lolpublicpool
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jnjn
, Aug 02 2012 01:23 PM
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#6
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 01:40 PM
i started teaching my sister how to swim when she was an infant...the coolest thing i noticed is how babies instinctively know to hold their breath when under water. ok, really i just loved watching her facial expressions more than trying to teach her how to swim 
but she still learned & was never freaked out by the water
but she still learned & was never freaked out by the water
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 01:46 PM
i started teaching my sister how to swim when she was an infant...the coolest thing i noticed is how babies instinctively know to hold their breath when "held" under water. ok, really i just loved watching her facial expressions more than trying to teach her how to swim
...just freaked out by her older sister
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VibeGuide
Posted 02 August 2012 - 07:47 PM
Water wings suck and give kids a false sense of security in the water.
Sometimes I wonder if they're more for the parents than the kids.
My mom insisted on us learning to swim when we were still pretty young because she never learned & she didn't want us growing up with her fear of water. Dad was happy to oblige. I learned to swim in the ocean, talk about a trial by fire!
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 07:56 PM
Sometimes I wonder if they're more for the parents than the kids.
My mom insisted on us learning to swim when we were still pretty young because she never learned & she didn't want us growing up with her fear of water. Dad was happy to oblige. I learned to swim in the ocean, talk about a trial by fire!
Yup - false sense of security.
If you're worried about your kid drowning teach them to swim or put a decent life jacket on them, and still watch them like a hawk when they're in more than a few inches of water.
Too many kids with water wings and other blow up devices drown every year because parents think they're safe and don't pay enough attention to what's going on.
DHJ at Vibes can not save a drowning child!!!
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:11 PM
ok, good
not sure & i'm sorry i missed it. could have been running around the pool or crossing into other lanes. i didn't realize what was going on until i noticed the lifeguard telling lolchilds mom that he's in time out & can't go back in yet & then i saw lolchild crying w/ his face in his hands & then i laughed
not sure & i'm sorry i missed it. could have been running around the pool or crossing into other lanes. i didn't realize what was going on until i noticed the lifeguard telling lolchilds mom that he's in time out & can't go back in yet & then i saw lolchild crying w/ his face in his hands & then i laughed
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:21 PM
No. It brings back fond childhood memories actually.
I used to get yelled at by the lifeguards all the time.
Usually for running, but occasionally for climbing up onto a vacant lifeguard chair and doing belly flops, much to my friends' delight.
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 03:19 PM
If you're with the lolchild in the pool and paying attention, then sure they're fine.
The problem comes when parents think those devices will keep them from drowning so they don't need to watch them every second.
But if you're in the pool with the lolchild, why bother?
Why not encourage them to swim on their own instead of relying on some inflatable DHJ or whatever?
The problem comes when parents think those devices will keep them from drowning so they don't need to watch them every second.
But if you're in the pool with the lolchild, why bother?
Why not encourage them to swim on their own instead of relying on some inflatable DHJ or whatever?
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 02:04 PM
If you're with the lolchild in the pool and paying attention, then sure they're fine.
The problem comes when parents think those devices will keep them from drowning so they don't need to watch them every second.
But if you're in the pool with the lolchild, why bother?
Why not encourage them to swim on their own instead of relying on some inflatable DHJ or whatever?
because riding a 3D DHJ face down in pissy lwater is fun
