Toy Tips with Marianne Szymanski - Summer Swimming

Editor’s Note: Marianne Szymanski is a leading expert in toy reviews, and the founder of the Toy Tips Research Institute.  She is the author of Toy Tips: A Parent’s Essential Guide to Smart Toy Choices and also the editor of Toy Tips and Parenting Hints Magazine.

 Whether it’s bathtub swimming, the backyard pool, the lake, at the country club or the public park pool, summer swimming means safety, safety and more safety.  Kids of any age should NEVER be left alone at the pool and the buddy system when swimming is mandatory.  Parents should always be in the water even when lifeguards are around.

Before kids start their summer swimming lessons, be sure to get the appropriate summer swimming tools in place based on age. Many children are afraid of the water so be patient but eventually they will catch on!  It’s important for children to know how to swim.

Here are some helpful products:


• Watermelon Baby Spring Float



• Speedo Silicone Swim Cap



• Swim Diapers



• Speedo Kids’ Swim Goggles



• Huggies Little Swimmers Sunscreen



• Fun Noodle





Enjoy the water!
–Marianne Szymanski