These Parents Defended Their Unusual Choices 

Well done to the mother of the first baby, she’s already lost one child in a tragic set of circumstances and she’s putting safeguards in place to ensure that her new baby will know how to survive should similar occur

I started teaching my daughter to swin in our pool at 6 months. She mastered turning onto her back in just 3 days. By her 1st birthday, she could swim the length of our long pool. To me it's a crime to own a pool and not teach your children to swim.

Brave Mom who lost one child to Drowning and started over! Most would not take the positive action she did!

You find it difficult to learn to swim at say 20.. but as a baby it's just natural instinct

I can't speak for anyone else here, but my poor heart skipped a beat watching baby girl take a dive into the pool. She took to it like a duck to water. I have to admit, I am amazed at this. Well done mom❤️

I'm pretty sure babies just know how to swim/float. Weird how some of us will forget how to do that when older

When I was younger (maybe a year old or younger) I fell into my aunts pool because someone forgot to close her sliding glass door outside. I survived because my aunt is a swim instructor for infants and I instinctively flipped on my back and floated on my back for about 5-10 minutes until my mom found me. That saved me, I’m 18 now.

Back in the seventies, my mom told me that it was standard for you to take your baby to the YMCA, and they instructed you to drop the baby in the water and let it figure out how to swim. That's how I learned to swim and I am now a great swimmer. She did the right thing teaching her baby how to swim at a very early age

I used to be a lifeguard. When I looked at what looked like a 2 year old, I was worried I would have to jump in to save this little boy. He jumped in the pool and to my amazement, he swam like a fish. At that moment, I was in awe and I started to relax but I was still keeping an eye on him, at times, just in case.

She is teaching her daughter a skill that could save her life

The first mother already lost one child. She was preparing her second child. She didn't run away from the situation she confronted it. I think sometimes we tend to over protect, and it doesn't help them to prepare for dangerous situations.

2:25 That mother can multitask. She can skate & tack care of a baby

Good for her...after hearing about so many accidental drownings of children I applaud her decision for her child's safety to teach swimming lessons. It pains me to learn of her son (Jake?) drowning. I don't think I could go on after a tragedy like that. She is a remarkable mother and woman.

I learned to swim this exact way…I survived and am better because of it. I allowed my child to color her hair multiple colors…she’s now one of the most self developed and productive adults I know. I don’t skateboard , I have zero pit bulls and I can’t ever see myself buying that many gifts for my kids but it’s not for me to judge. Folks need to mind their own households because the chances that they’re doing everything perfectly is slim to none.

The mom got the daughters 85 each, and the sons get 30 each. Love how nobody is talking about that….

Floating, living baby is wonderful to see. Drowning is horrible, and means DEATH. What is wrong with such negative people?

3:21 Honestly i wouldn’t criticize her for being materialistic, but for giving her daughters 85 gifts and her son only 30.

The first one is understandable. That mother felt guilty her son drowned and died so she is training her second child how to swim and prevent herself from drowning

I have a cure, it's CALLED LET OTHER PARENTS PARENT THEIR OWN CHILDREN AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT HURTING THEM AND YOU DO YOU! Plus the girl's hair is awesome.

The skateboarding mom is so cool lol

I remember a baby who swam in a backyard pool once, it just gives you anxiety to know terrible things can happen to people at such a young age, Rest in peace.

I think the first clip is awesome! It's not like she's going to let her daughter drown, especially after having already lost her son due to drowning... She's teaching through experience. Amazing. Babies have really good natural instincts, such as avoiding drowning, and it's very good to train those instincts throughout childhood to avoid horrible deaths like what happened to her son.

There’s appropriate times for babies to learn things.

The dog one is a bad idea. Dogs will instinctively bite if they’re injured, sick or otherwise scared. Plenty of friendly dogs have bitten their owners under such conditions.

OMG HER HAIR LOOKS SO PRETTY

Pearl clutchers have nothing better to do. Skater mom is a badass!

i remember that one time, when my little cousin was four, she almost drowned in a pool. starting early is amazing and it prevents so many terrible accidents that could happen.

Funny thing is that the baby in pool looks like she dove in unafraid after the 🪣 not fell in like was stated, and that was due to the great training she received and having a wonderful Mother. People just fly off with criticism without really knowing..and I'm glad these parents didjt take it to heart.

And, there is obviously someone sitting there watching the baby float.

Teaching swimming as an instinct at that age in the pool will help reduce alot of the "the child drowned because of parent's neglect/lack of supervision" incidents.

