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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd ask the teacher what he/she recommends. Reluctance towards swimming lessons is so common - they may have suggestions on what to do. [/quote]

She offered to teach him 1:1 which he LOVES. But the class is a fraction of the cost, and it’s about forming community and making friends. And the 1:1 lessons are extra!

He’s just being difficult, I sense. There isn’t a legit reason not to do the class.[/quote]

I'm the PP. Well, then in that case, especially since it seems this isn't fear based, just stubbornness, I think you've picked your battle, and now you have to win it.

Each day during swimming class, he sits quietly next to you. No swimming, no playing, no eating. If that's the whole summer, so be it. Seems like a really solid way to handle it. I would do NO further cajoling, bargaining, discussing, or anything. "Okay, swimming class is starting. Do you want to go to class or sit next to me? Sit next to me? Okay, have a seat." Done. Repeat each week. I bet he caves before the end of the summer. And if he doesn't - he's just learned a valuable lesson that mom's word is law, and you can't out stubborn her. [/quote]

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