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Help with Our Son's Self Confidence with Swimming

This is my first question but I have been reading other posts for a few months now and am awed at the wisdom that is available out there! This concerns my son and swimming lessons. a little bit of background - Last year he absolutely hated to get his face wet and had a healthy fear of the water. We signed him up for swimming lessons and he did make some progress with being able to hold his breath and blow bubbles under water but he never really liked to spend time at the pool. This summer, we enrolled him in swimming lessons again ...

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Are Swim Classes Worth It? If Not, How Do You Teach a Kid to Swim?

My 4 year old doesn't know how to swim yet and I'd like him to learn this summer. I initially thought I would enroll him in swimming classes but now that I know they're $20/lesson on average, I'm starting to wonder if it's worth it. I don't know the first thing to teaching a kid how to swim though. How did your kids learn and how long did it take them? Tips on how to teach? Thanks!

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Learning to Swim

at what age does it benefit a baby to take swim lessons? when do they...