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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is what the American Academy of Pediatrics (and EVIDENCE) recommends:

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/143/5/e20190850/37134/Prevention-of-Drowning?autologincheck=redirected[/quote]

It says for toddler drownings:

The primary problem for this young age group is lack of barriers to prevent unanticipated, unsupervised access to water, including in swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, bathtubs, natural bodies of water, and standing water in homes (buckets, tubs, and toilets).[b] The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) found that 69% of children younger than 5 years of age were not expected to be at or in the pool at the time of a drowning incident.[/b][/quote]

This. Most kids drown at a "non swimming time." I also wonder how many of them don't know they will sink because they've never been in a pool without a puddle jumper. There is a growing movement against the use of these. [/quote]

Ugh the judgement about flotation devices would be better spent increasing access to swim classes for those who can’t afford them.

We used puddle jumpers bc as a mom of 2 young kids, the pool was stressful. We also had them spend time in the water WITHOUT the floatie, and worked to teach them to swim as early as we could.

But please realize, access to a pool is a huge privilege. Shaming people who use floatation devices is not helpful or productive. [/quote]

People who don't have access to pools are not the ones whose toddlers are wandering into them at off times. Read the articles - this family, Bodie Miller's daughter, Levi Hughes - all UMC or rich white kids. And they are ALL anti puddle jumper and blame it in some way. [/quote]

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