When my sister was about 3 mo old our then 19 yr old uncle let go of her in his sisters swimming pool. They said Stephanie instinctively swam- guess floating like the first baby as you seen. I'm happy to report she's 35 alive & well she's making sure a horrible tragedy doesn't happen to her again. Good on her ♥️

I learned how to swim because my aunt paid for lessons after hearing about how a block away I heard a mother scream in despair about her toddler being found dead in their pool. I’ve never been able to get that scream out of my nightmares.

Absolutely heartwrenching but absolutely amazing mother. Sometimes one has to find ways to protect kids from harm

3:07 the girls get 85 presents each and the boy gets 30 how is that fair there is a big difference between 85 and 30

The baby swimming is great, she swims better than most adults. Her mother did the right thing teaching her at an early age to swim. If all parents did this, there would a lot less accidental drownings or none at all.

3:16 i get this one ... she seems abit... off. The way she says the girls get 85 gifts then the sons get ABOUT 30. Something is wrong here.

With dogs and kids its always important to supervise no matter the breed from the tiniest breeds to the bigger ones i dont see the problem with those bigger dogs being around kids

I’m impressed that she could get 300 gifts and only pay 2000 dollars

There is nothing wrong with any of these videos. Great parenting!

Knowing what she just said about her son drowning, I really understand why she does that, I mean I honestly had to do something like that also

1:13 I’m glade she taught her how to swim but when her son drowned,no,I can’t handle it,it’s very sad as soon as I heard it

That aqua hair actually looks really good on that little girl. If it were my kid, it would be something we did for a special occasion, not as a long term thing. But I certainly wouldn't say no.

Babies' anatomy causes them to automatically close off their airway when water comes close. It's a core part of the drowning -prevention method. It has been done for countless generations and may have saved so many already if it were more widely known and practiced.

Ya, that's the mammalian dive reflex at work, and mom was within reach. My parents did the same thing with me at that age, maybe younger. I loved being in water growing up and never came close to drowning. Too bad when I got older I had a bad experience with unseen wildlife in a not so clean lake and developed thalassophobia. Now you can't even get me on a boat unless visibility is 100%. Did you know Bull Sharks have been spotted upriver in the Mississippi as far north as Illinois? I still love pools though!

What a brave baby

The first one was so smart. She wasn't even crying so why is everyone butt hurt

Mom was watching the whole time, mom has previous trauma with another child and water so heck yes shes training baby to be a swimmer. Baby will probably bring her mama some medals

1:38 BRO HEAD FIRST?

You can tell the baby was prepared before she even hit the water 👍😊

People can give their opinions without being jerks about it. After all, if you post on social media, you can expect opinions. In my opinion, the only one I had a problem with was the Christmas presents. But that was her choice. I wish people understood that children want their parents' presence way more than presents from their parents. I think it's detrimental for kids to have too much but then again, that's my opinion. As long as the hair dye wasn't toxic ..🤷‍♀️

My first swimming lesson was that dad chucked me in the pool so I could figure it out on my own, mom wasn't too happy about the way but accepted it as it was.

They’re not your children. Let the parents do what they want.

When my son was born, I had a house with a pool so made sure he went to swimming lessons early on so he wasn't afraid of the water.

Aww look at the smiles on the pitbulls

People's quick tempered ignorance doesn't surprise me at all anymore. There's always been those quick to judge idiots in this world, social media has just made it easier to be found and heard or "typed" to be exact.

I don't care how amazing it is that babies do that, the baby doesn't like it. You can tell how stressed out that baby was.

It felt like the baby was struggling tbh

She’s a strong mom!

Death threats? Really?

Babies instinctively will roll over and Float upwards that's why you should train them as infants this will save multiple children's lives from drowning this woman has awesome common sense! good job for doing what you've done! You have to know what you're doing to train.

Mama I'm sorry for your loss. I'm terrified to watch but good on you

Great job mom!! So many children's lives could be saved!

300 gifts totaling $2,000? That's some serious thrifting right there. Excellent work.

Remember when parents did this before social media ever existed and now that it does exist you get serious backlash from even thinking about generally anything

I faced down into a water when I was 8 years old and almost drowned myself.

Parents need to do this when I was I baby I was thought to do this and when I was around 8 years old I was able to save my own life because I was pulled under the water by the current and I survived and if I didn’t do this when I was young I wouldn’t be hear today.

300 gifts for $2,000 is a pretty good deal. Not that I would buy that many but hey, it's her money..

It's the best way to teach your kids/toddlers to swim!

I know it's super important to development. And props to the mom for teaching her daughter to swim early on. But I laughed out loud when the kid just flopped in. The plop got me.

In my extended family this is what Christmas looks like every year. They need a room for gifts.

Pitbulls used to be known as the nanny dog but sick people wanted to enjoy watching them fight so now they have a bad reputation.

