Lee O’Brien

PEDS ICU nurse for 30 years. I agree use a vest for open water. Otherwise teach them to swim. Practice a LOT. Do lifesaving swim lessons from as early as you can. I have had more pediatric deaths than I can count and most had been using floaters/vests/puddle jumpers and thought they could swim then end up in the pool and can’t stay afloat. And none of them had truly had the correct swim lessons.