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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone have this come up? My 7 year old DS has not learned to swim after numerous group lessons, swim time at camp, hours in the pool, coaching from me and DH, and several weeks of private lessons. He has made some progress this summer because he has been to the pool almost everyday but it’s still not clicking. DH and I don’t usually push our kids much on activities but it is important to us that he learns how to swim. And to be honest I would find pool trips way more relaxing.[/quote]

I would ditch the lessons for now. It doesn’t sound like being in the water is enjoyable for your kid, and it should be. Put the same amount of time and effort that you were into lessons into playing in the water. Shallow end is fine. No flotation devices. Play dates with friends who can swim are ideal. My kids are club swimmers and they learned how to swim before formal lessons by playing incessantly. By the time they were ready for lessons, they were comfortable diving and submerging from hours of playing Marco polo, sharks and minnows, retrieving toys etc. A kid doesn’t have to swim perfect strokes to not drown. They do however, have to feel comfortable in the water.[/quote]

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