My daughter loves the water. At four months, I barely have to support her to keep her floating (and no I would never leave her alone near water). She smiles and coos every time I draw a bath for her and let her float around. She loves playing in it, etc. I've never been particularly gentle about it either. I put her in the shower with me and count 1, 2, 3 and she goes under the sprayer. I've done that since I brought her home. So she has no fear of it... I dunked her once on accident and when I brought her back up, half a second later, she was grinning.
I don't under any circumstances want to ruin her enjoyment of water for her... so what's the best route to go from here? I've seen way too many people my age who have serious water issues due to swim lessons they had as kids and I know she's way too young for that but... what's the best route to foster that love of water and still teach her to keep her head above water? (BTW, my impression is that the formal swim lessons around here are pretty terrible. That may have changed in the last 5 years or so, but... I'm not too trusting)
I don't under any circumstances want to ruin her enjoyment of water for her... so what's the best route to go from here? I've seen way too many people my age who have serious water issues due to swim lessons they had as kids and I know she's way too young for that but... what's the best route to foster that love of water and still teach her to keep her head above water? (BTW, my impression is that the formal swim lessons around here are pretty terrible. That may have changed in the last 5 years or so, but... I'm not too trusting)
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