When I talk to parents about giving swim lessons to their babies and young children, I often hear the term “drown-proof training”. I believe that many of the parents are under the notion that with a few short lessons, they will never have to worry about their children drowning….
Holding their breath underwater is not a skill that comes automatically to all young children. In fact, many adults have a problem learning this skill. Instructors for scuba divers have found this to be one of the first skills that they have to teach their students. I thought I…
I was reading news articles on the internet and I found this story interesting. Particularly since last month, I wrote a blog article telling all of my readers about the very big problem that we are all having right now with a lifeguard shortage. Not only here in Houston,…
As parents, we have all heard how important it is to have a sufficient number of lifeguards at our public pools. We have all heard this for years! Unfortunately, this blog article that I’m writing is about a bit of bad news today… Houston’s public pools are experiencing a…
Do you have any idea what you would do if you found yourself by the swimming pool during a real drowning? Most people would panic. That’s why it’s important to at least run through a mock drowning in your mind before you actually confront this real experience. A Mock…
