Hi, ds1 is 6 and in year 1. He's been having swimming lessons on and off since he was in pre-school. At the moment he is attending a group lesson once a week for half an hour with about 4/5 other kids.
He's comfortable in the water and enjoys swimming but he still can't swim unaided at all. I'm thinking about moving him to a new place as where he is now is quite far away and when I spoke to them they said he would have to start at level 1. I have visions of him lined up with a load of 3/4 year olds half his size and am worried it's going to knock his confidence.
My nieces/nephew/friends kids are all able to swim unaided and are much younger but I don't know what the norm is if you see what I mean.
How old were your DC when they swam unaided?
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6 year old struggling learning to swim
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JammyGeorge · 07/06/2016 15:53
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