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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. This thread has not been helpful so far!

How on earth are you supposed to get through this period of time without flotation devices when you're kid can't yet swim? Mine is in lessons but it's not clicking yet. I am super vigilant at the pool and actually feel like my DH is very vigilant as well, but we are human and can't operate at 100% max vigilance every second, so we were going to use the puddle jumper for "free swim" time this summer so that we can relax a little during at least some of our pool time.

I get the argument that it gives kids a false sense of security but doesn't it make more sense to use it so that parents can get a freaking break, and then just be extremely vigilant when they aren't wearing it (even if out of the pool)? I just don't think "watch them ever single second and never stray far enough away where you couldn't instantly yank them out of the water" is a reasonable expectation, unless the plan is to spend very little time at the pool, which is also not a great way to get your kid swimming.

Can someone explain this one to me?[/quote]

I think everyone just needs to look at the evidence and make the best choice for them and their family.

I don’t relax at the pool, but I have an infant so right now I can’t go in the water. So my 6yo wears a flotation device. I get that it’s not ideal but our other options is to not go to the pool at all. If dad is home he’ll watch the baby and I’ll take DD to the pool so we can practice swimming without one, but during the week, she needs to wear it. [/quote]

No, parents do not get to “look at their own situation and decide whether they want to relax at the pool or watch their child.” I used to be a lifeguard and if a parent wasn’t within 5 or so feet of their toddler at all times we’d kick them out.

To echo the earlier poster, your time of relaxing at the pool is over. The fact that this needs explaining is concerning and means you’re not a well-equipped parent to be handling children at the pool. I was also a swim coach for 10 years - my toddler does not wear a puddle jumper at the pool and I baby-wear my infant so I’m always right on top of both of them. If you can’t handle that, you bring a babysitter to help. If you don’t want to do that, then yes duh it means no going to the pool. Why risk a dead child for that?? There are no excuses for irresponsible parenting around water. [/quote]

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