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[quote=Anonymous]I think it is not a stretch to say that I've spent over $1000 on swim lessons for DD who is 8.  When I think of where she was 2 years ago, I can definitely see progress... but, I get discouraged at the end of most of her classes (at the end of the set) b/c there has been so little progress.  We've done both private and group.  I've come to realize that private was wasting my money b/c she simply WAS NOT going to do what they wanted.  She is v  e   r  y     s    l  o  w   l   y     making progress.  Sometimes I want to give up, but the optimist in me keeps going.  We take breaks from swim lessons if I get too frustrated seeing little progress, but we will not stop altogether.  My kids MUST learn to swim even if it takes them 10 years of lessons.

My sister (who learned to swim in college) remembers missing a lot of fun as a teen b/c others could swim and she couldn't.  I think my mother probably gave up on sister after about 1-2 sets of lessons.  My adult brothers (30-40 ish) are taking swimming lessons.  It's got to be a lot harder to do it as an adult b/c the teachers are less able to hold you up.  Knowing how to swim is a real safety issue and a skill that will be used throughout childhood and adulthood.

Keep going and remind yourself of where your child's skills were 2 years ago.  If your child is willing to put his face IN the water, you are probably  A LOT closer to learning to swim than you think.  Can you commit to two years more?[/quote]

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