October 17: Progress

Baby steps. In my opinion, it's the easiest, and perhaps fastest, way to get someone to do something they don't want to do or that they're afraid of doing. Even more so when that person is a child AND your son. Today, I was so proud of the baby steps my son took during his swim class. At the end of each class, each child gets to jump into the pool from the side, and the swim teacher subsequently catches the child. Well, my son's teacher has been gradually encouraging my son to put his head underwater. For some reason, my son absolutely despises water in his face, much less completely submerged underwater. But, today, my son jumped in and went completely under the water in the process. I think he was a bit surprised that he went all the way under; I could tell by the expression on his face when his popped up. But, he didn't get upset, he didn't cry...he simply smiled a big smile once he returned to the pool side. I love that kind of progress. Especially when it's my kids making it...and enjoying their success in doing so!