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Swimming

So we just finished swimming and Grace is doing well. She loves her Dad watching her and kicks and squeals when he catches her eye.

As I have a fear of the water, I want Grace to feel at ease with it as she grows up. So I guess I do push her a bit a swimming.  I dive her deep and when we sit them on the floating mat I let her fall into the water so that it becomes nothing scary for her. To her credit she takes it all in her stride now. No crying or spluttering, just looks around when she surfaces and starts splashing.

It's funny how you want your child to grow up without the fears you had as a kid.  Reality is she will develop her own fears and likes and dislikes and while I can try expose her to as many things as possible to help get her to be more adaptable, I can't control who she turns out to be.

Parenting is challenging.  Not so much about how tight you hold on, but about how you learn to let go.

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