he like going but he dosent want to get inside he cry when i put inside when i hold him in my arms help
2006-06-23 23:48:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
at what age does child like to get in the water
2006-06-29 00:21:04 · update #1
Give him his space and don't force him into it. What you can do is put him in a bathingsuit and water wings (if he'll let you put those on) and let him play close to the pool while you swim. He should start approaching the pool little by little. The main thing is that they enjoy it.
My son was that way too, he went from loving the pool as a baby to being scared to death of it after at age 2. He wouldn't even let me put on the water wings. So I just let him be and he started by getting in and staying on the first step and then the second, etc. Until one day he got up the courage to go into the pool with some floating toys and loved it. He was 4.
2006-07-03 02:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by slackster1998 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him lots of flotation devices and don't splash him or dunk him underwater. Be sure that you are always with him so he has a sense of security. To a toddler, the pool probably looks like the ocean and he's a little scared. Just be with him and reassure him that you are not going to let anything happen to him. Lots of water toys make it fun too.
2006-07-03 06:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by Samba Queen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't try to push him into liking it. The best thing you can do is show him other people (like family members, or people he knows) having a good time in the pool. He'll want to join them at some point.
2006-06-23 23:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a toddler, I had a little inflatable innertube type thing that I'd ride in when I was in a pool. It was like an innertube but had 2 holes for my legs instead of one big hole like your typical innertube. You might want to look for something like that for him. From what I've been told, I loved mine.
2006-06-23 23:51:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had to take my daughter to the lake and let her go in the water on her own now i cant keep her out of the pool that might help u good luck
2006-07-03 12:21:12 · answer #5 · answered by Sissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't force him, he'll go in when he's ready. My youngest son had an inflatable toy, and one day, he walked down the steps and just went into the pool while wearing his inflatable. He absolutely loved it! Be patient!
2006-07-03 04:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by grandm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cousin was like that, what we did w/ him was we put enough water in th ebathtub, so he could play in it and the play w/ him in a sprinkler, and then buy one of those really little plastic pools and put a little bit of water in it and put some of his bath toys in. hope i helped.
2006-07-03 01:12:36 · answer #7 · answered by Leesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if he saw other kids his age in water. But I wouldn't force him. Could leave emotional scars.
2006-07-01 20:30:23 · answer #8 · answered by msjuliet2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't make him. That's the problem. Challenge him in a fun way and when he is ready he will go in.
2006-06-24 01:11:25 · answer #9 · answered by heartwhisperer2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Convince him it's not the same thing as taking a bath?
2006-06-23 23:52:14 · answer #10 · answered by missinglincoln 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