[blparent] babies drounding, sad artical

[Sabrina Giles]

O how sad!!!!
I have always kept the lid on the washer closed while its in use. 
Sabrina

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On 07/04/2012, at 1:02 AM, Lea williams <leanicole1988 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey, I was on facebook and my cousin had posted this and I read it and
> had in mind the emails that have gone around lately about little ones
> drounding and how it could be possible
> 
> This is a scary thing to think about happening to your child.
> The story for those who might not want to or cant click on the link,
> is about how a 21 month old child climbed up on the washer and fell in
> while it was operating and dround. The mother for whatever reason had
> left the lid up. It sounds as if she does this all the time and rarely
> shuts it but I have always thought that the lid should be closed while
> useing your washer.
> A part in it that made me want to post it says that the reason why a
> lot of children are able to dround in small amounts of water is
> because they are top heavy and do not have enough upper body strength
> to lift themselves back up if they end up face down in water. I think
> this would apply more to babies who are still learning to craul.
> 
> 
> There is a vidio that gives you more information then the artical
> 
> http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/toddlers-tragic-washing-machine-death-sends-warning-parents-202400944.html?fb_action_ids=3681915650522&fb_action_types=news.reads&fb_source=feed_news
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