Western Outdoor Times - Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!

D.J.P.

NEVER TOO EARLY – This mother and her 10-month old son have begun together the vital preparation for water safety. In 2010, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAOP) reversed its previous position in which it had disapproved of lessons before age 4, indicating that the evidence no longer supported an advisory against early swimming lessons and instead, endorsed infant swim lessons. Swimming lessons reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent for babies and children up to 4 years old.