3 weeks ago, Natalie began her first ever swimming lessons. Day 1 was somewhat frustrating as I watched my always social, never fearful child put her head down and refuse to get in the water... What in the world? Day 2, same thing, but with some encouragement from her teacher, she got into the water reluctantly! By the third session the next week, Natalie was at least smiling when it came time for class. We talked beforehand about "doing our best" and how it honor's God when we do our best. You would have thought she was a different child at that point! She gave me a high five and when I asked what she was going to do, she promptly replied, "Do my best!" From that point on, Natalie was more comfortable with coming to the lessons and actually participating. She never did get to the point where she wanted the teacher to let go of her completely but she did progress so much!
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