Baby self rescue.

[rawlins]

Is the best way to learn just throw them in the deep end?

[rawlins]

Youtube 'Infant swimmimg resource self rescue'

Cant embed the clip because tablets are limited.

[Takeovers]

Very young babies have a reflex that enables them to swim. But that reflex disappears soon if you don't train them.

My son fell into a pool when he was about 1 1/2 years old. No problem as I was very close and constantly observing him, just not close enough to stop him falling in. I waited a few seconds how he does in the water. It was not bad. He had his mouth closed and his eye open and tried in a coordinated way to get up. When I saw he did not get up to the surface I picked him out after a few seconds.

My wife was pregnant with out daughter then and was some distance away but did see it happen. For some unclear reason she did not approve on my observing his actions. Fortunately she did not have a knive with her at that moment. Otherwise she might have killed me on the spot.

[rawlins]

^ Good one. I can imagine the bollocking I would get if I tried it with my 3 year old.

Would like to take the arm bands off her now. Give her a tube or board to hold on to.

Problem is I am a shit swimmer myself and I would probably nearly drown if somebody chucked me in the deep end... Which is another reason why it wouldn't be a good idea to try it with the 3 year old.

Next baby is getting chucked in the first day it us allowed out if hospital.

[FarangRed]

Better idea have it in the pool

[Looper]

If you love your baby and want it to swim throw it in the deep end of the swimming pool.

If it swims back to you then it is yours forever.

If it sinks to the bottom in a trail of bubbles waving frantically then it wasn't really your baby in the first place.

[jizzybloke]

I am a shit swimmer myself

Doesn't take long or much effort to get better you big twat!

[SEA Traveler]

Always best to allow for a child's confidence to be built up as it relates to being around and in the water.

My daughter has taken her 1 year 2 month old son, my Grandson, to mother child swim lessons when he was 9 months old. It was a six week acclimation to the water course for the grandson which included the building of his confidence of being in the water and being under the water with his mother by his side. They are now taking the 2nd series of swimming classes for mother and child. I'm guessing that this will involve more of the grandson learning how to float and stay above water.

The old school way of throwing one in the deep end of the pool was the way I learned but I'm a survivor... with my own children, I had my children learn how to swim at a very early age as I consider it a life skill tool and as with all life skill tools wanted to make sure that my children had them and were able to adequately utilize them.

[AUSSIE EXPAT]

If you love your baby and want it to swim throw it in the deep end of the swimming pool.

If it swims back to you then it is yours forever.

If it sinks to the bottom in a trail of bubbles waving frantically then it wasn't really your baby in the first place.

Could have been, rawlins can't swim either.

[Moonraker]

If it sinks to the bottom in a trail of bubbles waving frantically then it wasn't really your baby in the first place.

And it's a witch

[Latindancer]

Very young babies have a reflex that enables them to swim. But that reflex disappears soon if you don't train them.

My son fell into a pool when he was about 1 1/2 years old. No problem as I was very close and constantly observing him, just not close enough to stop him falling in. I waited a few seconds how he does in the water. It was not bad. He had his mouth closed and his eye open and tried in a coordinated way to get up. When I saw he did not get up to the surface I picked him out after a few seconds.

My wife was pregnant with out daughter then and was some distance away but did see it happen. For some unclear reason she did not approve on my observing his actions. Fortunately she did not have a knive with her at that moment. Otherwise she might have killed me on the spot.

Her reaction does not surprise me. Apart from being an utterly panic-provoking sensation for the child, a person who inhales water badly and is revived can actually die later in hospital. It is quite common.

[aging one]

Mine were in the pool at 2 months. Of course being held and pushed through the water with mom and I. By 10 months they were in little teeny arm floats, and by 2 years swimming on their own.

They then discovered the ocean and waves which is their true passion. No fear of Kata or Karon here in Thailand with good boogie board or body surfing waves. Then they about killed me at Legion and Seminyak in Bali. Love the water, and love islands like I do.

[Takeovers]

Apart from being an utterly panic-provoking sensation for the child, a person who inhales water badly and is revived can actually die later in hospital.

He was not panicked. He was not even scared. His reaction was quite calm and appropriate and he did not inhale any water. I could see that, otherwise I would have reacted immediately. And it was only a few seconds. On the other hand my wife was too far away to see.
He got scared only, when my wife started shouting.

[Kwang]

My son fell into a pool when he was about 1 1/2 years old. No problem

I waited a few seconds how he does in the water

My wife was pregnant with out daughter then and was some distance away but did see it happen. For some unclear reason she did not approve on my observing his actions

That's a bit scary how you can be so cool in that situation, most parents have a knee jerk reaction
Your wife will get you back one day, probably be your house burning down with only you in it and your wife sitting there waiting a few seconds til she calls for help

[Neo]

It was a six week acclimation to the water course for the grandson which included the building of his confidence of being in the water and being under the water with his mother by his side. They are now taking the 2nd series of swimming classes for mother and child.

Sounds expensive... just chuck 'em in the deep end.

[DrAndy]

my 2.5 yo daughter had no fear

she just jumped into the swimming pool to join me, a couple of months ago

she learnt that was not a good idea and wouldn't do it again!

[Takeovers]

That's a bit scary how you can be so cool in that situation, most parents have a knee jerk reaction

It simply did not occur to me that it could be considered a dangerous situation as everything was well under control.

[Kwang]

^ I guess some people react differently, I would have panicked and been straight in there.
I tried scuba diving once, the instructor called me road runner, I never trusted those oxygen tanks and couldn't relax down there

[SEA Traveler]

It was a six week acclimation to the water course for the grandson which included the building of his confidence of being in the water and being under the water with his mother by his side. They are now taking the 2nd series of swimming classes for mother and child.

Sounds expensive... just chuck 'em in the deep end.

actually not expensive. The Y and local area community programs support these type of learning programs.....

[Marmite the Dog]

The old school way of throwing one in the deep end of the pool

I seem to remember your missus liking that method...