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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Slapping on a butt or an upper leg is to get a kid out of acting out -- like when she's crying for no reason other than not wanting to get out of the pool. In "old times" people would slap a hysterical person to get them out of it. It works. I'd not call it physical discipline. [/quote]
It's physical discipline whatever you call it.  
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Throwing a fit in a pool is unsafe. You cannot exactly let a kid throw themselves to their backs and then throw their legs around if they're in the pool. Context matters. [/quote]

NP. As a lifeguard for 28 years and a swim coach for longer than that, I have dealt with kids doing unsafe things in pools, and have imposed consequences and discipline. I’ve somehow managed to do that without ever ONCE laying hands on a child, including my children, my nieces, my nephews, and my cousins’ kids. [/quote]

Yeah, but the SIL is most likely not a trained lifeguard or swim coach and was in charge of other kids as well. If one starts throwing a fit in a pool, you want to resolve it as quickly as possible. I've seen plenty of kids pulled out of a pool by their arm if they don't follow the rules and start doing stupid stuff. They can easily endanger other kids by starting to splash around, not just themselves.

To the OP: no pool time for your DD or stay with her to supervise! 
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