As Annora clings to the side of the swimming pool and Delise to her daddy’s neck, I get an anxious feeling deep in my gut. It is a feeling of fear…
As a kid I liked to be a fish in the water…water that never went past my shoulders that is. I had this fear of drowning and fear of water creeping too closely to my neck and then soon after, my head. I would say the fear was small in the beginning and I didn’t let it stunt my water growth. Once I hit a certain age, that fear grew into something bigger than I hadn’t anticipated. As I became a mommy, I was sure that I didn’t want my kiddos to experience the same type of feelings while in the water.
I started Annora in swim lessons pretty early on (18 months) and Delise wasn’t too far off from that at 2 years old. I had heard that starting them young is the best route to go. Since hearing that, there is a lot of research that also supports that (and some against it as well).
Since starting this last session, the fear of drowning (from my girls) has drastically changed, their water safety has improved, Annora wants to be healthier and I am confident they are learning a lifelong/ life saving skill. I truly feel that these lessons are extremely important and feel all parents should invest in swim lessons until their little ones are confident little swimmers.
As much as I want to wrap my girls in bubble wrap, I LOVE seeing them grow and learn!
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