STRAW POLL please.

[spidermama]

How old are you?
How many children have you?
Can they all swim?

Thanks. Just interested.

[beep]

47
4
yes

[handlemecarefully]

37
2 children
They are aged 1 and 3 and can't swim yet.

[Jimjams]

34

3 children

6 year old not sure- he's close I think as one of his long term iep targets is to get his 5m swimming badge. He did baby swimming (I suspect with Soupy's- often wondered) until he hit his autistic regression the he hated the classes (liked swimming still just hated the classes). Swimming is now his favourite lesson of the week at school- but I think there's usually only 2 of them in the pool (plus teachers). Sometimes they let him go twice.

3 year old - no- bit of a wuss.

6 month old- hardly been - its impossible with the other 2.

[troutpout]

38
2 children aged 8 and 2
Eldest can swim
youngest needs armbands

[edgetop]

44 1ds no he is starting swimming lessons on monday 10 lessons for £35

[TwinSetAndPearls]

30
1 child who is 3 and has mastered doggy paddle with some finesse!

[cerys]

36
3 children - 5, 3 and 9 months.
Eldest can swim, middle one starting lessons in September, baby can't!

[binkie]

2 kids, 43 (why that? Are you testing a theory about Older Mums?)

6yo ds can doggypaddle fine, so you could say he can "swim" I guess. He can do a wee bit (about 15m) of no-float, no-armbands, nearly recognisable front crawl.

4.5yo dd can doggypaddle too, but not as confidently. Would keep a very close watch if she were swimming without float or armbands.

[PeachyClair]

32 5, 4 and 2 TOMORROW!

none can swim. DS2 and Ds3 very water friendly, but local pool was v expensive where we used to live and like most pools operated a one parent one child rule, whcih with 3 under 5 effectively prohibited swimming (Dh would come, but couldn't make toddler group which was the only time they'd let in 2 kids as one IYSWIM, no-one else to accompany us).

Haven't been swimming since we moved, as no pool in village, will go one day perhaps but DS1 hates water and needs 1 on 1 just to get in, DS3 obviously needs 1 on 1, and ds2 is so water confident he dives if he doesn't have... 1 on 1!

So I'd need to be that two headed character I cant remember from hitchHikers!

[Pomi]

27 today no one remember my birthday though. I cant swim myself hope my 2 kids will learn when they grow up.

[charleepeters]

18
1
no only 11 months but we take him reguarly

[tarantula]

Im 34
one child(18 mnths) one step child (13)

No and yes just about

[Lizzylou]

32

1 DS (16mths) who loves going to the pool, is almost swimming with armbands on.....

[Nbg]

23
1
She's nearly 22 mths and atm hates swimming. She is very scared of the water.

[Berries]

42
2
yes

[Poots]

27
2
5 y/o - yes
2 y/o - with arm bands.

[milosmum]

me:27
DS:4 1/2
yes- he was in the water at 4months and has been swimming alone since he was 3

[ScrewballMuppet]

27
2
neither can swim without armbands

[throckenholt]

38
3
none of them (although the oldest is only just 4)

[Donbean]

35 tomorow
1 child
cant swim, hes only 2 but is water confident.

[Heathcliffscathy]

33
1 ds 22 months
no. but likes water.

[toomanypushchairs]

32
4
older 2 can, dt's are 2 1/2yrs and i've never taken them to a swimming pool,(how mean am I?)

[Aniles]

28
1
Yes

[edam]

36
1
no (ds is two)

[soapbox]

41
2
yes