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How awful, poor lad. Can you not accidentally nudge that evil b***h so she falls in the pool. That is no way to treat a child who is trying his best.
Wish him luck from me to do really well and show the old bat he can do even better than the bronze standard.
Lizx

What a terrible story, this does not help a child's confidence.
When I was a wee kiddy (a long time ago) I was sent for swimming lesoons at a beach pool. I was so frightened of the water and the teacher put her foot on my head and held me under. I cried all the way home and my Dad was beside himself.
Consequently I am no great swimmer and hate to have my face in water.
This teacher has made a mistake herself and is taking it out on your son. How rude is she, someone needs to report her.
SD xxx

SD, I had a similar experience at our outdoor pool when the school took us to learn to swim. We were told to stand in a circle in the water and hold hands and the alternate people lay back and kick their legs. My 'pals' either side thought it would be funny to let go of me and that was my confidence gone, I hadn't been feeling great about it in the first place. My parents weren't the kind to take us to a pool so was my first visit and I was petrified. Have never mastered swimming but made darn sure my son could do it, he was learning at two and loves swimming, he always had good kind teachers.
Lizx

well you kjnow what id do




complain to who evers above her
cos she sound s like she got severe problem
shed blinkin well have a problem, it would be me,

bless him, tell him he got the award cos he good and did deserve it, no ifs and s or buts, its his,
so nah nah na na nah to miss coldiz

What a rotten woman,

He done well love him, and deserves a medal.

We never learned to swim, and I still cant, so I admire anyone who can.

The reason we did not learn, was I was at school during the war, and can you imagine trying to get kids out of the pool and dressed when an air raid started.

I tried many times later on, but was always frightened of the water.

Shove her in the Deep End and hold her down.Children should be encouraged to swim all the time, however long it takes.If she does things like that she is totally irresponsable and should not be allowed to hold that position,Boss or Not.Perhaps she should be Forced to play in a "Water Polo" team and kept in the Deep End.Then she will really learn how to give and accept encouragement.**M**.

What about getting him to join the local swimming club.

Did this with my two and they were taught to swim correctly. They did not want to swim competively but they had a very good start.

Jan in Kent

If that had happened to any of mine I would have taken them out and gone elsewhere. That's awful!

My daughter jumped in the deep end for the first time on Thursday without holding on to a pole. But instead of being pleased about it she said it wasn't an achievement it was nothing, to which my reply was 'oh yes it is something. It matters to me and your dad. We are so proud of you'.

She told me that when she told the other children in her group they replied that it was nothing as they could already do it. So my daughter thought that it was nothing. Since thursday both me, OH and her Nana have praised her for overcoming her fear of jumping in the deep end because it had been a big deal to her. I think she's got the message now. xx