My twins began swim lessons in March. Recently, they completed their third set of lessons. Each session meets Monday thru Thursday for two weeks. When Eric was 3, he had one set of lessons, Erin had none. But they both could get around the pool very well at an early age. They had the advantage of living in Florida, Guam, and Hawaii where they could swim daily. But we lived in Illinois when the twins were 3. So they didn't get much opportunity to swim. We did try one set of lessons at the YMCA in IL. It was a complete waste of money because they cried through every lesson. We finally just gave up.
When we moved here, a friend told me about the great swim lessons at our community pool. She said the instructors were very good. So I signed them up. Zachary was ok with going. Nathan became scared of the water this past year and only wanted to play by the stairs. He didn't even want to jump in if Mario and I were catching him. So he cried and said he didn't want to go to swim lessons. I talked to the teacher and she said that she was fine with just grabbing him and taking him into the water. I thought, this will never work. Within 30 seconds she had calmed him down and had him doing exactly what she told him to do. My friend was right, these instructors are terrific. Nathan did cry at the beginning of each lesson for the next week. But then he started enjoying them and looking forward to them. When he didn't have a lesson on the weekend, he would ask me to take him to the pool and give him a lesson.
So, to make a long story short, Nathan loves swim lessons now. It is his favorite thing to do. He calls himself an otter. Both boys can do the back stroke across the pool. Zachary is getting pretty good at freestyle and Nathan is working at it. Unfortunately, Zachary says he doesn't want any more lessons. He's in the "I know it all phase." He feels that because he can get across the pool, he doesn't need more lessons. I should be happy. It will save me a fortune. Nathan can't get enough of the lessons and will be disappointed to find out that he probably will only be able to take one more set since he will be start kindergarten soon.
The best part is now I can take the kids to the pool and not get in! I can't relax at all since I now have two boys in the middle of the pool and of course no where close to each other. So I have to constantly scan the pool to make sure they are safe.
When we moved here, a friend told me about the great swim lessons at our community pool. She said the instructors were very good. So I signed them up. Zachary was ok with going. Nathan became scared of the water this past year and only wanted to play by the stairs. He didn't even want to jump in if Mario and I were catching him. So he cried and said he didn't want to go to swim lessons. I talked to the teacher and she said that she was fine with just grabbing him and taking him into the water. I thought, this will never work. Within 30 seconds she had calmed him down and had him doing exactly what she told him to do. My friend was right, these instructors are terrific. Nathan did cry at the beginning of each lesson for the next week. But then he started enjoying them and looking forward to them. When he didn't have a lesson on the weekend, he would ask me to take him to the pool and give him a lesson.
So, to make a long story short, Nathan loves swim lessons now. It is his favorite thing to do. He calls himself an otter. Both boys can do the back stroke across the pool. Zachary is getting pretty good at freestyle and Nathan is working at it. Unfortunately, Zachary says he doesn't want any more lessons. He's in the "I know it all phase." He feels that because he can get across the pool, he doesn't need more lessons. I should be happy. It will save me a fortune. Nathan can't get enough of the lessons and will be disappointed to find out that he probably will only be able to take one more set since he will be start kindergarten soon.
The best part is now I can take the kids to the pool and not get in! I can't relax at all since I now have two boys in the middle of the pool and of course no where close to each other. So I have to constantly scan the pool to make sure they are safe.
I am excited because now I can go visit grandma and papa in FL and not worry about them drowning in their pool. The instructors taught them to immediately turn over on their backs so that they can save themselves if they accidentally fall in. Thank you Amber and Johanna! You are the best!
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Great Job, Zach and Nathan!!! Maybe when Justin sees them swimming around the pool with no floaties, he'll want to learn how to swim.
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