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Swim lessons

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I started swimming lessons with DD about a month ago.  She seems to like it but it is hard to tell with her since she has a very serious face unless something is absolutely hysterical to her.  I was talking to a swim instructor where I work and she asked me if they did "forced submerging?" I told her how the instructor put DD under water a couple of times each class and how DD seemed fine with it.  She was not a fan of doing this.  Apparently this is a hot topic that I knew nothing about.  Anyone have views, opinions or experiences of their own to share?
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  • mesrmesr
    when we did baby swim with dd1, we did dunk her as part of the class.  we gave her a warning, like 1, 2, 3 and then dunk.  it was no big deal, and she didn't seem phased at all.
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  • klovesp95klovesp95
    We did swimming at the local Y when dd was 6 months. They did do the dunking but it freaked me out. DH was the one in the water with her and he only allowed it on one or two times. They basically counted 1,2,3 and then blew a puff of air in their face so they'd take a breath in before being dunked. She is scheduled to start lessons again in a week and I'm curious to see what others say. I imagine that maybe the concern is with dry drowning? Which I knew nothing about until after the fact.
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  • mom6311mom6311 member
    imagemesr:
    when we did baby swim with dd1, we did dunk her as part of the class.  we gave her a warning, like 1, 2, 3 and then dunk.  it was no big deal, and she didn't seem phased at all.
    This is exactly what we did with DD's swim lessons that just ended. I've never heard anything bad about it, so I'm curious what other will say....
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  • chuicafinachuicafina member

    We did it with DS too and he was totally fine with it right from the beginning. The first time he seemed a little startled and after that he just went with it. Now he is really laid back about getting water in his eyes and even likes to stick his head under the running bath faucet. I think it probably helped him get used to the water, and if nothing else it certainly doesn't seem to have scarred him! 

    If he had reacted negatively after the first dunk, I might have considered holding off for a while before dunking again. 

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  • MrsIMrsI member
    They did with DD at hers too but one night we came home and she threw up a TON of water. From that point on we wouldn't let them dunk her anymore.
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  • Rachel5782Rachel5782 member

    I taught swim lessons to 2- 5 year olds and we would dunk them quickly just to get them used to their faces getting wet.  I do the same with LO when I take him swimming.  However I'm pretty conscious of making sure he doesn't swallow too much water.  If I see him choking when I bring him back up, I'll wait a while before doing again or I may wait another day before doing again.  You don't need to do it a ton of times to get them comfortable with the water.  It's worked out pretty well because he loves getting in the water and has no problem when his face gets wet.  I guess I've just seen too many 5 year olds who are total chickens when it comes to getting in the pool.  My SIL refused to pour water on her sons face or dunk him even once in the pool when he was younger.  Now that he's older he hates getting in the pool because he's afraid to get splashed.  

    Edi: I also know that 2 year olds are a lot older than our LOs.  This is why I only dunk him a couple times per swim session and I would stop immediately if he showed any signs of distress.   I certainly don't want him to have a negative associations with the water.  That would totally ruin what Im trying to accomplish.

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