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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like it's six of one. You either spend the next couple of years forcing him to learn and he's not very independent during that time anyway, or you just ride it out for a couple of years and have him learn when he's older and he will probably pick it up quickly.

Whichever you choose probably will depend on how often you are around water. If it's in the summer when you take him to the pool, personally I would wait. Just supervise him well. If you spend time at places that have unsupervised water (e.g., a home with a pool or lake), I might force him to start to learn now.

Either way, I would bite the bullet and pay for individual lessons. The learning is so much faster so it may even be cheaper in the end.[/quote]

+1. I would wait for another year or two UNLESS you have a pool or other regular access to water. A 5 or 6 year old is much more rational and physically capable than a 4 year old, and you may spend the next year or two fighting to get him to cooperate anyways. If you have a pool it's an immediate safety issue and he needs individual lessons and whatever currency (bribes, etc.) work for him. [/quote]

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