tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post5789226526151315014..comments2024-03-19T03:27:24.068-04:00Comments on I SAW YOUR NANNY: Noah's Ark Waterpark - Wisconsin Dells, WILeigh Raymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210572527823459842noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-92183947703537603932012-07-11T20:09:06.249-04:002012-07-11T20:09:06.249-04:00My twin charges were jumping off the diving boards...My twin charges were jumping off the diving boards at the local pool at the age of 3. When they first started swimming in the deep water, they struggled, but under the close supervision of myself and the life guards, I was never worried about them drowning. The first time they were allowed to jump off those diving boards, their confidence was boosted and they were even more determined to become better swimmers, learn to dive, etc. If they are never allowed to try, how will they ever learn?binghamtonnannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-52614948130231871492012-07-11T04:58:31.550-04:002012-07-11T04:58:31.550-04:00I agree w/you Tina Marie that EVERYONE should poss...I agree w/you Tina Marie that EVERYONE should posses swimming skills. It is a no-brainer. <br /><br />I had a horrific fear of H20 when I was a kid, but my parents forced me to take swimming lessons quite early. <br /><br />I hated them for it at the time, but now as an adult I can see why it was so important to them.<br /><br />I feel very sad for people, especially adults who cannot swim. <br /><br />I live in CA and since everyone is in the water all year round, one must know how to swim.Just My Two Cents Just Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478387825992438947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-56734575544606849922012-07-10T23:15:53.347-04:002012-07-10T23:15:53.347-04:00I hope the non-swimmer, princess, should learn how...I hope the non-swimmer, princess, should learn how to swim. Not only for safety reasons. But also because it will boost her self esteem, its very good for your body, especially if you have arthritis. You have arthritis or joint problems, correct? Please consider what were all saying. We care.swim-fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-7622827274009492542012-07-10T21:36:00.490-04:002012-07-10T21:36:00.490-04:00If you have a pool in your backyard, everyone in t...If you have a pool in your backyard, everyone in that house needs to know how to swim. What if your kid fell in and needed help?ericsmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-27603584463574079402012-07-10T17:38:24.599-04:002012-07-10T17:38:24.599-04:00Of course you do.....Of course you do.....urinsufferablenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-77561974452994829282012-07-10T17:35:51.772-04:002012-07-10T17:35:51.772-04:00When my now grown daughter fell into the swimming ...When my now grown daughter fell into the swimming pool, she was two years old & I was a foot from her. Thank god I had been swiiming in that pool since I was a baby & that had also been swimming since she was a baby. <br /><br />Once she swam to the top & I pulled her out, I was so spooked that I took her & ran in the house & then into the front yard. We sat under a tree, where my neighbor came out & sat with us. Before I could say anything, she told me that she had a nightmare the night before that my baby had drowned!!!!!!!!!!littlefishynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-33557046540294300522012-07-10T12:24:54.090-04:002012-07-10T12:24:54.090-04:00Tina Marie, you said it!!!Tina Marie, you said it!!!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380475924902074381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-20581777448042493072012-07-10T10:29:23.110-04:002012-07-10T10:29:23.110-04:00I agree that everyone should learn how to swim.......I agree that everyone should learn how to swim....especially at a young age. Swimming is a skill one MUST possess because you never know when it may save your life. Even if one is afraid of water in general, one must get over the fear.<br /><br />I was afraid of driving since I was in a minor accident as a teen-ager. I didn't learn to drive until I was 33!! I had to force myself to learn to drive because it is a skill that EVERYONE needs to know. Suppose you were a passenger in a car or bus and the driver had a heart-attack? Same w/swimming. Suppose you saw a young child (or even an adult) drowning and they were screaming for help?? Could you just stand by and watch?Tina Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-20957069463963430972012-07-10T02:53:42.909-04:002012-07-10T02:53:42.909-04:00I'm a lifeguard and I know from experience tha...I'm a lifeguard and I know from experience that guards, ESPECIALLY ones at water parks, will go in if they have any doubt whatsoever that the person can't get themselves out. If they didn't go in, I trust their judgement and will assume the child wasn't struggling enough to warrant a rescue.