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[quote=Anonymous]For my kid, even when he says he doesn't want the group lessons, he ends up liking them because his friends are there. So there's the social aspect. Does your kid have friends in the group? Can you connect with a parent friend you know to encourage friendship? My kid has been motivated to do lots of activities just by virtue of having a friend there.

And for us, the "big reward" is getting to go off the diving board, which he desperately wants to do. But he needs to pass the swimming test to go off the diving board, and he needs the classes to do the swimming test.

Otherwise, I'd just stick with what you're doing. Lessons, or sit with mom. I think letting him choose the days is also good. No reason to do every weekday. Once or twice a week should be fine.

The few times that my kid has wanted to end his lesson early, I've told him we are leaving the pool then, and he decides to stay.

Also, yes, as other people mentioned, ice cream afterwards (helps that there's an ice cream truck that parks by our pool). 
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