A mum has found herself under fire online after asking if she was being unreasonable for leaving her child in the swimming pool.
She went onto parenting forum Mumsnet to ask: Am I being unreasonable to leave my four year old in the pool alone with armbands on and me sitting at the side on a sun lounger?
"Just curious because I noticed all the other parents getting in or following their four, five, six year olds around. Maybe I’m being too relaxed."
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Navigating holidays with children might not always be easy, but the mum of one was criticised for not being in the pool with her child.
One replied: "I wonder why they are supervising their very young children by water, could you think why?"
Another added: "I'd say that's too young to be without you unless you are eyes on him the whole time. Assuming he can touch the bottom/is in a confined space/can't get elsewhere easily?"
"I think if you're watching like a hawk and very close to the side of the pool then yes. Reading a book while they go off into the pool, then no", a third butted in.
Another echoed: "You sitting at the side 100 per cent focused on four-year old and ready to jump in immediately if required is ok I think. 'On a sun lounger' suggests that's not the case so I voted unreasonable."
A fifth agreed it was wrong, while sharing a terrifying anecdote: "Absolutely don’t. I was in a pool where a small child of three or four slipped out of her arm bands and almost drowned while her parents sat next to the pool chatting and not paying attention. My DH [dear husband] grabbed her and put her on the side. If we hadn’t been nearby she’d have been dead."
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