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380475924902074381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-17960928424077899992012-07-09T23:41:54.757-04:002012-07-09T23:41:54.757-04:00By the time I was TWO years old, I swam in a nine ...By the time I was TWO years old, I swam in a nine foot swimming pool every day all summer. So of course I don't have a problem with this. This childs parents decide what is safe for him. You don't know the kid. Maybe he has been an avid little swimmer since he was very young. By age five, a "ride" like this would've been a cake walk to me. I bet it can look scary, but that doesn't mean it is. Just bc a lifeguard thought it looked scary doesn't mean it was. I bet it looked scary when I swam just as it looked scary when I did flips off of a stage at age five. Some kids are born athletes. I think Id be too focused on my own kids to bat an eyelash @ what someone else is doing. Its nice that you care. But I think its unwarranted.littlefishynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-10717742644998569682012-07-09T23:33:05.722-04:002012-07-09T23:33:05.722-04:00Yes! ;-)Yes! ;-)urMMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-17400841894234018972012-07-09T23:32:08.978-04:002012-07-09T23:32:08.978-04:00Well, actually if he can stand in the water he is ...Well, actually if he can stand in the water he is at less risk of drowning than if the water is ten feet deep, he gets tired & can't tread anymore. So yes, the depth can matter. A child can drown in two inches of water but that has nothing to do this.zzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-7428167801754888362012-07-09T23:27:51.398-04:002012-07-09T23:27:51.398-04:00OP,
Why are you shocked? child has been swimming i...OP,<br />Why are you shocked? child has been swimming in deep water for years. She is six.<br /><br />The lifeguards did not jump in. Obviously the child was not drowning or they would have jumped in the water, which it sounds from your last post that they did not.why so shocked?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-47351812635492955982012-07-09T22:59:52.606-04:002012-07-09T22:59:52.606-04:00No no I don't take them to the pool. Earlier I...No no I don't take them to the pool. Earlier I said it didn't matter if I swam since I dont take the kids to the pool and I guess it looked like I meant my own kids, so she said I cant avoid them swimming at some point. But nope, I'm not taking anyone! <br /><br />And I had the same thing growing up.. my mom doesn't swim but dad does. I was never scared of the water until I was a preteen and had the incident with my brother.princessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-82105284288159427642012-07-09T22:43:31.783-04:002012-07-09T22:43:31.783-04:00Logical Skeptic, I disagree with your assertion th...Logical Skeptic, I disagree with your assertion that everyone needs to learn how to swim. My mother had a deep fear of water, but that never hindered her children. We had a backyard pool and all of us kids went to swimming lessons. My father is a proficient swimmer. We never once had a problem.<br /><br />Princess, I was a little unclear by your posts but it seems like you were saying that you don't want to learn how to swim but you still take your charges to a pool. I think this is very irresponsible. Obviously I have no problem with your decision not to learn to swim but you are putting your charges in potential danger but your lack of knowing. If I am mistaken and you do not ever go to pools with your charges, please disregard what I said.MissMannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111173519948500730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-21182200862079815632012-07-09T21:48:29.496-04:002012-07-09T21:48:29.496-04:00I don't HAVE kids. I meant the kids I watch. I...I don't HAVE kids. I meant the kids I watch. I'm not gonna sink, I can stay afloat, but I don't care to swim and yes I almost drowned when I was younger bc my younger brother was climbing on me trying to stay up and I couldn't get up. I don't want to swim and have no need at this time in my life.princessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-46318232567452076382012-07-09T21:08:06.047-04:002012-07-09T21:08:06.047-04:00I am in shock that most of you think it is perfect...I am in shock that most of you think it is perfectly fine for a 4-5 year old to swim in water this deep. <br /><br />There is a ledge which the user sits on until instructed to go by the lifeguard located in that area. In order to move across the cable, one has to use their weight to push themselves across the cable while holding onto a bar.