Losing a child to drowning: Turning grief into advocacy

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this episode I welcome Nicole Hughes (@nicolehughes8 on IG) who documents on her Instagram her life after loss and, in her words, “choosing to survive the impossible.” We discuss the following: What prompted her to become an advocate for drowning prevention Common misconceptions and assumptions What she thinks the AAP can change in regards to drowning awareness/education What education/tools she thinks parents should equip themselves or their child with Why puddle jumpers are not ideal for drowning prevention What ISR is and why swim lessons are needed AAP updated recommendations https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/143/5/e20190850 https://services.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/drowning-prevention/ ISR nonprofits https://www.parentspreventingchildhooddrowning.com/non-profits Levi’s Legacy website (additional information, links, and resources on drowning prevention) https://www.levislegacy.com/ Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. This episode is brought to you by: THE NEW MOM SURVIVAL GUIDE: The first digital e-course/community created and founded by a Pediatrician mom to guide you and your baby through their first year. To find out more and to join, visit: http://pedsdoctalk.com/survival-guide. Better Help Thank you to our sponsor, BetterHelp, for sponsoring this episode. To schedule your first therapy session, visit https://www.betterhelp.com/peds to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining me on this episode.
0:09.0	This episode is part of the Mother's Message series that I have on this
0:14.9	podcast where I invite fellow moms and dads if they would like to come to share a
0:19.5	message about something in their lives that happened with their child to educate other parents.
0:25.0	And I'm just so grateful to welcome Nicole Hughes.
0:28.0	She is a mother.
0:30.0	We're talking about her loss of her child to drowning and how she's turning her grief
0:35.4	into advocacy to help other families save their children from drowning
0:40.0	incidents. So thank you so much for joining me today, Nicole.
0:43.0	Oh, thank you. Oh, I really appreciate you having me here.
0:47.0	Well, that appreciation goes right back at you.
0:49.0	You know, I'm so grateful we were able to connect on social media.
0:52.0	For everyone listening, we're both on Instagram. so grateful we were able to connect on social media.
0:52.6	For everyone listening, we're both on Instagram.
0:54.8	Nicole's on Instagram as Nicole Hughes 8.
0:57.6	I'm going to put that on my show notes.
0:59.3	And I had posted something on my feet about swimming lessons and one of her friends tagged
1:04.9	her and you know if we'd start a conversation about swimming lessons and the importance of swimming
1:10.4	lessons but we're going to get into what the importance is.
1:12.4	It's not just swimming lessons but but we're going to get into what the importance is. It's not just swimming lessons, but it's survival skills.
1:14.8	And we're going to talk all about this, and we're going to talk about what happened, but just turning what happened to your family into advocacy is such a hard thing to do for many.
1:24.0	You know, I don't think it can come with a lot of emotions and it can come with a lot of stuff
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