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Drowning Can Look a Lot Like Swimming

June 12, 2017 By Lauren

It's easy to let your guard down when your family is having fun at the lake, pond, or pool. But remember that drowning doesn't always look like drowning. Sometimes it looks a lot like swimming.

It was a perfect Maine summer day. Fluffy white clouds floated lazily across a cerulean sky. The bright sun warmed the earth and a light breeze kept the humidity at bay. The three kids and I packed up the car and headed out to meet a group of families who all had kids starting kindergarten […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays Tagged With: drown, drowning, summer, swimming

The Deep End of Parenthood

November 25, 2014 By Lauren

Parenthood

The Deep End of Parenthood To what can I compare the overwhelming nature of parenting young children? It’s like being shoved in the deep end when you don’t know how to swim. You may have read books on how to swim. You may have dipped your toe in the water. You may have even played […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: children, deep end, drowning, kids, overwhelming, parenthood, parenting, pool, swimming, treading water, young children

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