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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, but DS is only 18 months old. I come from a different culture that doesn't emphasize swimming as much. I'm curious to learn why you all feel it is so important. Any responses would be helpful![/quote]

My mom can't swim. Or rather, she couldn't- she took swimming lessons in her 50s when she and her DH decided they wanted a boat. I'm so proud of her. She was ADAMANT that her kids be at least decent enough swimmers so that fear of the water wasn't something we had. It had profound effect on her in a way that I won't fully understand because I was a competitive swimmer and it never crosses my mind that I should be afraid. Do I respect whatever body of water I am in, yup. And if I didn't I wouldn't get in.

I don't need my kid to have a good IM time or even to be able to swim more than freestyle and side stroke, but I think its a survival skill.[/quote]

My dad was the same way, but he never got over the fear.  (Someone pushed him in the water in the 1930s, and he died without ever getting back in.)  My parents enrolled me in classes from preschool on, and I've done the same for DD.  It's a vital safety skill, but it's also an important source of shared fun throughout childhood.[/quote]

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