My 4.4yr old DS has been going to swimming lessons for a couple of months now and I can't see him making any progress. I'm not expecting for him to be swimming at all, but just things like holding on to a float and kicking, he is not doing, whereas the rest of the class are. He is the only one walking around the pool, rather than doing whatever the others are doing. The class is for 4/5yr olds, so it's not like all the others are much older than him. The swimming instructor is nice and encouraging and tells him to kick his legs or whatever, but DS does it once or twice and then that's it. He is always hugging the side of the pool.
He complains that the water is too cold. It is not. The other children manage fine. He even wears a thick wetsuit unlike the other children. One of his things is that he hates getting splashed and getting his hair and face wet...hhmm 
He just wants to play in the heated baby pool, paddling around.
Do you think we should perservere with the lessons, or take a break and try another time?
He doesn't complain about going to the lessons, he normally runs in and joins in readily. If I had to take him there kicking and screaming I would have stopped by now ofcourse. So it is difficult to know what the right thing is to do.