<br /><br />The guards were on the deck of the pool, ready to jump in. This child struggled with the water, and I didn't see a parent present until he got close to the ladder. My friend and I were sitting in front of the lifeguard chair, and the guard mentioned that what he saw with the child was scary. <br /><br />And people think nothing is wrong?OPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-52379266157297433082012-07-09T20:59:30.052-04:002012-07-09T20:59:30.052-04:00I wonder if the kid was older than he looked.I wonder if the kid was older than he looked.princessshopsalotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-4307006043624422302012-07-09T20:45:52.070-04:002012-07-09T20:45:52.070-04:00Jesus Christ, Princess, you think you don't ne...Jesus Christ, Princess, you think you don't need to learn to swim just because you don't belong to a pool?!?! You are aware that 75% of the world is covered in water, right? You need to learn to swim, and much more importantly, your children *really* need to learn to swim. ASAP. Don't bother posting any crap about how you or your kids are never going to be near water or whatever; I learned the Heimlich maneuver even though I don't expect to use it more than a handful of times in my life because those handful of times will save lives. You have to think about swimming the same way.<br /><br />If you have some unpleasant memory or trauma associated with swimming or water, I sympathize. I hope you can find a compassionate teacher who will make it easy and not scary for you to learn, and I REALLY hope you haven't passed that fear and reluctance on to your kids.<br /><br />But for God's sake, LEARN TO SWIM.Logical Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-40435907718306956712012-07-09T20:43:31.603-04:002012-07-09T20:43:31.603-04:00I've been really impressed with both Miss Mann...I've been really impressed with both Miss Mannah and Pheonix's responses to posts lately. I am usually one to disagree with the majority of what they have to say but I agreed with both of their responses to this post.Nannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-29065855512572385252012-07-09T19:57:12.153-04:002012-07-09T19:57:12.153-04:00Am I MM? If so, I'm glad we agree.Am I MM? If so, I'm glad we agree.MissMannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111173519948500730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-21312298919341005722012-07-09T16:18:52.276-04:002012-07-09T16:18:52.276-04:00For the first time ever I agree with MM!For the first time ever I agree with MM!praise-jesus-its-a-modern-day-miracle!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-71242802529588057182012-07-09T13:45:19.686-04:002012-07-09T13:45:19.686-04:00well considering a child can drown in 2 inches of ...well considering a child can drown in 2 inches of water he wasn't at any greater danger on this ride as anywhere else. <br /><br />did you see the way the lifeguards behaved when other people dropped into the water? I know that when I use to go on water park rides the lifeguards would wait and watch for me just as they would anyone else to make sure that I was ok.<br /><br />an adult could have had this very same thing happen to him/her.<br /><br />While I understand this was scary for you. nothing bad happened and this child had the ability to swim to safety after the ride. <br /><br />I think you witnessed some lifeguards doing their job very well.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540701992730212772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-51958999104050823782012-07-09T09:04:20.782-04:002012-07-09T09:04:20.782-04:00Even if the kid was in danger, mistakes happen.
...Even if the kid was in danger, mistakes happen. <br /><br />I recently took my two charges to a wading pool with a small water slide. They've both been on water slides before. The 3 year-old climbed up, slid down with no problems, and loved it. A couple minutes later, he slid down again... this time something went wrong. He went under and had to be grabbed by the lifeguard (I was standing a foot away with his little sister) and then was scared and crying. <br /><br />I'm sure there may have been someone at the pool judging me for letting him use the slide, but as he'd done it before without issues I had no reason to suspect he'd have a problem this time.Texas Nannynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-19255624656901881292012-07-09T08:13:16.078-04:002012-07-09T08:13:16.078-04:00My opinion is..you can NEVER be too safe around ki...My opinion is..you can NEVER be too safe around kids and water.Truth Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354400264283369594noreply@blogger.com