Studies show that kids who swim are happier and less likely to pick fights with wall-mounted swordfish. Teach a child aquatic sparring skills with today's Groupon: for $47, you get a two-week children's swimming-lesson program, that meets three times a week, at Twigs Kids in West Carrollton (a $95 value). Choose from the following dates:

• June 27-July 8
• July 11- July 22
• July 25-August 5

Choose from the following times:

• 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
• 8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
• 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Twigs Kids, a sports-training center for children, focuses on teaching athletic prowess and safety savviness in a fun and supportive atmosphere. Inside the facility, The Dolphin Cove Swim School imparts survival splashing skills and basic strokes to kids aged three and older at five different experience levels, from students who've never seen water before to seasoned sidestrokers. During the program, students glide between stations, where specially trained instructors teach specific swimming techniques. Kids can advance independently to the next station as they master each skill and prepare to leave the pool's near-tropical 88-degree waters and start a new life in the ocean. The 45-minute class sessions feature a five-to-one student-teacher ratio.