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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say if there is a competent lifeguard and your child is at least 8 and a good swimmer (like on the swim team) you are probably ok reading with lookups. [/quote]

Look ups might seem reassuring but they won’t help from a safety perspective. They do help with behavior but you would have to look up at just the right second to help a drowning swimmer.

Just this week I rescued a drowning kid from my pool while I was chatting with the mom. She was in the pool staring at him and didn’t know her kid was dying. I kept my cool and didn’t make a big deal (and the lifeguard might have come if it had gone on longer) but [b]drowning is scary and happens silently and quickly.[/b] [/quote]

My kid was in the pool last year, and I was sitting on the edge, about six feet away.  She went under, and didn't make a sound.  Her head tilted back, her arms went out, and it was 100 percent silent.  There were three adults standing within arms' reach of her who didn't notice a thing.  I hopped in immediately and grabbed her, and no harm done, but it really is incredible how quickly and quietly it happens.  I do not read when she's in the water, unless another adult is on designated kid-watching duty.  Some adult should have eyes on the kids at all times, and a lifeguard at a busy pool doesn't count.  [/quote]

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