Stacelou
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Hello,
My 14 year old son was doing great in scuba classes with my husband and 16 year old son. He does want to dive, this is not a "forced" activity. Then on the 2nd dive he had to hold his mask off for one minute and put it back on. He had trouble getting it back on and headed for the surface. Now he says he is thinking too much about all that can happen. He says he does want to finish, but we hired an instructor for a private lesson and he told her after an hour of "surface" practice that he didn't want to dive below.... He told me he was thinking too much. He now says he wants to go again with his father there. Anyone else had this happen after once being comfortable then got scared?
I wish they would take him down 10ft, then 15... etc... but the platform they have is at 30ft so that's where they go.
If he wants to continue I want to support him, but I'm not sure how to do it. My husband who is certified and was taking a refresher to be there for him says it will just take time for him to get comfortable again.
Thanks for anything you can offer me
My 14 year old son was doing great in scuba classes with my husband and 16 year old son. He does want to dive, this is not a "forced" activity. Then on the 2nd dive he had to hold his mask off for one minute and put it back on. He had trouble getting it back on and headed for the surface. Now he says he is thinking too much about all that can happen. He says he does want to finish, but we hired an instructor for a private lesson and he told her after an hour of "surface" practice that he didn't want to dive below.... He told me he was thinking too much. He now says he wants to go again with his father there. Anyone else had this happen after once being comfortable then got scared?
I wish they would take him down 10ft, then 15... etc... but the platform they have is at 30ft so that's where they go.
If he wants to continue I want to support him, but I'm not sure how to do it. My husband who is certified and was taking a refresher to be there for him says it will just take time for him to get comfortable again.
Thanks for anything you can offer me