Swim Disaster

If it was just a question of being cold. then sitting her on the edge with a towel around her shoulders should have made her ok. And if she was having fun kicking her feet in the water while you were holding her then it was probably ljust the cold. How long did you wait for her to get used to it??

I wonder more if maybe she was getting sick and was just feeling off.

i think if you are patient with her and pick a place with warmer water she should be fine, but i do sort of agree iwth hubby that you don't want to wait a month to take her back because that negative experience will take on more weight in her mind.

Trust YOUR instincts. Guys can be so wrong about stuff like this. If he insists, take her to a heated indoor pool, or a wading pool, and see how she does. If she is afraid, she'll ease into it with the warm shallow water and will probably be back to her old self.

Is there a hot tub at the facility you can use instead? Maybe compromise and go there instead? My son fell in our pool once. We were both close by and able to grab him before he even went under. But the water was ICE cold, it was winter. Obviously, he was scared by the incident and kept saying he "didn't like swimming''. We knew it could leave a lasting impression. So after getting him warmed up and calmed down we all put on our swim suits and got in the hot tub. It took a few minutes for him to stop being clingy. But after a bit he was back to enjoying the water.

We live in florida. You daughter must take and pass a sink and swim class. It is important. It can very well save her life. Additionally when she gets a bit older and you put her in part time vpk sign her up for the swim classes the school does. Alot of times when its not the parent teaching its easier on them.

Your child is growing up in Florida . . . trust me she will be very comfortable in the water. I watched both my boys do it, and we didn't move here until they were 6 & 3.

You're probably right about the cold. I'd just take her a bit every week and go slow. I did want my kids learning to swim pretty quickly because we have a pool.

Wait until the water is warmer. Its TORTURE getting in when its cold! Even tho its warming up here in AZ already, we are not swimming yet, and my son has been checking the water literally every day for a month! She will get right in when its warmer so just wait so it isn't so much stress on everyone (really meaning YOU!). Good luck!

I think you should do what is going go be to less stressful for the both of you, maybe try again when you have help too:-)

Eh....maybe....I'd give it another try.
I've never had trouble with man-on-man coverage at a pool.
Hopefully you can go when the water is a little warmer!