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re: Let's talk about swimming pool/water safety
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:46 am to TIGRLEE
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:46 am to TIGRLEE
I know a pool sounds fun, but it's a b**ch to keep up and you'll never use it as much as you intended to. We had one growing up. Within 10 years we had spent another $40 grand on repairs due to sinking etc. Just join Bocage Racquet Club.
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Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:49 am to TIGRLEE
Just be the active parent you probably already are and you should be fine.
Obviously barriers, sensors and all other deterrents are pluses.
Once they can swim you will be more comfortable. If you were in DFW I would offer my swimming lesson skills for $25 an hour.
Obviously barriers, sensors and all other deterrents are pluses.
Once they can swim you will be more comfortable. If you were in DFW I would offer my swimming lesson skills for $25 an hour.
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:49 am to lazcreek
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Don't take floaties off until they are going inside. They get used to jumping in and will do so without them.
This. Last year I was 3 feet away from my 2 year old and never heard her get back in the pool. I happened to see her out of the corner of my eye fighting to keep her face above the water. I had just got home from work and jumped in with my boots on and everything. Thankfully she was fine, but I have never been so happy to hear that little girl cry.
Posted on 5/28/14 at 9:54 am to malvin
FENCE AROUND THE POOL. It's not just your kids to think about. It's the inattentive neighbors who let their ankle biters wander off and jump in your pool unnoticed. Hello huge liability lawsuit.
Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:10 am to TIGRLEE
Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:16 am to TIGRLEE
We put a pool in when our kids were 6 months,5 and 7. Our oldest two had been on summer swim teams and were good swimmers. They are now 6, 10, and 12 and they swim like fish. So our efforts really centered around the baby.
You can never be too careful and take advantage of every opportunity to get them acclimated to the water. Put them on swim teams, lessons, water baby classes. Here are some things we did and some things I would recommend to do.
1)You and your wife's habbits are your savior or your own worst enemy.
2)Dont ever assume that your wife is watching and vice versa
3) Dont ever assume the pool is locked up or protected- check everytime you are done
4) We put a self closing, child proof locking gate between our backdoor and the pool. This added an additional layer of safety if the toddler got out of the house.
5) Get in the habit of locking the back door everytime you are inside. Get your older children to follow this and tell them how important it is.
6) Make sure you other children are watching as well and teach them what to do if the baby falls in
7) Put your toddler in a water babies class- teaches them to flip on their back if they fall in the water. We did this twice for our youngest. He could backfloat for 15 minutes. This is the single most important thing we did. It gave us piece of mind that if he fell in it would give us more time.
8) If the youngest is in the backyard around the pool a life jacket is on.
Like I said, good habits are the difference but dont ever get comfortable and assume you have done everything.
I am glad we put the pool in and the kids are in it everyday during the summer. They can all swim extremely well now
You can never be too careful and take advantage of every opportunity to get them acclimated to the water. Put them on swim teams, lessons, water baby classes. Here are some things we did and some things I would recommend to do.
1)You and your wife's habbits are your savior or your own worst enemy.
2)Dont ever assume that your wife is watching and vice versa
3) Dont ever assume the pool is locked up or protected- check everytime you are done
4) We put a self closing, child proof locking gate between our backdoor and the pool. This added an additional layer of safety if the toddler got out of the house.
5) Get in the habit of locking the back door everytime you are inside. Get your older children to follow this and tell them how important it is.
6) Make sure you other children are watching as well and teach them what to do if the baby falls in
7) Put your toddler in a water babies class- teaches them to flip on their back if they fall in the water. We did this twice for our youngest. He could backfloat for 15 minutes. This is the single most important thing we did. It gave us piece of mind that if he fell in it would give us more time.
8) If the youngest is in the backyard around the pool a life jacket is on.
Like I said, good habits are the difference but dont ever get comfortable and assume you have done everything.
I am glad we put the pool in and the kids are in it everyday during the summer. They can all swim extremely well now
Posted on 5/28/14 at 10:21 am to jbgleason
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FENCE AROUND THE POOL. It's not just your kids to think about. It's the inattentive neighbors who let their ankle biters wander off and jump in your pool unnoticed. Hello huge liability lawsuit.
My FIL has a cover for his pool, the thing is so strong and tight that you can walk across it. So at least for the 8 months out of the year that the pool isn't being used, we have no worries about our kids being around the pool. Great investment.
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