'If the parents were educated and the kids were educated, we'd have a way safer environment all around.'
People commented by the thousands, thanking Livingston for her clever advice.
Natalie Livingston's children, Sailor and Max, are seen in an undated photo during a family vacation.10 Water Safety Tips: From a Mom Who Investigates Drownings These meetings are a way for me to teach my kids respect for the water. They obviously know it is dangerous, knowing what I do for work, but sometimes aquatic centers, water parks, beaches, and pools look so fun and enticing, that it is easy to forget.
In I went and scooped both of them out. They were both naturally scared, and a little burping of water/air, but they were fine. We see this all the time in drowning events, swimmers who are okay on their own, have someone grab onto them because they are struggling and they can’t get away. I try to stay involved in their activity and also tried to keep my phone away, but I was still distracted with other kids, food, talking, you name it…life is full of distractions. I changed my tactic and downloaded a reminder app, and I set reminders for every minute.
Be aware of your distractions both internal and external. If the phone is a distraction all together, maybe alerts aren’t for you.We swim for a designated time, usually 30 minutes, but it varies depending on where we are and the activity taking place. Regardless, we always have breaks. I need these breaks more than my kids. They would swim endlessly for hours if I let them, but they need to rest and so do I.
If they are swimming at Grandma’s they have to wear a life jacket. If they are going in the water at the beach on a board with their cousin, they have to wear a lifejacket. Natalie Livingston, a drowning investigator from Murrieta, Calif., is seen in an undated photo with her family.Same goes for lifeguarded swimming areas. I know I am my kids' primary source of supervision and the lifeguard are there for back up and emergencies. I do not rely on them for basic supervision.
Even in a life jacket, you need to diligently and constantly supervise as children can get in positions that can still obstruct their airway. Natalie Livingston, a drowning investigator from Murrieta, Calif., is seen training a group of lifeguards. Livingston spent 25 years as a lifeguard herself.They know they can’t breathe in the water, they know why we take breaks from swimming, they know why they enter the water feet first, they know why we don’t play breath-holding games or activities. It isn’t just because I said so, I try to give them real reasons to my rules.
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