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I put swimming lessons in a different category than other activities, because being able to swim can save you from drowning. (Whether 2 is the right age for yo
by dripton 10y ago
I put swimming lessons in a different category than other activities, because being able to swim can save you from drowning. (Whether 2 is the right age for your kid, I don't know. But I'd like to see all kids get them at some point. I got them in elementary school, during the school day, and I think that was a fantastic use of tax dollars and school time.)
My wife and I were not big activity pushers. Besides the swimming lessons that I insisted on for safety reasons, our kid did some gymnastics, and some music lessons. Didn't really like either, and we let her stop doing both.
- codegeek 10y agoI agree. Swimming is definitely a must for me too. It is just that I wasn't sure if we need to start that early.
- SCHiM 10y agoIn the Netherlands it's almost mandatory, and almost every parent takes their children to swimming lessons. I started learning when I was perhaps 3 or 4 years old. It's not only good for the kid, it's fun too. I fondly remember the Saturday mornings of my early childhood as the best time of the week, because I got to spend my morning swimming in the pool. By the time I was eight or nine years old I was a proficient swimmer and the visits to the pool stopped :/
- protomyth 10y agoIt actually helps quite a lot earlier just from an activity point of view. Plus it opens a lot of possible activities.
- protomyth 10y agoTeam sports is actually pretty good young. They get used to some structure and get to be with other children they normally don't play with. Winning and losing at that age isn't quite the problem it becomes if they start later[1] in life experiencing those concepts. Plus, you might find some problems with certain skills that could lead to earlier treatment when the child is still developing. 1) and for the love of $DIETY do not let it bother you