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Originally Posted by ssandra 
Would anybody here have done something different?
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Yes. Like take him there, and tell him he has freedom to jump in the water if he so chooses. Let him jump in and feel what it's like to almost drown. Be ready to jump in and save him. I guarantee you that would stop him. Then take him for swimming lessons so he learns how to swim safely.
Who said parenting was supposed to be easy?
Now of course at a younger age, you do have to not let your kids run around unsupervised. First off, who lets their 5 year old child be out there alone in front of a busy street? They don't even know when to jump in the street and when not to, no matter how much you teach them to look both ways.