[1rudeboy]

God bless my instructor, who taught me how to train other lifeguards. He tried to drown me, and nearly broke my nose, but I learned some real lessons to pass along. He had two rules:

1. Any child shorter than knee-height is trying to drown, so act accordingly.
2. Any rescue initially will appear unnecessary, so act accordingly.

I cannot stress #2 enough. Almost every rescue I have ever made started with, "I'm not seeing what I'm seeing."

[netmilsmom]

>>1. Any child shorter than knee-height is trying to drown, so act accordingly.<<

Truth be told!
When my younger daughter was 18 months, I took her to a zero entrance pool. She toddled in, right over her head.

They ARE trying to drown.