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So now it appears there is this thing of throwing a baby in water in order to teach it how to float. How sure is it that we are not witnessing outrageous craziness being justified? Why the responsibility of the parents being shifted to the baby and for, to say the least, such a risky trade off? The younger the baby is the more irreversible the psychological damage that happen to it if it comprehend or feel a danger to its existence. I once saw on TV a mother letting a cat near her baby, which looked at least somewhat uncomfortable, and wondered what internal damage that could lead, let alone leaving it to itself to face surviving the danger of drowning in water. The protection of parents to their baby is not just from the danger but also from the feeling of danger. I remember reading a professional in the field giving example about how even a buzzing wasp in the room where the baby is could cause a psychotic damage in that regard. I think that, in addition to other things, even a little bit look of discomfort or disconcert on the baby should never be ignored as a signal that a baby is sensing danger in its environment.