The issue is with the parents, who just want to let the kid in the pool so they can go back to their phone.
I do volunteer work with my local surf live saving club, looking after the kids in the under 7 program. It is exhausting work standing in the surf watching 30-40 kids at once. Most parents see it as a child-minding surface and are content to sit way up on the beach with a coffee and a phone.
The point is the parents - in many if not the majority of cases - don't pay attention to their kids swimming abilities.
I would think it should be common sense to not go to the deep end without a life saving device if I don't know how to swim.
Sometimes I get cramps(? Not sure if right word?) In my legs that hamper my ability to swim. It scares me to think what I'd do if I had to swim in anything other than a small pond. I'm not a good swimmer to begin with.
I do volunteer work with my local surf live saving club, looking after the kids in the under 7 program. It is exhausting work standing in the surf watching 30-40 kids at once. Most parents see it as a child-minding surface and are content to sit way up on the beach with a coffee and a phone.
The point is the parents - in many if not the majority of cases - don't pay attention to their kids swimming abilities.