Coaching Patience Kids Learning Speeds in the Pool
The first day a child puts their face in the water rarely looks like a milestone photo. It is sputters and second guesses, some smiles, sometimes a quiet shiver while they watch other kids kick and splash. I have coached hundreds of kids in the water, from toddlers who won’t let go of a parent’s shirt to school-age beginners with sharp athletic instincts and zero breath control. The biggest constant is not age or even fear. It is the rate of learning. Some kids leap from fi