Surfs up! For the parents of young kids. Be warned!

[MickR]

Just a word of warning for the Southerners. Drowning's, or in this case, near drowning's, happen fast. I almost had a bad end to the first week of school holidays when my 3 year old decided she could swim. When it happens, it happens in an instant, and if you're in the water with them, it seems to take forever to get to them. Thankfully one of my other two kids closer reacted fast. Not the closest one to situation either. My middle child has been chatted to about reaction times in emergency situations. All she had to do was reach out with her hand. My eldest and myself had to swim hard to get there.
All is well thankfully. The young one gave herself and me a helluva scare, but be warned, if you have small kids, it literally takes just one second of taking your eyes away. For me it was a simple wave to my neighbour. In that time my kid was gasping for her first breath after going under and bobbing back up after falling off her floatation device. I'm still shaking from the fright. Watch your kids like an Eagle watches the rabbit...Closely and ready to swoop.


Mick