nickypower, hahaha yeah kids love funny noises and expressions. heheheee... yes my 2 kids love playin with Daddy.
think its quite common, the mommy is for them to run to when they need nurturing (food, bath, sleep, eat), but when they wanna play, daddy's usually more fun hahahaha!
Ruffles...oh hahaha glad it brightens up ur Tue then! for Aquaducks, what they teach actually depends more on WHEN do you join, more than your age. for example, what they teach my son (3 yrs now)who has been with them since 10mths, and what they teach another 3 yr old boy who just joined, are very different.so they will def be in different class. for 1 yr old...let me recall....they sing songs in the water, splash around, turn around to the song lyrics (last time was wheels on the bus so they go up and down in the water when the bus goes up and down). they also do humpty dumpty. sing the song with the kids sitting on the ledge of the pool, then make the kids fall into the water (into parents waiting arms of course) when humpty had a great fall. there's also quiet songs during which they let them float on the water with their head supported by daddy/mommy's arms. they also have bath toys thrown into water, and the parent make the child "paddle" to grab the toy, then "paddle/swim" back to coach and put the toy(s) into the basket. also teach them to blow bubbles (at that age usually they dunno how but can try), the coach or parent will lower their face into the water and blow bubbles, and encourage the child to do so. then as they progress, they do diff levels of things. but if say ur child starts at 3yr old, then they will prob start on the same above things as well, and gauge how well they do before advancing them. i not sure about marsden though. aquaducks advance kids based on their individual progress. so if they see a child who is more advanced than the rest in the class, some coach may suggest he move to another advanced class. qite flexible.
actually i think starting such classes at a young age is better, but thats a personal opinion lah, theres many who starts later. to me, swimming is survival skills. though early lessons just appear to let the child have fun, in actual fact they are teaching the child to enjoy water, to feel comfy in water, to set the foundation to learn swimming basics. sigh...thats why i quite keen for Jazreel to start aqua but no space leh.