Started my daughter swimming at 6 months. She was so good, by 13, she was at high level, but not big or strong enough physically yet to achieve lifeguard level.

I had a pitbull for 17 years and he was the biggest baby when it came to other people and children if you were to ever even put your head up at a child the dog would come after you

Now do a segment on parents who defend truly unusual and dangerous choices for their child. For example: taking a child to a Drag Queen Story Hour; taking a child to a gay/transgender bar or strip club; allowing a child to have a sex change prior to the age of 18; advocating gay porn to children in public schools; and teaching CRT.

Baby: knows how to survive in the water The internet: no that’s wrong.it’s the parents doing the job wrong

The first mom is being smarter than normal moms, the baby at that age knows how to float from back in the wombs. That being said, report any and all death threats and never hesitate to out the names of the threateners.

The only parent I don’t agree with is the one who bought her kids loads of gifts!

I've seen this in person. At first, your instinct is to jump in to save the baby. I couldn't believe eyes, the baby was able to float face up. I applaud this Mother.

When you teach your 6 mo old children water safety, it's to turn over on their back and float. It's what I taught my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. It's a class through the YMCA and is great. You must teach your children to survive since they can be out of your sight 10 seconds and fall into the pool. It's a wonderful program. I've seen too many children who have drowned as a healthcare professional and vowed not to have my family be a statistic. My daughter started on a USAA swim team at 5 yrs old until she was 17 yrs. She loved it and it helped her severe asthma.

So smart that she got her baby Josey trained so early. 😍💖 Adorable baby. So sorry for the loss of her son. 😩💔

Imagine hating on people who don't want their children to drown. 🙄🤦‍♂️

80 gifts for the daughters and 30 for the sons, she clearly has favorite

85 gifts to 30. If it isn’t a thing where the boys got more expensive gifts, then damn thats some strong favoritism to the girls

All babies instantly know how to survive on water. I even remember seeing a swimming baby (without aid) commercial when I was young.

I remember seeing the little girl with dyed hair when I was about 10 and just WISHING I could express myself like that, I was also 10 at the time so I begged my parents to let my dye my hair a maroon red and they did! It made me happier than anything at that age to being able to do something so unique to me, and allll of the other kids my age thought I was the coolest and I got so many compliments, an awesome thing to experience at that age. I see no issue with letting a kid dye their hair as long as you do it healthy and safely. 6 years later, my hair is one of the biggest ways I express myself and I have had every color under the sun and right now I am rocking black, blue, and teal, and still keep healthy, thick hair! I also got a few piercings since then. :)

Normally I’d be concerned about leaving such an unpredictable being around a fragile baby, but considering the fact he’s a breeder I’d assume he knows his dogs

Good job mom!

47 years ago, I took my 9 months old baby boy for swimming lessons given by a world swimming champion, in Montreal, que. His method was identical at what that lady did...the most natural way to do because babies have no fear and instinctively they turn on their back and float. Of course the instructor is with the baby like that mother. She is pretty smart and people were cruel to judge her. My son was swimming before he could walk. I am appall at how people could be so ignorant of the human nature. In these days, I am saddened by how society seemed to retrograde instead of evaluate. BRAVO my dear lady. I admire your good sense of judgement and your knowledge of human nature. I hope that people would wake up

so much "Karens" being upset about a good thing her mom was supervising. but this is to prepare her child INCASE an accident happens, and mom or dad isn't there she already lost her son, and that's 1 too many. this is training that every parent SHOULD teach their children, even if you don't have a pool at home (like what if this happens in a resort or beach) IMO, learning this should be more of a priority than learning "mama dada nana"

Anyone going to mention how the mom literally gives her daughters 3 TIMES more gifts on Christmas then her son. That is evil.

It's not like she just let her baby fall in the pool. She was being trained by a professional! Brilliant !!

That's absolutely amazing my daughter has been swimming her whole life has been taking swimming lessons and I see this nothing as more than a lesson kids can learn at any age one month to month three months that's the time to start doing this

Ignorance makes people judge others quickly.

2:50 if that is a agressive dog than i just cant anymore :D

I think as long as adult watching over them, people need to respect the way they raise their own children.

I see nothing but happy people and compassionate parents. The Christmas gifts were a bit extreme ( but that’s my opinion) maybe there budget is more then mine.

Funny how people give their opinions on how to take care of a child but won’t pay a single time of attention to their own children

I see no issue with the gifts. People buy their kids gifts throughout the year also. She’s not harming or hurting or risking her kids’ lives by purchasing them gifts.

She just amazing. ❤❤❤

I don’t get why the mother skateboarding people had an issue. That’s just dumb