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@Mrs. Sketchbook: I agree with your sentiment about using PJs for swimming. We have a pool and our daughter uses a PJ. In two days time she has learned to "swim". She can move herself from one end of the shallow end to the other of the shallow end. Every single time were in there we reiterate that she is still very new at this. She does not go into the pool without daddy or mommy, even with her Pj on. Even with a PJ in she can still get hurt in the pool. We don't turn our back to her. She knows not to go past where our pools drop to the deep end. She's not there yet in her abilities.
I think the positive of the PJ is it gives them a little extra confidence in the water. It's up to us as parents to teach them that it's not the same as swimming without one. Heck, I think anyone, child or adult, should know that just because you know how to swim, doesn't mean you can't drown.
We know there's going to come a time where she will have a water scare. We're trying to prep her on what to do when that happens.
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@Mrs. Sketchbook: No worries. The puddle jumper website is a bit misleading because it just says that they're coast guard approved, without explaining the different types. And states vary in what is legal, which further complicates matters.
I definitely think puddle jumpers have their place and we may use one in the pool when my son is bigger. There's also an argument to be made that a type V is better than no PFD, so if you're more likely to actually use a PFD when it's more comfortable, then type Vs could be better because your kid is more likely to actually use it. We'll likely stick with Type IIs for boating until he gets bigger and then go to a Type III, at least until he can swim well. But we may use Type Vs, like a pj, in the pool. And Type Vs in the lake once he can swim, at least somewhat.
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