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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a top age group swimmer today and loves it; however 4 and 1/2 years ago he cried incessantly when he went for swim lessons to the point we had to stop.  As parents, we felt he needed these life skills in the water and we went back again to the lessons with several instructors (some told us it was hopeless) and the screaming.  Finally, he overcame his fears, developed growing confidence and stroke mechanics in the water, and now swims 1 to 2 hours per day 4 to 5 times per week and loves it.  I suspect the results of his effort feeds his confidence and love for the sport.  In retrospect, I glad we as parents followed our instincts and guts with this and not the kids wishes early on.

Oh the "real and true" benefits of "swim prep" :D[/quote]

It's true humans enjoy what they are good at.  In any endeavor the early phases are hard, be it schooling, swimming, hockey, whatever. Kids don't yet have the notion of what's important and will be happy watching TV.  As parents, we feel it's important to push them to be good at the things that matter in life.

While I don't care what sport my kids play.  They must play and practice some sport.  
While I don't care what subject they want to learn.  They must learn and study.

Call it prepping if you want, but my K & 1st graders do 2 hours a day of sports and 2 hours a day of studying.  They may not know who the Kardashians are but TV is unimportant in life.  I think it will work out for them in life.  If you think it's unfair to your kid because they don't that's OK.  I'll get over it.  OK, I'm over it....

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I agree, but if I was the swimming parent and my kid actually cried at having to go swimming I probably would have given up and moved on to something else.  I agree about having some sport and some academic interest, but for me youth is a time for giving them exposure to different things to see which one they like (and are good at).  I do think the swim parent knew best however, as it turned out well in the end.[/quote]

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