6/9/11 Week one of swimming lessons was interesting, especially for Luke. Being a 3 year old, I just wanted Luke to get used to being in the water and liking it, that was my goal for him. He hasn’t been in the water much since last summer. The first two days they worked with him gradually getting him in the water without forcing anything. He was getting a little braver, but still pretty cautious. He was in a class of 5, so a new teacher was brought in and day 3 his class was divided. In the first 5 minutes with his new teacher, she dunked him. I was shocked. In the years Jayden and Jacob took swim lessons, age, 3, 4, and 5, they never did that and never made a child do anything they were not ready for. Luke cried for a very long time and was scared to death to go in the water. His teacher made him, also made him put his mouth in the water by pulling him down, made him back float while he was screaming in fear. I was so upset! Luke was obviously not ready for those things and he was only growing more and more scared. I went to him a couple times and got him calmed down. This only made the teacher feel that he was crying because he saw me. Ugh! As a parent, you want to protect your child and keep them safe, this was so hard to watch. Then I praised Luke a ton and told him he wouldn’t have to put his head in the water anymore. The very next day the teacher did it again. I pulled him out of the class and decided I would work with him myslef.
Jayden and Jacob were doing awesome progressing each day. Jake jumped off the diving board and Jayden was starting to dive.
Jayden and Jacob were doing awesome progressing each day. Jake jumped off the diving board and Jayden was starting to dive.
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