Granger Smith "infant self-rescue" technique

[Anonymous]

Residential pools/spas/water features need to be outlawed. Or an require an insurance premium that no one could afford. But no private home or residence should be allowed to have a pool. Only the government should have pools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Residential pools/spas/water features need to be outlawed. Or an require an insurance premium that no one could afford. But no private home or residence should be allowed to have a pool. Only the government should have pools.

Are you a troll? You can't be serious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I recall she’s shared before that they were all outside watching the daughter show them her gymnastics or something along those lines and when they looked over they saw him drowning. So it may just have happened that quickly even in earshot.

A four year old drowned at a kids' birthday party we'd been invited to (but didn't go). There were adults and other kids right there.

Parties are a high risk time. Someone needs to be appointed water watcher and they do nothing else until the next adult takes over.

Totally agree with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am sure the Smiths knew pools are dangerous, but I am guessing they didn’t realize drowning is the #1 cause of death for children 4 and under or that toddlers can drown in just under 20 seconds, that drowning is totally silent, or that it often happens when kids aren’t supposed to be by the pool - not because an adult is not supervising when kids are swimming. There is a lot of focus, rightly, on things like car seats, safe sleep, etc., but water safety is something discuss relatively less frequently. Lots of parents just don’t know, and I admire her for sharing her story despite the comments she’ll get saying she’s a bad mom who should have been more careful. This is tragic and it happens to many, many good parents.

We're on page 3 of this thread and there's still no link to the story....

[Anonymous]

Link here: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/video/controversial-method-teaches-children-swim-viral-87235902

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pools are dangerous for small children. It was a deal breaker when we were house hunting.

Same. There was one house we considered for 5 minutes that had an electronic locking cover but even then we backed out. Once my kids were older we considered again, but had an issue with next door neighbors who we knew would be in our yard in our pool the minute we ever left overnight.