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I was painfully truthful with difficult child 2 tonight.
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 456155" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>This is a long shot - its hard to get, but might be worth it... if you can afford it, or if there is funding for it I don't know.</p><p>Could you get an "assigned assistant instructor"? What that means is paying for a second instructor (coach, whatever word) to be involved specifically for the benefit of your son - but <u>not paying anything close to exclusive attention</u> to you son. Know what I mean?? You need someone who steps forward with extra tips and tricks when your son doesn't quite "get it", mentors the social skills aspect (like the situation you described - this second instructor would have been OUT of the pool dealing with all the kids who were not IN the pool - and specifically helping your son)... Does any of this make sense? I'm trying to get this for advanced swimming lessons... I know it is available, but you have to pay for it here.</p><p></p><p>There are also sports organizations who will pair a young adult with a pre-teen or teen involved in sports - this person would be involved either formally or informally as a member of the team, attend all practices etc. - but would specifically be looking out for your son's social needs, mentoring, etc. At this age, its "cool" to have an 18-yr-old to hang out with... or a 21yo univ. student who's getting a psychology major, for example.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 456155, member: 11791"] This is a long shot - its hard to get, but might be worth it... if you can afford it, or if there is funding for it I don't know. Could you get an "assigned assistant instructor"? What that means is paying for a second instructor (coach, whatever word) to be involved specifically for the benefit of your son - but [U]not paying anything close to exclusive attention[/U] to you son. Know what I mean?? You need someone who steps forward with extra tips and tricks when your son doesn't quite "get it", mentors the social skills aspect (like the situation you described - this second instructor would have been OUT of the pool dealing with all the kids who were not IN the pool - and specifically helping your son)... Does any of this make sense? I'm trying to get this for advanced swimming lessons... I know it is available, but you have to pay for it here. There are also sports organizations who will pair a young adult with a pre-teen or teen involved in sports - this person would be involved either formally or informally as a member of the team, attend all practices etc. - but would specifically be looking out for your son's social needs, mentoring, etc. At this age, its "cool" to have an 18-yr-old to hang out with... or a 21yo univ. student who's getting a psychology major, for example. [/QUOTE]
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