Swimming Test: ISR (She Passes).

Haydn is 22 months old, and it's her turn to pass her swimming safety test. Sneakers, regular diaper, sweats, coat, and later, a towel over her head. Can she do it?
Watch and find out.....and get your kids water safe.....

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[PunchlineComedyClub]

An Update: Haydn is now four and still has a great time swimming. In fact she swims way better than the overwhelming majority of her peers who are still risking serious injury because their parents rely on arm floaties. So, if you choose to comment from here on out, say your peace but anything with profanity will be deleted. If you can't express yourself without resorting to vulgarity, you don't have the right to have your thoughts read next to this video.

[PunchlineComedyClub]

Finally,

I make reference to Haydn's jumping off of a diving board and the high dive this summer to illustrate those more cynical and negative commenters who fear Haydn doesn't like swimming. She'd be in the water every day if she could - in fact most mornings she gets her bathing suit on first thing out of bed. Some trauma.

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To continue,

We chose to give Haydn what we felt was the best opportunity in a worst case scenario, and I know that some parents would prefer to think that will never happen. At some point it wouldn't be as necessary for this type of training, but we aren't parents who kid ourselves with putting our kids in arm floaties either.

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April,

Honestly. Do you watch this video and think that someone is trying to drown this child? This is a video of a swimming test. Not a class, but a test, in which the instructor is trying to make a determination as to whether or not this child, not your child or some other hypothetical 22 month old, can get herself floating on her back fully dressed.

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Becky,

You are absolutely right. There are plenty of things that parents used to do that we don't do anymore. Letting them drown because we got a certificate from the local Mommy & Me session at the Y shouldn't be among them.

This program was designed to save lives. Inflatable swimmies are more dangerous from a false sense of security standpoint than this class. Haydn learned one skill, among others, designed exclusively to save her life.

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Smugsmilz,

Here again, I think you are missing the point. Haydn loves to swim. She's progressed enough that she wants to jump of the high dive at the pool. Haydn has gotten something very valuable as a result our faith in her, namely the ability to swim. That will be with her regardless of whether I am with her at the pool. Plenty of parents have buried a children as a result of accidents which had nothing to do with a child's faith in the parent's ability to help in times of distress.

[jobow233]

Way the fuck is the mater with you I will never do that to my childen

[MaryaRoy1974]

I'm amazed at how ignorant people are with the comments posted here negating the idea of teaching your child to swim. My son fell in the pool and nearly died when he was very small at which time we decided to teach him to swim. I have a similar video posted in which the instructor used the same techniques to test my son. Every kid at swimming lessons screams and makes a fuss til they have their confidence. My son is four and swims better then any of my older sons teenage friends.

[gourgousguru123]

from what i see, you have the cutest baby that i have ever seen

[mbmsv]

I bet this child will have a psychological scar for life. It is important to teach your child how to swim, but it doesn't have to be done in such an extreme and abusive way!

[jaeshin85]

what a shame!!! dosen't know nothing!!! hahahahaha It's so funny!!!

[Demonnaf]

cruelty parents!!!

[AimeeL85]

And one more thing...for those who say this is child abuse, torture, etc. I think the important people to ask whether this is the case are the parents who have lost a child to accidental drowning because they couldn't swim or float. Ask them if they could go back in time, would they have subjected their child to this "abuse"...what do you think they would say? They'd do it in a heartbeat..

[AimeeL85]

Although this can be a little hard to watch because you feel like grabbing and helping the child, I give credit to the parent who understands the need for this and can look past the temporary distress it causes. The important thing is that this is professionally done, and it's not torture...that child does stay calm and she knows that there is someone there to help her if she needs it in this situation. She knows what she's doing, and yes she is exhausted, as she would be if she were drowning...

[sveajack]

THIS IS CHILD ABUSE!!!!! TORTURE!!!

[Zackthemac20]

That is amazing I'm fifteen and a lifeguard. I've known how to swim since four years old, but 22 months is amazing for knowing how to swim. I'm glad to see parents realizing the dangers of drowning and taking the extra steps to prevent it.