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The issue is with the parents, who just want to let the kid in the pool so they can go back to their phone. I do volunteer work with my local surf live saving
by brc 11y ago
The issue is with the parents, who just want to let the kid in the pool so they can go back to their phone.
I do volunteer work with my local surf live saving club, looking after the kids in the under 7 program. It is exhausting work standing in the surf watching 30-40 kids at once. Most parents see it as a child-minding surface and are content to sit way up on the beach with a coffee and a phone.
The point is the parents - in many if not the majority of cases - don't pay attention to their kids swimming abilities.
- minot 11y agoI would think it should be common sense to not go to the deep end without a life saving device if I don't know how to swim. Sometimes I get cramps(? Not sure if right word?) In my legs that hamper my ability to swim. It scares me to think what I'd do if I had to swim in anything other than a small pond. I'm not a good swimmer to begin with.