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    When I was a kid we used to swim at the local MDC pools in Boston. It was $.25 for kids and I think $.50 for adults. Anyways, my mom would drop my brother and I off sometimes and go to work across the street. So we'd be there from like 1pm - 2:30pm by ourselves, just swimming. It wasnt a big deal then. They had lifeguards.

    I guess nowadays, as a parent, I would be worried about drowning. We have a community/neighborhood pool that we share with about 40 households and the pool lot is adjacent to our lot. I worry about the kids swimming there as they get older (teenagers) and we arent home. But I guess there has to be an age when you dont escort your kids to the pool, right? When I was a kid I guess it was 11 or so....
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    That would not be allowed here. I can't remember the rule, specifically, because I am always in the water myself since it's so darned hot, but it involves age as well as swim level. For the deep pool I think it's 8 and under that an adult has to be in as well, and no floaties allowed.
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    If mine were tall enough to have the top of their shoulders visible I didn't get in with them I could see them but I didn't feel a need to be in the water
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    That's crazy. Water safety aside -- I'm always in the pool because it's way too hot! I can't stand being near a pool and not being in it.

    From the water safety standpoint -- we're at the pool a lot this summer and I'm often surprised by how much more vigilant I am as compared to others (it's a community pool w/ no lifeguards). But I find it hard to judge to some degree, as mine are still so young. Maybe I'll be like that too when they're older and I know they're strong swimmers?
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    I usually hop in to cool off and then I am back out but my kids are 11 and 14. :-)

    We go to a club pool for members only and I am thankful we don't have to deal with hordes of largely unsupervised children. I can't imagine dropping children at a pool and leaving them there. While there may be lifeguards, those people have a specific job. They are not babysitters. :-/


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    Fwiw, at our private swim club the rule is kids 10+ can sign themselves in; no adult need be present.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SnuggleBuggles View Post
    Fwiw, at our private swim club the rule is kids 10+ can sign themselves in; no adult need be present.


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    Interesting. I am thankful that ours does not allow that. Every time we are there the lifeguard has to reprimand someone's kids for running or playing too roughly or something and that is with a parent present. The lifeguards get very frustrated with having to monitor basic behavior and repeat posted rules constantly because the parents seem to mentally check out and depend on the lifeguard to babysit.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SnuggleBuggles View Post
    Fwiw, at our private swim club the rule is kids 10+ can sign themselves in; no adult need be present.
    Same here. But they have to pass the swim test. The kids at our pool are pretty well behaved. It's a neighborhood swim club, so all the parents know who the kids are, and the kids know we will narc on them if they cause trouble.

    But a non-swimming five-year-old with no adult would not fly.
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    The club we belong to only accept members and guests members bring, and it can get chaotic in a specific spot in the pool. It seems to be where all the kids hang out, so there's no way I would leave my 5 year old alone in the pool while I'm out of the club.

    This summer is the first summer where I can have my 5 year old swim in the pool, while I'm in the toddler pool with my younger toddler. However, I'm barely few yards away, and it'll be a long time before I can leave my toddler alone in the pool with other kids. I worry how he'll get pushed and go under by impulsive eager older kids nearby.


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    Quote Originally Posted by boogiemom View Post
    Interesting. I am thankful that ours does not allow that.


    I agree! That seems awfully young to me.
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