So I think China has got this baby swimming thing down--somehow lock your baby's head into a flotation device, strip off their clothes, and let them figure out how to swim by hanging from their heads in a pool!! What??? Is anyone else dying laughing at this picture? This is FOR REAL, by the way. I am thinking this
might be a good idea for Jase's swim class. Hee hee. Sure would save me from all the scratching, pinching and clinging!
Ok, anyways, Jase has improved a teeny bit. Day 2 I chose to let him have more fun and waited to dunk him until the end of class. But this time I did it more like a quick, shallow "dive," than a dunk. I figured that way water might not go up his nose. I don't think he inhaled any, but he popped up out of the water screaming and crying bloody murder! Oopsie. Day 3 I decided to forgo all dunking and try to get him more comfy in the water first since he still likes to cling onto my neck. He did much better! Once the teacher got out the plastic toy balls he was able to focus on "tummy floating" (see pic below) to go get the ball (he would throw it, then I'd help him tummy float to it. He seemed to like this a lot. I also handed him a toy watering pot that he loved to fill up. I let him set it on his tummy and then I put his head on my shoulder and tried to get him to float on his back. He actually let me do it a few times! So, I am happy with today's progress. We made it out of the pool and into the car just before the clouds dumped a TON of rain on everyone! Phew!
Ok, anyways, Jase has improved a teeny bit. Day 2 I chose to let him have more fun and waited to dunk him until the end of class. But this time I did it more like a quick, shallow "dive," than a dunk. I figured that way water might not go up his nose. I don't think he inhaled any, but he popped up out of the water screaming and crying bloody murder! Oopsie. Day 3 I decided to forgo all dunking and try to get him more comfy in the water first since he still likes to cling onto my neck. He did much better! Once the teacher got out the plastic toy balls he was able to focus on "tummy floating" (see pic below) to go get the ball (he would throw it, then I'd help him tummy float to it. He seemed to like this a lot. I also handed him a toy watering pot that he loved to fill up. I let him set it on his tummy and then I put his head on my shoulder and tried to get him to float on his back. He actually let me do it a few times! So, I am happy with today's progress. We made it out of the pool and into the car just before the clouds dumped a TON of rain on everyone! Phew!
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Those floating Chinese babies are hilarious. Who in the world invented that tactic?! I'm glad Jace is getting more brave. Josh bathes our boys and he dumps water on their heads when he washes their hair. I guess we were training them to swim without knowing it. I'm sure that by the end of the classes he'll be a little fishy! Ayden (my almost 5 year old) is taking a swim class right now and they warned us in the beginning that our kids might HATE it for the first few days, but by the second week they wouldn't want to leave. Thankfully Ayden has enjoyed the whole time. Tomorrow is his last day, so we'll get some video on the blog. You should ask your instructor to take some pictures.
LOL! I love that you're posting all this swim stuff bc it's what I'm working on with Owen right now, too! I'm trying to teach him without a class... we'll see how that goes. But I'm definitely interested to hear all your tips!
so what happen to all jase's hair and big blue eyes? yve is enjoying her third summer of swim lessons. it is amazing all the improvement she has made. her first lessons were like the ones you are doing now when she was 4 and she was the same way. now she is a fish. i didn't really fine the parent child class really worth our time so we are just doing it ourselves with oliver. he loves the pool.
The Chinese babies!! Oh my goodness!! hahaha!! Can you buy those floaties online?? :)
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