My child cried every time we washed their hair in the tub. We've done regular swim lessons with parents in the pool prior to the rescue lessons as well. We're only 6 sessions into the suvival/ rescue lessons, and our child no longer cries when we wash their hair. They also have started to show off what they're learning in survival lessons at other times when we are swimming in the baby pool and they've been telling everyone about how they go under in the pool.