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[quote=Anonymous]We did some lessons etc which certainly helped with comfort and body positioning.  But nothing was as helpful as going on vacation to a condo that had a 3 foot deep pool.  The water was up to her shoulders, but she could pop up onto her tip toes whenever.  After a week there, she could swim across the whole thing without needing help.  She was just a few weeks shy of age 5.  We bought her some mermaids to dive for.

Then we practiced at pools the rest of that summer.  She is pretty good, but maybe can't swim across a huge pool yet.  She is able to get across a small pool and is comfortable where she can touch to get a break.

We signed her up for private lessons this winter, and she's only had 2 so far and she'd made HUGE progress.  I told them I wanted her to be able to swim across the pool and to float/swim on her back well and maybe get some better techniques down.  It's been WELL WORTH the money.

But once it's starting to get close to clicking, just have your kid practice.  Lots of swimming between two grown ups in the pool etc.   [/quote]

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