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Toddler/preschooler Swimming Lessons
Asked by M.S. from Minneapolis
on January 16, 2011
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My husband wants to have our daughter, who will be 3 in a couple months, start swim lessons. I'm not sure. In the summer time we go to the beach and our neighborhood...
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- Foss is awesome and I highly recommend it. She is the right age to start.
- Both of my kids were in the water from the time they were infants. Babies actually instinctively know how to hold their breath. I, personally believe that all children...
- Mine were in the pool when they were infants. I'm not sure what the perfect age is. I know I was swimming by age 3, mine were swimming by age 1. If she likes the wa...
Swimming Classes for a 6 Month Old
Asked by R.M. from Detroit
on March 19, 2008
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I would like to take my almost 6 month old son to learn how to swim. Does anyone recommend a place?
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- Sterling Hts parks and rec offers swim classes... currently they are filled til the next enrollment... you can go on-line to get the info. It depends on where you live...
- We did swim class at the Warren Community Center. The next session begins at the end of March. Unfortunately for me, the Parent-Toddler class has already filled but yo...
- The Livonia Rec Center has a great Aqua-infants swim class. They have to be 6 months old to attend. We did this with my son when he was 10 months old, and I'll be do...
Looking for Swimming Lessons for 5Yr old,Acworth or Woodstock Area
Asked by J.M. from Atlanta
on January 19, 2009
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Hi,
I have a soon to be 5yr old and she loves to swim, the problem is l would really like her to take lessons in the summer.
Do any mums out there know of any pl...
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- Do you live near the Woodstock Aquatic Center? Also, they offer lessons at Lifetime, I believe. It costs more for non-members but what a gym!
- Hi J., My husband is the lesson director for the Woodstock Swim School. It is is downtown Woodstock off of Arnold Mill Road, right behind City Hall and the Police S...
- I WOULD NOT recommend Lifetime Fitness at all! I took my 1 year old (now she's 20 months) there last summer and she ended up getting sick from something there at ...
Swimming Lessons
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on May 17, 2007
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I have been trying to find a place to take my 6 month old boy to swimming lessons.
I live in Southwest Minneapolis. I really don't want private lessons (I think priv...
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- Is there a community center by your home that you can check into? I know in IGH they have a community center and they have swimming classes for 6mo. olds. There is a...
- We go to Southdale YMCA and love it!! They have a shallow, 3 1/2 feet deep therapy pool that is warm. They do the lessons for the little guys in there so the cold doe...
- Have you tried St. Louis Park Community Education Programs? They offer lessons starting at 5 months. http://stlouispark.registryinsight.com/ittrium/servlet/visit Al...
Swimming Lessons near Rochester
Asked by C.L. from Detroit
on March 23, 2008
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My son is 14 months and I'm thinking of enrolling him in swimming lessons. Anyone had experience with a teacher or place? Any ideas?
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- My son is 14 months old also and has been enrolled at goldfish swim school for 3 months now. I absolutely love the facility and the teachers and the owner is wonderfu...
- My kids both took lessons at Lifetime fitness. I really liked their program. It was fun for the kids and they were learning. I highly recommend it. I don't think you h...
- Just go through RARA. When our daughter was little that's what we need. She's a great swimmer. C.
Swimming Lessons for 3 Year Old
Asked by S.B. from Seattle
on October 9, 2008
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So I wanted to put my daughter in swimming lessons she loves the water and is built for swimming long and lean I was just wondering if anyone knew a good place to take...
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- Hello, I believe your best bet is to have your daughter take "Survival Swimming". This not only teaches your daughter how to not be afraid of the water, but to respec...
- Try the YWCA, King County pools. Also your one year old is not too young to start.
- We took our 2 yr old to Kinderswimmer. It is at a heated pool in someone's house (indoor). They aren't very organized and don't really tell you what to do but they are...
Swimming Lessons
Asked by D.R. from New York
on March 2, 2008
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I want to take my 8 month old twins to swimming lessons at the local YMCA. The nurse at my doctors office said she thought they were too young? He felt it was approp...
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- Definitely take the lessons! You cannot introduce them to water too early. I think it is a great idea. We also took the lessons at the Y with my daughter, and she love...
- I don't know where you live, but the West Side Y has a class for "Shrimps" level. The pool was really warm and you're with the baby the entire time. My son was 8 mon...
- The Y is great for children's swimming lessons.I did it with my 3 older children and they started as infants! As long as you are there to monitor also(just for your ow...
Homeschooling a 3 Year Old
Asked by E.B. from Miami
on April 2, 2012
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Any advice on starting a cuuriculum for my 3 year old. I'm a SAHM and our budget is slim, right now I can't afford to get him into half day preschool. The least expens...
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- Get a copy of "What Every Preschooler Should Know" from the Core Knowledge Series. See: http://www.amazon.com/What-Your-Preschooler-Needs-Know/dp/0385341989/ref=sr_...
- All I know is that this gal's website was GREAT ..... tons of great ideas on here. http://www.walkingbytheway.com/blog/?p=356 This particular page talks about what th...
- at 3 you're not even really into homeschooling yet, not in the sense of curricula and lesson plans and 'what should he know?' at 3 ALL parents should be homeschooling ...
Trying to Boost My 5 Yr. Old Daughter's Self Esteem.
Asked by N.C. from Las Vegas
on September 22, 2009
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Hi I'm having a little problem with my daughter and her class mates at school. They keep telling her they don't want to be her friend, because she doesn't have teeth &...
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- oh that's so sad to read..how about setting up some playdates w/ girls/boys just a little younger than her so they can look up to her..and getting her involved in some...
- Hi N. I am so sorry your daughter is going through this. My daughter was the same except she is 10 with special needs. I put my daughter in girlscouts. I suggest...
- Hi N., I am a parent coach and I so sorry that you are having to go through this. Our kid's pain is our pain, too. As parent educator Pam Leo says, "Until we ...
