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teaching a toddler to swim....
« on: March 02, 2010, 20:44:29 pm »
hi there, I have been taking 16 mnth old ds swimming a lot recently and he loves it...he's very confident and I want to help him to learn to swim.....should I enlist him into a group or is it fine to just play with him and get him to use his arms and legs until he can tread water?  Or am I expecting too much from him ;D



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Re: teaching a toddler to swim....
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 21:47:42 pm »
Groups are good for teaching you ideas.   DS loves, loves LOVES waterbabies :)

You could always go to a couple of group lessons, then go swimming on your own instead of the group (or as well as the group)

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Re: teaching a toddler to swim....
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2010, 07:59:09 am »
yes, thanks, i will see what's on.  ;D



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Re: teaching a toddler to swim....
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2010, 04:23:54 am »
groups are great but i've found they are really free time with an instructor wandering around.  it's a good incentive to make you go once a week though.
   

   


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Re: teaching a toddler to swim....
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2010, 04:26:45 am »
I liked lessons because if I was paying then I would definitely go!!  I really wish we lived closer to an indoor pool because Spencer will now blow bubbles in the tub and put her head under the water all on her own, I think she would love swimming lessons.
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Re: teaching a toddler to swim....
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 20:37:49 pm »
ah bless her, that's really brave~sounds like she is a water baby like my DS, he likes to walk around in the baby pool without me holding him like he's a man about town all cocky and laughing/calling out to other people. ;D