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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I never used floaties for either of my kids. [/quote]

Nobody asked you [/quote]

Shut up. I also never used floaties with either of my kids - they give a false sense of security. Besides, OPs kid is already 6 and already in swim lessons. Floaties are just being lazy and letting the kid be unattended. No. Get in the pool with your kid and practice without floaties. Stay in the shallow end.[/quote]

Agreed. Floaties are frequently banned because they are not safe. We got into the pool. Kid is now six and swims competitively - so we do not get even get in the pool with her until we need to cool off. That said, at the beach she is always in a Coast Guard-approved life jacket and we are standing with her at the shoreline, lifeguard or no lifeguard. I grew up with free range parents swimming on Great Lakes beaches with no lifeguards and had several close calls, not to mention all the riptides on the Delaware beaches. 
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