The story below (in italics) by Kathy Sundstrum appeared in the Sunshine Coast Daily… This is a really positive story about the impact that teaching a child appropriate water safety skills can have on helping to protect their lives AND the importance of Supervision, and I encourage you all to read the story for exactly those […]
The Inevitability of tears
Grief, anger, frustration, holding on, struggling to keep moving forward… they are all part of the grieving process and happen at different times for different people. We have previously written here about the process of grief in caring for a child with complex medical problems. But whether a child (or any family member) has died, […]
Seven children die in backyard pools despite tougher laws
The Following story appeared in the SMH regarding the release of the NSW Child Death Review Team report. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/seven-children-drown-despite-tougher-pool-laws-20101028-175ua.html
NSW Child Death Review Team
The 2009 NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report has been released today In the report The Child Death Review Team notes: Private swimming pools or spas In 2009, seven children drowned in private swimming pools. Five of the deaths concerned young children accessing the pool without the knowledge of their carer – the absence […]
Death of elite athlete proves no such thing as drown-proofing
The tragic death of a United States open water swimmer on 25 October 2010 should act as a stark reminder for all that there is no such thing as drown proofing your children, as even elite athletes who are among the strongest swimmers in the world can drown. This death also demonstrates the importance […]
