? for AG pool owners with kids

[GraceByDesign]

3 children + 2 ages = a set of twins??

Do any of them swim at all?

Over the course of 8 summers, beginning when dd was just shy of a year old, we worked our way up from the 'turtle sandbox', through several sizes of snap-sets that we rigged with a sand filter, and then on to the blue donuts. Our plans were to get a permanent AGP this year, but the budget will not allow for it, again.
IMHO, if your children don't swim yet, you may want to start with something smaller (and shallower) for a couple of summers. As CarlD (or maybe Poconos) says, you get just as wet in a donut pool!

[zebfam]

My daughter who is almost 6 loves to swim and my son does pretty well but has not been exposed to the water as often as my older daughter.
We were considering a intex metal frame BUT I am too concerned about the safety issues with a non enclosed pool. My son is a climber !!

[Kimrst]

My frame pool didn't happen till both my kids were in HS and then only because I wanted/needed something to relax in with a cool beverage after working all day. I agree with Grace, save your $$ and try a little pool and see how it goes. Both my kids leared to swim in school in swimming programs. (They taught them how and then our daughter went on to swim competitively in HS.) I don't think I would have liked the risk of having a pool in my yard when they were very small. A splasher pool where they can frog around more safely, without spending a lot of $$ might just be the thing to try before you go to the expense of installing a big pool. Good Luck and welcome to the group. Kimrst