When I was growing up, we spent summers in a cottage next to the ocean in Norway. One night my brother climbed up onto a stool and crawled out the kitchen window in the middle of the night. This was a tiny window, but the only thing open in the house. He was a toddler at the time. He fell to the ground and toddled over to our pier, walking along it and then falling into the ocean (from the story I got; not sure of all the details; I was an infant at the time). My parents awoke during his commotion and when figured out what the noises were, ran to save him. If they had not, it could have been a tragedy.
I know many people who have swimming pools in their back yards, others who take their kids to the lakes and such; the ability not to panic is such an important skill. This video demonstrates a program that goes one step further ~ it is amazing to me to watch (I was getting teary eyed; I am not sure how the mother was able to film this without wanting to jump in and rescue this toddler)...
Blessings on your day ~
Monday, January 12, 2009
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I saw that before. It is amazing. It also sounds amazing to have lived in Norway. I forget how old you were when you came to the states.
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