Hi there,
I'm looking for help, tips, pointers on how to get my 5 year old to leave the swimming pool without a battle!
This has been a problem for a few years now and is reaching the stage where we dread going because we know we are going to have to deal with shouting, crying and sometimes kicking and screaming!
We have tried having a set time for leaving giving him 15, 10 and 5 minutes warnings.
We have tried incentives/rewards (bribery!) for leaving the pool without a fuss.
But no matter what our approach, when it gets to leaving time, he just gets this look on his face like he is considering his options....and he always chooses the option of running away or jumping in the pool (and he can't swim properly yet) and generally ignoring us. He then gets upset when he loses his incentive/reward and never seems to make the connection that his behaviour has resulted in that outcome.
I am fed up of hearing "but I'll be good now" and really would like some ideas of what I can try and know if anyone else has had similar problems.
Thanks
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Help needed - 5 year old kicks off leaving pool.
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Kizma · 18/04/2016 17:04
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