Comments on: Happy Father’s Day!!!! http://chinaadopttalk.com/2009/06/21/happy-fathers-day-3/ Join the Rumor Queen as she looks for the latest rumors and then analyzes them, trying to figure out what the CCAA will do next. Tue, 22 May 2012 21:53:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: RumorQueen http://chinaadopttalk.com/2009/06/21/happy-fathers-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-64450 RumorQueen Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:48 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/?p=3567#comment-64450 Meimeiandme - I don't know of any public school systems that include swimming in the curriculum... and probably very few private schools. I know of some private high schools that have "swim teams", but the kids already know how to swim, they are just coached to swim faster, I think. Here, parents are responsible for teaching their kids, and there are adults who were never taught. We paid for one session of lessons for GG, like six or eight weeks with a once a week class, but once I saw the process, we realized we could teach her without help. TT hasn't had classes, we've just been teaching her ourselves. Meimeiandme – I don’t know of any public school systems that include swimming in the curriculum… and probably very few private schools. I know of some private high schools that have “swim teams”, but the kids already know how to swim, they are just coached to swim faster, I think.

Here, parents are responsible for teaching their kids, and there are adults who were never taught.

We paid for one session of lessons for GG, like six or eight weeks with a once a week class, but once I saw the process, we realized we could teach her without help. TT hasn’t had classes, we’ve just been teaching her ourselves.

]]> By: scdelacruz http://chinaadopttalk.com/2009/06/21/happy-fathers-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-64445 scdelacruz Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:05:28 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/?p=3567#comment-64445 I gave my husband a father's day card today even though he's technically not a father yet. We've passed the 3-year mark on the adoption this month. I'll continue to pray for our child and the adoption process. Congratulations to all the new parents this week! RQ..it sounds like you had a great day...thanks for all you do! I gave my husband a father’s day card today even though he’s technically not a father yet. We’ve passed the 3-year mark on the adoption this month. I’ll continue to pray for our child and the adoption process.

Congratulations to all the new parents this week!

RQ..it sounds like you had a great day…thanks for all you do!

]]> By: Meimeiandme http://chinaadopttalk.com/2009/06/21/happy-fathers-day-3/comment-page-1/#comment-64443 Meimeiandme Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:29:59 +0000 http://chinaadopttalk.com/?p=3567#comment-64443 Sounds like a really happy family weekend RQ. I was interested in your swimming discussion. Swim safety is very big here in Australia so most kids do swimming lessons year in, year out, from preschool age until they are about 8 or 9 when they finally graduate. Also all early primary kids do a couple of weeks, or a term, of swimming lessons each year with their school which catches the kids whose parents can't manage the regular lessons What happens America? Sounds like a really happy family weekend RQ.
I was interested in your swimming discussion. Swim safety is very big here in Australia so most kids do swimming lessons year in, year out, from preschool age until they are about 8 or 9 when they finally graduate. Also all early primary kids do a couple of weeks, or a term, of swimming lessons each year with their school which catches the kids whose parents can’t manage the regular lessons What happens America?

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