>> So I picked him up and with no warning tossed him in
Why in the hell would you do that? You just created fear of water for the rest of his life. <<Shaking my head>>
Why in the hell would you do that? You just created fear of water for the rest of his life. <<Shaking my head>>
I hope there was a long discussion after the event, though.
If you're worried about fear of water, rather than damaging the parent/child relationship, that's easily solved. Swimming lessons will do the trick.
A bit less risky than throwing your own kid into water (and publicly telling the story), no?
and this article: https://slate.com/technology/2013/06/rescuing-drowning-child...