Lauren's Swimming Class

Last night Lauren had her swimming class. At the end she stayed again to work with the teacher on jumping in. She needs to get past this to move on to the next phase. She still has major anxiety issues about jumping off the side or off the block. She is now able to jump off the side of the pool without too much trouble, but the block is another story. After jumping in a couple of times the teacher asked her to try the block. He anxiety level went through the roof. She kept going from foot to foot and started to cry. It didn't matter what we said, she was a reck. I even tried to bribe her with a dollar. NO GO. I then suggested that she sit on the block and go from there. I think the problem is the height. That did the trick. We got her to do it twice. Baby steps, just think baby steps. She was funny. The minute she came out of the water the first time, she asked for her dollar. When we were heading for the showers, she asked if I was mad. I told her I was very proud that she was working hard. I told her she would get there and we would keep working at it. With Lauren, its a constant thing. She always need to know that she is loved and is doing good. I just wish it wasn't so hard for her. She wants to do things, but is always worried about doing it wrong.