tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post5222810846564738940..comments2023-06-03T06:02:45.149-07:00Comments on Private Bentina: Swim Fun!Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446085633523991387noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-61899577914291381142009-01-09T20:09:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:09:00.000-08:00I am jealous. Our local pool is cold and not fun....I am jealous. Our local pool is cold and not fun.Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676485158487357907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-6206279226939316692009-01-09T20:12:00.000-08:002009-01-09T20:12:00.000-08:00That's all free for you to go to? That's G...That's all free for you to go to? That's GREAT! We have tons of spray parks that are free, but the FW Community Center that has slides, a lazy river, hot tub, etc. costs to get in. Always fun for toddlers, and even better when it's free!Stephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06929038140832187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-60894282565559355302009-01-10T01:51:00.000-08:002009-01-10T01:51:00.000-08:00I absolutely positively think a field trip to a po...I absolutely positively think a field trip to a pool or water park is a good idea. Too many kids are afraid of water and/or never get any good old fashioned exercise. Not all parents take their kids to the pool or the park for that matter so doing a field trip, to me, is perfectly acceptable. And water safety is educational. Hilde's school age program she goes to does theme weeks when the kids are not in school and there full time. One was a theme week on water. They went ice skating one day, to a water park similar to yours one day and played water games one day. Very educational (water changes forms, etc.), and most of all, the kids LOVED it and got a ton of exercise. Just wait until Audra is old enough to be in school and go on field trips, I bet your attitude will change.Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520694321355830628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-26568836457772268782009-01-10T08:36:00.000-08:002009-01-10T08:36:00.000-08:00It's kind-of free to us. We get memberships be...It's kind-of free to us. We get memberships because we pay our HOA dues, so it's all through our HOA. That's another reason we decided we needed to utilize them.<br><br>Shells, I could totally agree with you if it was a group of 5-yr-olds with one-on-one attention being taught water safety or something. But, they were 9-year-olds just running around chasing each other and jumping on each other- a glorified recess. But, I am sure it was fun, and you are definitely right that I may change my tune in 7 years- stay tuned, there may be another post about this then!!!<br><br>It would have been cool, though, if they were doing group games like water relays and things- but, at least from what we saw, it was just a free for all. Oh, well.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446085633523991387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-47354453250100039042009-01-10T19:27:00.000-08:002009-01-10T19:27:00.000-08:00First of all, I can't wait to utilize those fa...First of all, I can't wait to utilize those facilities! And second of all, I totally agree with you, Christina, on the field trip thing. I would totally understand the teachers doing something like that the last week of school as a party-type activity but the first week back to school - in January? That just sounds weird to me.Luber familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393216365046685444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-22428310164054830502009-01-10T20:13:00.000-08:002009-01-10T20:13:00.000-08:00Looks like a ton of fun!Looks like a ton of fun!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04121549570583226311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-40452866900646911532009-01-10T21:11:00.000-08:002009-01-10T21:11:00.000-08:00Here in Oregon the 2nd graders take swimming lesso...Here in Oregon the 2nd graders take swimming lessons for two weeks every year. That means they are gone from school the entire afternoon every day for two whole weeks. I agree that kids need to learn to swim and not be afraid of the water, but is that more important than learning to read?Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15798087594885841100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-34575193169856330042009-01-11T01:30:00.000-08:002009-01-11T01:30:00.000-08:00Learning to swim can save your kids life, learning...Learning to swim can save your kids life, learning to read is an ongoing process that two weeks of swimming won't slow down, so I say, go for it!Shellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520694321355830628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438038746640767007.post-12842805913741735092009-01-11T08:54:00.000-08:002009-01-11T08:54:00.000-08:00Maybe it's one of those things that parents sh...Maybe it's one of those things that parents should teach, but because so many don't, the schools feel like they need to teach it. Kind-of like sex ed or teaching values. Heck, I had to teach my 9h graders how to organize their backpacks, which drove me nuts because that had nothing to do with German, but it was a skill they needed to know...I don't know-I have no answers:)Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446085633523991387noreply@blogger.com