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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.facebook.com/WaterGuardiansLevisLegacy/posts/levi-wore-a-puddle-jumper-in-the-pool-mere-hours-before-he-died-i-thought-i-was-/400424450568839/

I don't know how you could read/watch this and ever use a puddle jumper again. Its willful ignorance. [/quote]

The issue is people using puddle jumpers INSTEAD of swim lessons. That post and video both clearly explain the risk of puddle jumpers which is that they put kids in an upright position in the pool when they need to learn out to float on their backs. No one is advising using the puddle jumper that way on this thread.

We used the puddle jumper CONCURRENTLY with swim lessons that emphasized water safety and proper position. We also never let our kid go in or near the water unsupervised regardless of whether they were wearing a puddle jumper or not.

The scenario you are talking about is a child with no swim training whatsoever who acclimates to wearing a puddle jumper in the pool and assumes that's how swimming works and then falls or jumps in a pool and assumes the "puddle jumper position" (upright) and drowns. The man in that video talks about creating layers of protection for kids to avoid drowning. I agree. If you do not have a backyard pool (so no chance of your child wandering near or into the pool without your supervision) and only go to the pool when you can be watching the child attentively the whole time AND enroll your child in swim lessons as soon as possible AND reinforce the lessons on your own with supervised practice then there is absolutely no danger in ALSO letting your child sometimes play around in the pool wearing a puddle jumper. Because you already have several other layers of protection in place to prevent drowning.

It is very tragic when a child drowns. I have nothing but compassion for parents who go through that. But you can't assume that a single factor is the determining factor when there are a bunch of other factors that might not be the same in your situation. The post at the link talks about a child who used a puddle jumper and had no swimming lessons under his belt and then accessed a backyard pool on his own. That's awful but is not a situation my kid has ever or will ever be in. [/quote]

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