@60minutes9: A recent report has shown 43% of families don't enrol their children in swimming lessons because they believe they are too young. This year alone, 16 toddlers between 0-4 years old have drowned, with 25% of incidents happening in backyard pools or in the bath. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental injury death in children aged 1-3 years old in Australia. In this 60 Minutes story from 2008, a controversial method to teach infants how to drown was believed to be an effective way to prevent it.
my grandad did this with me to “teach me how to swim” i hate water now and i hate swimming
2023-11-20 23:13:38
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Catchingdreams12 :
Seems like they’ll be scared of water for life
2023-11-20 00:47:10
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Apples :
the water would go up there nose or somth
2024-01-31 04:48:48
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bb ᥫ᭡ :
@Theo HES WATERBOARDING THEM
2023-12-30 13:08:00
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.ᐟ :
@🪽 HELP ID LOVE THIS JOB
2024-01-13 22:23:45
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Nancygoldfinch :
@Kitty 🙆🏼♀️ 😭😭
2023-12-30 22:33:45
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𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚🧸ྀི :
i am NEVER doing this to my child i’m js gonna keep my kid w me if i go to any water resort place or smth until they’re old enough to be taught how to swim NEVER am i doing this to my kid
2023-12-30 02:58:09
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McKenzie 💋 :
@Soph that's fucking horrible
2023-12-29 21:01:27
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𝓐✞ :
“Mommy..mommy” HEARTBROMEN
2023-12-29 21:34:52
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Emma :
I think I’ll stick with swimming lessons 🫣🤷🏼♀️
2023-11-20 05:52:20
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Jimmy Fitzimmons :
I use to teach this class. the media is making it look bad and only showing the most upset kids. some actually love the water and have fun...
2023-11-21 16:29:28
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🌻DANOSAUR🦖 :
I started swimming lessons when I was 2 months old, & I’d rather be slightly traumatised then dead in a pool, so I’m great full I got these lessons to
2023-11-22 23:47:39
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jai2010_ :
This was done to me as a baby and I love swimming 🤷♂️
2023-11-20 21:08:14
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It's Diamond Time 💎💙 :
My dad pushed me into the pool and pretty much said swim or drown. I hate swimming but at least I'm a decently strong swimmer 😭
2023-11-21 05:17:34
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Nicole McPherson :
We had this done to us as kids in the late 80’s!
2023-11-20 00:21:53
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Leon :
Where can I sign up as a instructor
2023-11-21 18:50:13
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Ghost1001 :
As a swimming instructor...this scares me. I couldn't go through with running this program.
2023-11-21 13:22:13
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AJ <3 :
NO BUT LIKE THE WATER GETTING IN THEIR NOSES IS SO PAINFUL
2023-11-22 20:41:54
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ItsAshleyIRL :
I don’t like that at all 😭
2023-11-22 02:10:54
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Ace :
They need to be terrified to know whats going on, and what to do.
2023-11-20 12:07:03
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ąłfĩę ǎmbłęř :
Nah wtf is this 😐
2023-12-29 19:25:14
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liz taylors wife 🤍 :
nah this just gives them trauma and i guess stops them from ever wanting to go into water so
2023-12-30 11:56:00
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Sandy :
If you start swimming lessons weekly at a young age (6months) it works just as well and they don’t scream the pool down. Lessons should be free
2023-11-20 09:19:26
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Ise :
@𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒 die kinderen durven denk ik nooit meer in water hierna
2023-12-30 12:24:33
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living with borderline :
I had this when I was younger. couldn't be more grateful for it. if your kid has to cry a bit for them not to drown and die in the future, I'd take it
2023-11-21 10:15:44
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Stormavik NZ :
people need to grow up aye, this is an essential life skill and is more important to be done earlier in life.
2023-11-23 00:59:03
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N. :
@kL⚽️I actually don't get why people have a problem with this aha
2023-12-29 13:07:24
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YourFavKing :
i couldn't watch my son go thru this
2023-11-23 03:14:30
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FASHION :
I had this done to me and trust me I have no trauma or memories of it and also my friends who had this done to them. Also I love water 😜
2023-11-20 11:20:46
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don’t use x :
@Patricia<3 @Heidi🤍 nah this is too far man this is traumatising for them
2023-12-29 22:53:09
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💋💌 :
when she screaming "MUMMY MUMMY PLEAESEEEE" omg had me in tears
2023-11-21 05:26:07
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Mami :
yall gotta realize that sum things needa be done. id rather have a traumatized kid then no kid at all.
2023-11-21 21:11:14
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it's me, Jacob🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 :
that is so cruel
2023-11-23 03:37:08
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ElfieKos :
I actually remember when I was really young and first learning to swim, we went to this swimming lessons place and my mum and some swimming (1/2)
2023-11-22 20:58:57
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Nyx :
There is literal ways to do this without traumatising the kid
2023-11-23 08:05:17
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vanisland24 :
To bad they’ll never want to swim after this
2023-11-20 02:42:01
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Livv 🥝 :
I want this job
2023-12-29 21:55:59
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tarnz :
this is twisted...kids will never wanna go near water..its fucking sick
2023-11-20 08:09:48
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nous10284 :
BUT WHEN I TRY TO TORTURE BABIES
2023-11-22 18:46:50
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🤫 :
@alexey I want this job
2023-12-29 21:18:49
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roxieee :
@Isla 😜🍫 this is so mean 😭
2023-12-29 21:26:28
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Shadow🖤❤️ :
This is just plain cruel….
2023-11-20 03:13:01
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Jen :
Parents need to stop wrapping kids in cotton wool! Doing dangerous stuff safely! Very valuable life skills that will one day save their life!
2023-11-20 07:58:49
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† виликаз † :
I did this when I was a baby and people think this is traumatising, I remember nothing of the sort and I love the water now. I’m also a strong swimmer
2023-11-21 20:50:04
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skidhackmath :
It does look cruel but is definitely a good outcome in the end
2023-11-21 21:29:48
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Cian Rennie :
As a swim instructor I fully understand why this method is taught. But this will instill fear of the water into them
2023-11-24 04:28:06
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Livvinitup :
Nah that’s so wrong there bawling there eyes out?
2023-12-31 01:47:27
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