What if my child doesn like the lessons and/or refuses to go (or has Nightmares, digestive or other psychosomatic symptoms associated with the lessons)?
A lot depends on the age & maturity of the child. If he is 2½ or “just” 3, you might try a Parent & Tot Transitional “Baby” class, or asking for an extension of your fees to the following year when he is older & more mature. However, if he is a 3.5 or older non or poor swimmer and you have decided to give him swimming lessons this year (a wise decision), it is important that you do not back down on his taking lessons under any circumstances. At this age you do not ask a child what he wants to do. You tell him! By the time a child is 8, however, there is no way you can “force” him to take the lessons if he really doesn’t want to. In this event, 2–way communication between parent, child and teacher is absolutely essential to make every effort to resolve any difficulties or misunderstandings “in the bud” before the situation gets “beyond the point of no return”, and this becomes a “failure experience” for parent, child & teacher. You might try him with a less aggressive, more “gentle” tea
