Tuesday, June 14, 2005
every summer there are tragic backyard pool or lake drownings. at the risk of sounding insensitive to the family who had 2/3 children drown and 1 in stable condition last weekend, here is some common sense advice for those with children. because everyone wants to appear sympathic and sensitve to the families and victims, nobody really tells it how it is. i'm sure a lot of people think what i'm about to say.
if you have young children, they should never be left unsupervised near a backyard pool or ravine. if you cannot do this, you should drain your pool or not live near water.
if you cannot swim and your children cannot swim, don't go swimming in a lake. duh. there are public pools and water parks that provide safer environments for those learning to swim. if you area poor swimmer and decide to tempt fate with your life and you children's in a lake - wear lifejackets. its just like wearing a seatbelt.
and this is a shot at the grandma who didn't call 911 last year when her grandson was drowning because she didn't speak english and was ignorant. if you are about to leave your child with a incompetent caregiver who doesn't speak english [sic], remind them how to call for help.
if you have young children, they should never be left unsupervised near a backyard pool or ravine. if you cannot do this, you should drain your pool or not live near water.
if you cannot swim and your children cannot swim, don't go swimming in a lake. duh. there are public pools and water parks that provide safer environments for those learning to swim. if you area poor swimmer and decide to tempt fate with your life and you children's in a lake - wear lifejackets. its just like wearing a seatbelt.
and this is a shot at the grandma who didn't call 911 last year when her grandson was drowning because she didn't speak english and was ignorant. if you are about to leave your child with a incompetent caregiver who doesn't speak english [sic], remind them how to call for help.
# posted by epn : 11:47 PM
