08-13-2006, 06:55 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Cell
Alright, well if you want me to be *serious* I'll give it a try.
Tell him to stay in the shallow end (if this pool indeed has one-- it better, or this plan goes to shit right here) until he feels comfortable enough. Tell him to slowly edge out into deeper water until he doesn't feel comfortable doing so any more. When he gains confidence at a certain depth, tell him to move out a little further. Eventually, he should be in the deepest part of the water and be fairly comfortable. This might take a few days or weeks depending on how long it takes for your buddy to gain water confidence, but that might work. You could also try being out there with him for the first few attempts, and as he gets better at it let him go by himself.
If you're in a lake or ocean, try doing the same thing, only obviously the shore only gets deeper as you go out...
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
He has to have his feet on ground, or so he says.
@ Bun: If I try that, I might have one friend less. >.>
Meh, I'll check up tomorrow.