Teaching Infants And Toddlers To Survive In Water

There was a local article debating about this method vs the more "friendly" approach. I know I'd have a hard time holding myself back but I think I'd still prefer this approach. I would be worried the "fun" method would make the kid more comfortable with (and prone to) hopping on in by themselves. At that young of an age, I don't think it would hurt for them to a little less comfy with the idea.

For those that r near pools or have pools in their backyard, preparin' a baby-for the *WORST* is most beneficial!!! I would rather have a child trained how to flip themselves over, then risk losing a child. That would be a senseless tragedy:-(

My parents enrolled me in a program like this when I was little. It terrified me and I was honestly traumatized. I never learned to swim and nearly drowned in waist deep water once when I fell out of a canoe and panicked.

Luckily, I always avoided water like the plague, so maybe this methodology is effective either way -- either to learn to survive in water or you are scarred and never go near water.