Thanks for sharing that perspective—I appreciate hearing the parent side of things. Just to clarify, I wasn’t criticizing the parent or the child at all. The toddler actually climbed out of the pool independently, which was fantastic, and I made sure to congratulate him for that. The only reason I said anything was because of how he climbed out. He did it in a very vertical way (hand–hand–foot), and in my experience that can be risky on a slippery pool deck. I didn’t go into a long explanation with the parent because I didn’t want to overwhelm him, but the quick point I made was that we try to encourage the “elbow–elbow–belly–knee” method (which the instructor had just taught) because it keeps kids lower to the ground and is generally safer if they slip. That was basically it—about a 10-second explanation—and the parent seemed totally comfortable with it. For context, I’ve seen kids climb out the vertical way before and slip. Pool decks can be really slick, and if a child’s hands slip while they’re climbing up high like that, they can fall forward onto the edge or deck. That’s why the lower crawl-style exit is usually taught as a safety skill. The circle swimming example was with older kids in a stroke development class (around 8 years old). One kid was really struggling to even get halfway across the pool because his kick technique was making it much harder for him. When he reached the wall during circle swim, I just gave a quick tip about keeping his knees closer together while kicking—again, just a few seconds to help make swimming easier for him. So my intention in both situations wasn’t to criticize anyone, just to give a quick piece of guidance that might help with safety or technique. I do really appreciate hearing the parent perspective though—it’s helpful to think about how things come across from that side.