importance of year round swim lessons. Make sure to subscribe to us on Patreon for THE 10 MIN GABFEST, BONUS content, checklists, Q&As, and more!  And check out our MOMMY MUST-HAVE OF THE WEEK (along with lots of other idea lists for mamas! ------------------------------ If you want to support our podcast without it costing you a dime, shop our affiliate links! We want to share some our favorite things with you, so we’ve partnered with ONLY brands we use and believe in… If you like what you see and decide to make purchase, we’ll get as small commission for sending you their way, and it will help us continue to make Hi My Name Is Mom! We appreciate you, mama!!  FOR childcare needs, we LOVE care.com! Use code “JOINCARE20” for 20% off of a premium membership.  If you wanna feel STRONG again after baby, with a side of feeling great in your clothes, check out Legion - from supplements to custom meal plans to a full on coaching program, they’ve got you covered! And we’ve got 20% off for you with code “MyNameIsMom”  AND, grab a bottle of DAOU wine! (we get no commission on this, we just want our fellow moms to enjoy the best wine EVER)!