This week we’re sharing probably one of the most important conversations we’ll ever have on here. It’s an episode EVERY adult needs to hear whether you are a parent, aunt/uncle, have friends with kids, babysit/nanny or honestly whoever and wherever you are. With Summer here, being informed on the importance of water safety should be at the top of all of our lists. Today we sit down with mom of 8 & former US National Women’s Volleyball Player, Morgan Beck Miller who opens up about losing her daughter Emmy to drowning & sparked a fire in her to educate all parents on how to keep their kids safe with water. We feel so honored to have a platform where we can share all kinds of conversations within parenting, even the tough and uncomfortable ones. (TW: we touch on infant loss)

Key Takeaways:

• The best swim classes to teach survival from the age of 6 months+ (ex. ISR)
• Unsafe bodies of water outside of pools
• Why any form of flotation devices are an absolute NO
• Drowning is the #1 cause of death for children under age 5, it should be the #1 topic of conversation
• 70% of drownings happen during non-swim times 
• 88% of the time there is at least 1 adult present during a drowning 
• A child under 30 lbs can drown in under 30 seconds (& it’s silent)

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Other Links:

To Find An ISR (Infant Swimming Resource) Instructor: https://infantswim.com/lessons/isr-lessons.html

*** if you live in Orange County, CA you can DM Tayla for her amazing instructor 

ISR website: https://www.isrswimbabies.com

ISR Phone #: (727) 946-5823

ISR Scholarship Partners: https://www.isrswimbabies.com/scholarship-partners

ISR is dedicated to making sure no family is ever turned away based on financial reasons and that is why we support a variety of scholarship foundations aimed at drowning prevention and awareness. 

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***Gentle reminder that many of the conversations we have stem from personal experience. We always recommend running everything past your trusted professional team of caregivers. We also strive to be a place of support for all women and their unique circumstances by highlighting the inspiring stories of other women & professionals in their field of work. We love you! xx Tayla & Tori