The girls returned to swim lessons this week at the pool. Emma, who didn't want to get her face wet at the start of lessons this summer, is a regular guppy. There are 3 other 3-year olds in her class and she is the most adventurous, by far! Today, her teacher wanted her to push off of the pool wall and swim to her. Emma's reply: "Move farther." So, her teacher stepped back with a smile. Then, when it was time to practice jumping in, she continued to tell her to move farther back, until, eventually, she jumped all the way in (and under). (To put it in perspective, the teacher has to stand right at the wall and gently "lift" two of the other girls into the water without really getting their faces wet.)
Casey had developed some anxiety about the pool this summer after a scary experience she had at a different pool over the winter. But, despite her nervousness, she's been so brave at doing all the things her teacher asks. She was especially nervous about practicing kneeling and standing dives in the 9-foot end. For the first few days, each dive was a belly flop (ouch). But, today, she was very graceful and even practiced some extra dives with her teacher after class. (The mini-video I shot isn't her best one, but I was running between ends of the pool to try and get a video of each girl as the classes all do jumps/dives at the end.) I told Casey that doing something she needs to do, even though she's nervous or scared, makes her very brave. She liked that.
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