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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by falcolas on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @09:47AM (#22484140)
PFDs are a safety device, they’re great. If you think your child might be unsupervised, putting one on is safer than not. But as a teaching aide, they’re terrible.

You can’t swim with a lifejacket. You can only float (and in a position that is different from how you would naturally float in water).

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by alistairSH on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @10:02AM (#22484272)
Yeah, I wasn't super clear - PFDs are great if a new swimmer just needs to be in the water. My nephews used them at the beach when they were toddlers. But swim lessons were mom/dad/instructor holding them in the water.
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