DD is 3.5. She’s a wee angel, very well behaved generally. However, she’s very cautious. Always has been. She was never a climber as a baby, she isn’t much of a fan of running about wild. She likes to read, imaginative play with her dolls for hours etc.
I have signed her up for a few classes as this is her last year before school and im keen to build her confidence a bit. She also goes to nursery three days per week. She loves it there but staff say she’s quite shy and a bit timid.
Anyway. One of these classes is a swimming class. I think confidence in the water is important. She had her name on the waiting list for these lessons (which are well sought after) for ages and has now done two of them. She seems to enjoy them when she’s there.
However, at the very end of the last lesson the instructors had the kids (four of them, all same age as DD) jump into the baby pool (pretty much into the instructors’ arms). DD did it at the time, after some persuasion, but told me afterwards that she didn’t like it.
Now she’s saying she isn’t going back tomorrow. Doesn’t like swimming and that’s it.
I know that she’s only 3.5 and has years ahead of her to learn to swim. But tbh I’m not sure what the best thing to do is. They are great lessons and the other kids all love them.
She does this quite often, will enjoy something then something minor puts her off. In times gone by o have just let it go. She didn’t like ballet so we didn’t go back to that, for example. I just want her to enjoy herself.
But this class seems like such a good wee opportunity for her. DH thinks we should persuade her to go but I’m just not sure.