Kourtney Kardashian: Is 7-months old too early for swimming lessons?

Kourtney Kardashian is People Magazine’s new “celebrity mom blogger” or some such nonsense. I wanted to hate on it last week, but her column was actually kind of interesting and it started an interesting debate about cosleeping with your baby. This week’s column probably won’t be as controversial – or maybe it will be, I have no idea. Kourtney is asking for our advice on giving her baby swimming lessons. Baby Mason Dixon is not even seven months old. Too soon?

For the long Fourth of July weekend we ALL — Mason, Scott, Kris, Kim, Khloé, Lamar, Kendall and our entire camera crew! — headed off to the Big Apple! It was Mason’s first trip to New York, where Scott was born and raised.

Scott and I enjoyed taking Mason around the city, strolling outside. What a fantastic city for children with the culture, the museums, the parks, endless activities and the energy.

We also took Mason out to the Hamptons to visit Scott’s parents, who Mason doesn’t get a chance to see every day like he does my family. Naturally, the grandparents were beyond excited to spend some nice time with their grandson relaxing by the pool.

Mason LOVES the pool! (Lots of sunscreen, a swim diaper and a big hat, of course.)

Which brings me to a subject I could use feedback on: I am thinking of having Mason start swimming lessons this summer. I’ve heard that babies become great swimmers when taught early because of their natural survival instinct to hold their breath under water. The combination of a pool and a baby does scare me if lots of caution isn’t taken though.

How does everyone feel about it? When is the right time to teach a child to swim?

[From People]

Once again, I’m not a mom and I really don’t know that much about babies in general, but it seems like there’s a difference between a mom or a dad having their baby in the pool, playing and maybe letting the baby swoop down underwater for a second, and actually paying to get the 7-month-old baby “swimming lessons”. Granted, I know it happens, and I know there’s this movement to teach babies all kinds of things, just because their little minds are like sponges. But swimming lessons?

Kourtney, Scott and Mason Dixon on July 5, 2010. Credit: WENN.