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Forcing exercise?

NAS75635

Hi,

Should I force my daughter to exercise?

My high functioning 11 yr old daughter used to have swimming lessons but hated going as part of a group.

An orthopedic surgeon told me that she should swim during her teenage years because it is good for her back development.

I told her that as an alternate she can swim lengths with me on the weekend- she could do one or the other at her choice.

She is now refusing to swim with me on the weekend and I dont know whether to insist or not or just put her back in the group lesson for not playing her part of the bargain.

I just do not know what to do anymore.

If we do not go then apart from school and meal times, she does not leave her bedroom at all.

Any thoughts??

 thank you.

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  • There are many many sensory issues involved with swimming, the noise, lighting, being wet, having to get dry/dressed afterwards. It’s been a very long time since I went swimming but I exercise in other ways but I could physically swim if I wanted to or fell in. Was it a fairly random comment from the orthopaedic surgeon or does she have back problems? If she has no medical need to swim and she has already got badges for swimming a good distance I personally would try and find something else that she would enjoy more. Or see if there is a way to mitigate the parts of swimming she doesn’t like

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  • There are many many sensory issues involved with swimming, the noise, lighting, being wet, having to get dry/dressed afterwards. It’s been a very long time since I went swimming but I exercise in other ways but I could physically swim if I wanted to or fell in. Was it a fairly random comment from the orthopaedic surgeon or does she have back problems? If she has no medical need to swim and she has already got badges for swimming a good distance I personally would try and find something else that she would enjoy more. Or see if there is a way to mitigate the parts of swimming she doesn’t like

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