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From: punia@uvm-gen.UUCP (David T. Punia)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: Little Dippers
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 22:09:50 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 12 22:09:50 1985
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  I don't know that much about mortality statistics on infants that swim,
but I'd like to know a little more about the circumstances of these deaths.
Are these drownings because the child was unattended near a pool? Or in the tub?
Our kid is still a long way from supporting herself in the water, and I expect
it will be a considerably longer time before we permit her to swim without one
of us being in the water with her.

  As far as the story from the parent whose child developed an overwhelming
fear of the water for reasons unknown because the parents were not permitted
to attend the class, I'd find another program.  Our program at the Y was
a parent/child experience always.  They did ask that guests (including the
other parent) not attend, except for the last calss of the session, but one of
us was always in the water with her.  I can understand the distraction by others
not in the pool, but a big part of the fun in it was learning to teach my child
how to swim, and to learn things (games, songs) we could do together in the
water outside of the class.  It seems to me that being in the water with a 
trusted individual would be of great importance, especially at those inevitable
times of stress like unexpected dunkings.  


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David T. Punia, Dept. of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering
The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT   05405-0156  
802-656-3330

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