No more fear of the water. Some won't have to wait years to swim. The moms step into the water clutching their toddlers. They know the drill, form a circle and start with a song. Kids won't have time to develop fears if they're in the water before they're out of diapers.
Little legs slap against the water as they hang in their mothers' arms.
The tots giggle and squeal, as their moms sing, and the kids wait for the plunging part. The shallow end of the pool turns into something out of an Esther Williams' show. He heads across the pool backstroking. Taking a break from strokes and playing on the floating mat with another tot. He's been doing this parent and tot thing since he was 6 months old.