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Has anyone ever taken this class with their little one? My DD is 6 months, and we are considering starting the 6 week session aquababies that starts in June. But we also belong to a pool, and will be going regularly by that time. Is the class really worth it.. or can I just take her into the pool with me and save 50 dollars?
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lmaryp1978@yahoo.com
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| Do you have more information about this class? I am looking for something similiar for my 5 month old DS. |
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| I just finished this class with my baby. It was fun for him to be in the pool with other babies, and fun for me to get out the house and meet other people. But, in terms of the "usefulness" of the class, you might be just as well off just taking him to the pool on your own. These classes are just about getting the baby be comfortable in water, it is not like they actually learn any new skills there. In fact, two of the six classes were completely free form where everyone just did what they wanted in the pool. |
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| Save the money unless you just want to get out to meet others. You can just as easily take your little one, on your own, and use the funds for something else. We have done this twice now at 8 months and 28 months (hoping as our child aged it would be more beneficial) but same both times. It is/was fun for him to be in the water but the class environment helped not at all. |
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| we liked the class. DS is currently doing aquatots and he loves it. we also belong to a pool that will open this summer but DS is not alowed in the big pool til he's 3 yrs & potty trained. the kiddie pool is pretty big as far as kiddie pools go, but it certainly isn't the same. we will probably bring him to the MC pool on occasion so we can move around more with him (we'd just pay the daily guest rate). I think we started DS in waterbabies a little later than you... maybe 11 months. |
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nd wit I have to disagree. We have done two classes at the Montgomery Aquatic Center. Our teacher was great. Yes, you do just do alot of walking around with the baby and you can do this at any pool. Our teacher was more into teaching the parent proper ways to make the child feel comfortable in the water, how to teach them from an early age (11 months) to get in and out of the pool, how to make the child sit and wait to hear your cue and then get into the water, and also sitting and playing in shallow water - do's and don'ts. I am sure classes vary from location to location but I have to say our teacher was older and made an effort to make sure the parent's walked away with great information. The class was not just walking around or free play. It was very useful to me. |
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My daughter is 13 months and I can't imagine her being taught the skills mentioned above. She won't understand the concepts. I am still trying to teach her to say "hi" consistently. Swim lessons seem advanced to me for a toddler. |
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I took DS#1 to Waterbabies and then Aquatots at Montgomery Aquatic Center from age 5 months until about 4 years old (when DS #2 was born and the logistics were too difficult). We loved it, especially the teacher who teaches during the week, Mr. Farley (sp?). A couple of times we ended up with another teacher and didn't like it so well. And once we took the class at MLK pool and that wasn't as good. The MAC pool has a 6 inch beach entry that is great for crawlers. I don't think I would have stayed with the class if it wasn't for that feature. It allowed my son to travel around on his own and learn how to move in the water even before he could walk, let alone swim. He didn't learn any swimming strokes as such, but by the end he was floating on his own, kicking, and completely comfortable in the water.
One note -- those classes at MAC fill very fast, at least when we were taking them. I used to get up at 6 am to log on and try to register. Or go to the pool and wait in line at 6 am. |
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| these classes often teach water safety, mostly for the parents, which is important. my daughter has been in swim lessons since just before 2 yo and if she fell in the water and was within a couple of feet of the side of a pool she could swim, grab the side and pull herself out. i think the safety aspect of toddler swim lessons should not be discounted. |