Thursday, August 18, 2016
Swimming update
Swimming update
I was able to accompany Matthew to his first swimming lesson of the new year today. Hes still in stage 1, but is now one of the better swimmers in the group. He was able to swim across the small pool on his back without stopping, and although he had to stop a couple of times while swimming on his front, he definitely seems to be better than the last time I saw him. He swims with his face in the water (wearing goggles), but apparently the instructors like this because one of the targets for stage 2 is to not be afraid to swim with your face under the surface. The only problem is that he stops swimming and stands up to catch his breath - he needs to learn to pull his head up for air while swimming, which I guess will come with practice.
This evening, Matthew tried mouthwash for the first time (we bought him one for 6+) but he found it hard not to swallow it. He got upset when he swallowed a small amount because we warned him it would be dangerous (in an attempt to make sure he didnt swallow it!). Ive told him that hell have to practice with water until hes able to use the mouthwash.
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