We have had our daughter in swim lessons since age 2. She didn't like the water at first but those early swim lessons helped get her used to it. Now, she's a fish. She is learning strokes this year so she is having fun swimming from her Dad to me in the "deep" end (4ft). She also enjoys diving for toys. We hardly ever put her swimmies on anymore because she prefers to try to swim by herself.
Does your child like to swim?
eggplant / 11861 posts
LOVES!!!! We definitely need to start teaching her how to swim! 18 months!!
pear / 1837 posts
My almost 4 year old loves to swim- has been like a little fish since she was a baby. We did swim lessons starting at age 2.5- she was doing amazing, really excelling and swimming independently- when she had a bad experience with a sub and wouldn't go back to lessons. She'll swim now with swimmies but won't take them off. It makes me so sad and angry- her confidence is just gone.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
LOVES. They ask to swim every day. Even my 22m gets home and points outside and goes "poool?!" We were not in our pool but twice last summer. This year DD1 (4) just figured it out herself. I was pretty impressed! But she's definitely not at the stage of swimming without a PJ on yet. She already wants to cannonball into the deep end.
grapefruit / 4800 posts
They both love it though they both have times when they're more timid in there. Right now they're both at a happy time and are making good improvements. Never done swim lessons just taken them to the pool regularly.
honeydew / 7463 posts
Loooooooves. We started swimming when he was 10-ish months. He's now 21 months and his favorite thing is being dunked. Fully submerged (obviously for a second). He laughs hysterically.
honeydew / 7917 posts
LO hated water for the longest time, but he became more comfortable last year when we signed up for our community pool. We never put him in lessons because he would have been that kid screaming bloody murder. Bath time used to be stressful for him. Now he is comfortable and worked his way up to wearing floaties. I'm bringing him in today to be evaluated for lessons at our pool. We'll see what happens. *fingers crossed*
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Yes loves the water! Tho she's obv not swimming at 18 months. We might put her in lessons next summer when she's 2.5.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
Yeah, but she just started in lessons finally (at 3.5) so she's not very confident and I'm always nervous about drowning.
grapefruit / 4817 posts
He goes through phases, but this year so far he's been absolutely nuts about it. He literally cannot get enough of the water.
nectarine / 2973 posts
She loves being in the pool but hates her swim lessons. She refuses to put her face in the water at all and cries for half of the lesson. Any advice? 
pomegranate / 3904 posts
LOVES it! She's 16 months, and we go swimming everyday. We live in Texas and have a pool in our yard, so we can swim March-September at least
hostess / papaya / 10540 posts
You would think considering how long he's been in lessons, but no. 
He enjoys playing in the water, but not swimming.
persimmon / 1111 posts
Loves it! He's 4.5 months and I can't get him out of the pool. We will start swim lessons in October, but both DH and I taught them for years
clementine / 756 posts
Yes! Well, at 9 months he doesn't swim, but he loves the water! We try to get to the pool once a week.
grapefruit / 4584 posts
Both LOVE it - they even like to float in the bathtub. My two year old happily sticks her face in any puddle of water she can find...which is super gross at the local park/splash pads.
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