Setting bedtimes can improve sleep quality and quantity for infants and toddlers, according to a growing body of research. Not getting enough sleep affects children’s behavior, memory, attention, and emotional well-being, experts said.

Ameriocan Academy of Pediatrics researchers are warning parents and caretakers that their research suggests that informal swimming instruction (i.e., through mom, dad, etc.) had no effect on drowning rates at any age.  They are recommending formal swimming instructions for children 5 and older.

Now, a new study questions the wisdom of waiting to teach young children to swim. In the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, researchers report an 88 percent reduction in the risk for drowning in children one to four who had received formal swimming lessons.