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OP here. My parents live on a river and have a pool. We are going to live with them this summer for about a month. I don’t want to just sit around and lounge by the pool, and I will likely not relax while my DS is awake for the entire time we are there. I just want to add a layer of safety by giving him some life saving swim skills before we go. Does this type of situation warrant ISR? I don’t want to traumatize him either! [/quote]

This is actually why the AAP used to discourage swim lessons before age 4. They said it made parents too confident and actually led to more drowning. Basically, if your child is under 4, you really can't relax with them around water, swim lessons or not. I would say you should make sure all the doors are locked and, I dunno, make your son wear a life vest basically the whole time.[/quote]

Is the child going to wear the vest the whole time? Most drownings happen not during swim times but when a kid gets into the water on their own- that is why IRS doesnt recommend floaties or puddle jumpers or anything and they practice in clothes their last week of classes.  [/quote]

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