Kids forget how to swim when they learn under 5 years old. It is imperative to take your baby swimming to an indoor pool during the cooler months. Learning to swim is not like learning to ride a bike. Children often develop a fear of the pool from year to year. Parents get so busy with the holidays, and the cold weather does not make it appealing to go swimming!
The last time I took Caroline swimming at my neighbor’s pool, she was so cold that I couldn’t coax her to jump in! She put her feet in the water and wanted out, but I had to pull her in the water (making it fun by laughing and tickling her.) After I let her dunk me a few times she warmed up a little and swam to the bottom to get the hat – her new game.
This winter, I have been making phone calls to find a public pool that offers family swim. Locally, I found the Cumming Aquatic Center, Cumming Georgia. It is a little far but the hours are great and I heard that the pool is warm!
Here we are. The water is warm but it’s cold in the showers!