When we first began taking our toddler to the pool, I noticed that almost as ubiquitous as moms slathering pasty white sunscreen on squirmy kids was the presence of "puddle jumpers," a combination of ...

Knowing the ins and out of pool safety when you have little kids splashing about can be a lifesaver in the most literal sense. And believe it or not, the floatation devices your children use can have ...

A child who wore a Stearns Puddle Jumper life jacket while swimming experienced difficulty breathing and "severe bruising on her rib." On 18 June 2017, a Facebook user posted a harrowing account of ...

"I wanted to keep him safe around the water." For Christi Brown, it's the legacy of her son, Judah, who died at 3 years old in a drowning accident, that keeps her moving forward. "He was a little ...

Pool parties, beach trips, lakeside getaways, river rafting, water parks — the summer is full of aquatic adventures. But with that comes being aware of the risks that water poses. According to the ...

THEY'RE one of the most popular swimming aids on the market. But one swimming teacher has opened up about the dangers of body floats - admitting they actually increase the risk of drowning. "Things ...

Tessa Seppelt of Rice said she had never heard of Infant Swimming Resource (ISR), a survival swimming program that teaches ...

Our Older Boy adores swimming and is stress-inducingly fearless when it comes to the water — he’ll jump in a pool, unaided, without a moment’s hesitation. We tried putting him in a lifejacket, but he ...