Alyssa B
I have an 18-month-old sister, and babysit her often. My grandparents, where I babysit her, have a large backyard pool that is now just open for the season. Since it's been in the 90's for temperatures here for the past few weeks, it's gotten me thinking about taking her into the pool this summer. She's obviously too little to swim, and so I've been looking at flotation devices to keep help keep her safe in the pool while she's in there with an adult. I can take her in there without anything, but I think it would make her (and me) feel a little more comfortable to be buoyant. I've run across baby inflatable floats, water wings, live jackets, life preservers, even baby wetsuits with foam in them. For parents who have gone through this, what do you recommend?
We have a child's pool as well for her and our 9-month-old cousin to use, but it would be nice to be able to take her into the larger pool when the rest of the family is in there.
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She actually isn't too little to learn how to swim...or at the very least float. The safest thing you could probably put her in is a life jacket or a wetsuit with the jacket built in. Also never ever let her out of your immediate reach. Water wings won't do anything if she doesn't know how to tread water on her own. Baby floats or preservers can tip over and keep the child submerged. A jacket is the best thing to keep their head above water.
ADD: I just want to add. that this is a great time to start teaching her about floating and treading water. Water safety can never begin early enough.
She actually isn't too little to learn how to swim...or at the very least float. The safest thing you could probably put her in is a life jacket or a wetsuit with the jacket built in. Also never ever let her out of your immediate reach. Water wings won't do anything if she doesn't know how to tread water on her own. Baby floats or preservers can tip over and keep the child submerged. A jacket is the best thing to keep their head above water.
ADD: I just want to add. that this is a great time to start teaching her about floating and treading water. Water safety can never begin early enough.
would a toy kitchen that could be anchored in a pool be appealing to toddlers?
Billy Joe
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Little kids *love* toy kitchens, but why on earth would you put it in a pool? I think that's mixing 2 different fun activities for no reason. The kitchen would certainly be more fun out of the pool, and the pool is fun itself without the kitchen.
Little kids *love* toy kitchens, but why on earth would you put it in a pool? I think that's mixing 2 different fun activities for no reason. The kitchen would certainly be more fun out of the pool, and the pool is fun itself without the kitchen.
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