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Diffusion of responsibility

Diffusion of responsibility occurs when each adult assumes someone else is watching, creating an unsafe gap in supervision.

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Water safety mistakes parents make

Water safety mistakes parents make

Mistake 1: Treating swimming lessons as complete protection Formal lessons can improve water competency, but they do not eliminate drowning risk. A child’s ability may vary with fatigue, illness, water temperature, clothing, currents, unfamiliar surroundings, or the distance to safety. Even a child who swims confidently in a supervised lesson may panic after an unexpected […]