There are a lot of great suggestions here. I might be coming back to this thread when swimming lessons start in January. I purposely chose swimming next because my risk-averse DS4 won't even put his face in the water. It's going to be a major challenge, for son and mom alike, and I know I'm going to need all the pep talk material I can get. I've signed him up for back to back sessions (three solid months) and might even do a third so he has time to take baby steps and keep at it long enough to see some real progress by summer.