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3 year old lost confidence with swimming

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wishIwasonholiday10 · 09/01/2026 14:45

My 3 year old was enjoying pre-school swimming class and making some progress (although I’m not fussed if she learns to swim or not at this point, the class is just for fun) and was able to kick around the pool with a noodle. We had 3 weeks off with back to back illness and now she has completely lost confidence and was clinging to me in the pool the whole time and wouldn’t even stand on the bottom by herself. Anyone had something similar and did your child get their confidence back in time? It’s a class where parents get in with them but they are encouraged to kick around with the noodle and other simple things.

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OopsieeDaisy · 09/01/2026 22:53

We had a similar situation recently. It took a while but DC is now back to enjoying their swimming lessons. Perseverance and a bit of bribery worked for us!

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