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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t swim anywhere without a lifeguard and unless my kids take swimming significantly more seriously than I did/do (eg life guard trained, etc) I will encourage them to do the same.  They’re young yet (under 3) so right now it’s at one complete adult per child and hanging onto them while in the water, but [b]I think the 10-13 range being suggested for it being safe for the kids to be alone/mom to read by the pool is reasonable from my childhood[/b]. [/quote]

Wait, what? My twins are 8 and they have swam in the pool with an adult on the side of the pool, talking to friends, reading a book, on our phones, for a few years now. They're great swimmers and there is a lifeguard on duty and it's not a huge pool. I thought OP was asking when the kids could be ALONE, i.e. no adults anywhere near the pool. Do people really think kids need to be 10-13 before they don't need a parent in the pool with them?![/quote]

I don't think I'd be reading a book at 8, certainly not 'for years' and I'm not crazy careful. Pools really are dangerous and kids can get into bad situations unsupervised. I'd think I would be just getting to 'able to read a book at a small pool' territory at 8. The lifeguard I guess does change things.

I dunno its hard when you have little ones to imagine. I have a 6 year old who is pretty competent but who still needs to be watched. I have a 4 year old who is VERY cautious and needs a lot of help without a flotation device (but is in regular swim classes) and a 2 year old who is watched like a hawk when there is any water present. I could see being much more relaxed about the 6 year old next year, but really they don't have good survival instincts at that point, kids that age panic. [/quote]

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