What is Hyponatremia (water intoxication)?
Make sure that the instructor can thoroughly explain this to you and ask what precautions are taken during and after the lessons to avoid this potentially dangerous situation. 5. And last, but certainly not least, your child is NEVER drown-proof no matter what kind of skill has been achieved. The American Academy of Pediatrics has advised parents that children are not developmentally ready for swimming until the age of 4. However, thousands of child-centered programs around the world bare witness to the fact that young children can be taught to float and move through the pool. When it comes to your children, constant adult supervision is a necessity around any body of water.