Nor is it reasonable to hold babies accountable for their own safety. Fortunately, many proactive strategies do exist for instructing swimming skills and implementing water safety. Combining the mastery of these safety skills at the child's natural pace, with a comprehensive drowning prevention plan, can help to minimize the potential of an accident from occurring. Teach swimming safety skills with a long range outlook, introducing new skills only when our young students become prepared and able. Prepared not only physically, but mentally, emotionally and socially.
Many children learn to eventually love the water despite their negative lesson experience.
Not all children emerge from such an experience unscathed. Lessons should be geared to the level and readiness of the learner. All humans, especially infants and toddlers should be treated with honor and dignity. If your child was treated in an aggressive manner physically, emotionally or mentally in swimming lessons or for that matter in any activity I would not recommend it. Also, a condition called hyponatremia or water intoxication is a concern to some doctors, as it can be a health risk.