To stop 33 month old swimming lessons?

When they’re 3 they can go in on their own can’t they? Stop for 3 months then try again then?

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Well it doesn't exactly seem like an actual problem tbh. So people are questioning why you're fretting so much.

Or better yet when he’s 100 months old?

Take him swimming with you, and/or proper 1:1/1:2 lessons where he actually can learn to swim, at his age.

Mother and baby swimming lessons are god awful at any age but clearly aren’t suiting him now- he wants to have fun!

I used to take DD swimming at a toddler pool. Sometimes there would be a baby "class" going on in the other half of the pool. There was nothing I couldn't do with her myself. Take your child swimming, don't worry about the lessons.
As for lessons when a bit older, I think they're all different in when they're ready for them. We used to do the half-term crash courses, and to start with it was quite clear that DD wasn't yet ready to fully understand what they were telling her about how to kick, etc. Once she seemed to be able to follow their instructions, we booked her in for regular lessons.

Stop. For most people baby swimming is not the "life skill" it's sold as. It's a scam.

I gave up on lessons when mine became frustrated with them. Have concentrated on just taking them swimming myself so they are confident in the water. Adding lessons back in at an older age when they’re more physically able. Also I’ve found 1:1 or 1:2 lessons vastly more effective - so better to save money from years of group ones for a targeted approach!

@BringMeSunshineAllDayLong thats the point though really. Swimming lessons aren’t a waste for three year olds. They can and do learn to swim. I’ve opted for paid as my DS listens to other people far better than to me!

My swim school don’t recommend arm bands so I wouldn’t personally use them.

How long are you going to say his age in months? I’m imaging you saying your 60 months old has just started school.

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33 months ffs. Shall we count the weeks and days too?

DD could "swim" before starting school...

As in she past the "swimming test" (not in UK)... which was to jump in at the deep end, tread water for a minute and then get to the shaliw end. It was no actual recognisable stroke though!

They were taught how to do the arms after they could do the length of the pool. Different muscles and coordination needed.

No big deal, do what you think is best.
He’ll learn eventually.

fwiw, I hated swimming lessons but learned to swim at age 6 on the first foreign holiday we went on when mum bought me a pair of flippers. Arm bands and flippers first then ditched the arm bands because the flippers made it so easy. Then once confident, ditched the flippers ( even though they were such fun)
to prove I could swim.

DS went to baby swimming from 9 weeks and loved it. It was a progressive thing, so carried and nursery rhymes as littlies, moving on to shark fins and then lone swimming by about 2 1/2 or 3.
He did all 10 swimming stages and is very confident in the water still at nearly 16.
We live at the coast so it was really important to me he was safe.

My little boy is the same and he's just turned three. He wants to be independent and to do everything himself. We found a good compromise was the use of a pool noodle. He can swim up to about ten meters now with just that. We're around him when he swims but not holding on.

We had considered lessons but they're expensive and I don't think he could learn anything from a taught session that he couldn't with us. We did try with a trial session but he just wanted to do his own thing.

Take him swimming, keep encouraging his enjoyment of the water and you'll both be fine.

Same but not before 3, I thought they lacked the muscle tone/strength before then?

Both my kids were able to swim across a pool well before school age.

So almost 3? No wonder he’s bored in baby lessons. Quit. Sign up for proper lessons once he turns 3 so he can go in the pool without a parent and actually be taught proper swimming.

Yanbu. Stop the lessons and save the money for a few private lessons when he's school age. He'll come on leaps and bounds that way.

33 month old - I think once they get over two it's fine to say almost 3 instead of that, which sounds a bit ridiculous!

I think baby swimming lessons are just a gimmick really. The friends I know whose kids did them are at the same stage of swimming now as their peers (in year 2),so it hasn't given any advantage over those who started lessons in reception. In your position, I would just take your kid swimming for fun..

Most places do lessons once 3 and go in alone

Give up for 3 mths and start lessons at 3 when goes in pool without you

If in a baby class he is prob bored

Just take him on your own and let him have fun in the water. Being happy in the water is IMO so much more important than lessons at this sort of age.

We taught DD to swim at nearly 4 by going on holiday and being in the pool. We cancelled all swimming lessons for the kids and took them on holiday once a year and to the pool ourselves a lot. At the lessons they spent half the time on the side and the other half walking across the pool as they were really tall!