OP here,

To be clear, I am literally talking about babies. I think my oldest was like 6 weeks old when I discovered that he loved the shower. To be honest I can’t really remember why we tried, but for a kid with severe reflux it was often the only thing that would calm him down.

I am also not suggesting that people do this. I
am just curious.

I would not put water on the head of a kid who didn’t want water on their head.

Anonymous wrote:They do this at goldfish I think it’s ridiculous. For the kids that are ready to put their heads under it’s just annoying. For the kids who are scared it’s traumatic. I wouldn’t use you tube to learn instruction skills.

This.

Anonymous wrote:They do this at goldfish I think it’s ridiculous. For the kids that are ready to put their heads under it’s just annoying. For the kids who are scared it’s traumatic. I wouldn’t use you tube to learn instruction skills.

+1 they did this to my 2yo and he burst out crying and never stopped for the whole lesson.

Boht my kids now love the water and do swim team. Better instructors later had them learn to put their faces in the water by blowing bubbles, retrieving toys etc. I hate the idea of dumping water of their heads to start.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I made sure to buy a house with a built-in pool for maximum practice time. My children are not stopped by such nuisances as lightning or thunder. I also planned my pregnancy with DS to be born in early June. Never too early to make sure he’s set up for success in NVSL.

I hope this is a joke. A lightening strike in water is a fast fast way to die.

Lol, this is clearly mocking several recent threads.

Anonymous wrote:I made sure to buy a house with a built-in pool for maximum practice time. My children are not stopped by such nuisances as lightning or thunder. I also planned my pregnancy with DS to be born in early June. Never too early to make sure he’s set up for success in NVSL.

I hope this is a joke. A lightening strike in water is a fast fast way to die.

I think early swimming is a survival skill and prioritized starting with swim classes starting at six months. These early classes focused on being comfortable in the water. Singing, dancing, dumping cups of water on their heads, collecting balls, etc. Lots of safe lake and ocean exposure (life jacket, parent in water), etc. Summer swim and club swimming grew out of that, but my parents growing up didn’t do any of that, just threw me in the pool, and informal swim lessons after that. I then was on high school swim and trained as a lifeguard which I think is an essential skill that provides job skills for later in life - so we will mandate and pay for this when kids are teens.