baby swimming

[c.a.cullum]

ahhh.. bless his heart.. he obviously got so excited it tired him out!! i really wanna start taking my 2 swimming weekly, its just a bit difficult coz i'd have to hold 2 babies.. me and my husband r gonna try and sort something out for the weekends... it made me think bout it properly after reading wot debi said... i think it is true that we shud teach our children to swim.. it is very important!!

Charley - you might not need to juggle 2 babies in the pool by yourself if you find a swimming school that takes toddlers - your daughter (i think she's the oldest?) could have a lesson while you do a parent and baby class with your son - try looking into it, it'll be worth it I promise!

[c.a.cullum]

i dint think of that... definitely gonna look into it.. amys always asking to go swimming and i kno its summit she'l defo benefit from!! i'l let u kno how i get on!!

Yeah, let me know - good luck!

[c.a.cullum]

well i have had a look on the internet and phoned a couple of classes but they were ridiculously priced... one was gonna cost me £171 for ten weeks!!! i cant afford that!!!! i'l keep looking tho coz i kno there r cheaper ones out there!!! i used to have swim classes when i was little so i kno they r out there somewhere!!!

Well, as a guide, where I live if you have lessons at a council pool, they are about £3 per lesson (payable termly) but they don't take kids until they're 5 and they can have up to 20 kids in a class. We charge £6.50 per lesson (payable half termly or termly), but we have a teacher in the water with the kids, and a maximum of 6 in a class. Hope that helps a little, just keep it in mind. If only you lived a little closer.......................lol!

[c.a.cullum]

that does help.. thank u... shame i dint live closer... wudnt mind her being taught by u... u definitely kno ur stuff!!! i think i'l prob just take them with my hubby.. as long as they r in the water and get to kno it.. thats better than nothing!! :smile:

Of course! You just have to set your mind to do it though. I used to find that if I took mine myself I always used to come up with excuses as to why I couldn't go this day or that which is why they all have lessons - if I've paid for something in advance, they're doing it! Good luck anyway, let me know how it goes!

[c.a.cullum]

i kno exactly what u mean... but i am going to do it!!! also it'l be something to do... we r always lost 4 summit to do at weekends.. so now we'l have no excuse!! also i just found out that my local swimming pool has a splash session saturday mornings... specially for parents and toddlers!! :smile:

Excellent! The kids'll love it! And learning through play is one of the best ways to do anything.