When Did You Learn to Swim? What About Your Kids?

Speaking of swimming pools—and given how hot and humid it has been here lately, I'm desperate to cool down—I was thinking this weekend about kids, pools, safety, and swimming lessons.

The issue came to mind when we spent a weekend at my husband's family's house near the NJ/PA border, where they have a pool. Now that my daughter is crawling and even more mobility is on the horizon, we are ever-more vigilant about her every move, and definitely when there's a swimming pool in the vicinity. It s...