Seven month old boy Ryder Blair water-skiing

[azureline**]

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/seven-month-old-boy-ryder-blair-water-skiing-in-queensland-goes-viral/story-fn7cejkh-1226636756719

What do you think? Mum is running alongside but not beside him.....

7 months, is he strong enough in the neck to be doing that? I know some babies walk this early but I don't know if I could allow it, even if he does like it.

[polksaladallie]

Moorna, this isn't a kid (I suppose you mean child).  It is a baby.

[polksaladallie]

Oh yeah?  He greed, did he?

Make that agreed    😮

[azureline**]

It's not about whether he is happy or not.... my children wanted to do things that put them in danger..... one thought he was Evil Knievel...... but this 7 month old didn't crawl onto that water ski alone.

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Mine would refuse if they did not wish to participate.

They would sit on their little backside and scream the place down if they didn't want to stand and perform.

[purple.cow]

Make that agreed    😮

He doesn't look like he was kicking up a big fuss objecting to it!

[purple.cow]

Mine would refuse if they did not wish to participate.

They would sit on their little backside and scream the place down if they didn't want to stand and perform.

This kid looks like a born performer, and good luck to him for it.

[polksaladallie]

Kid, ankle biter, brat, whatever, who cares?

It's not the label, it is because a child and a baby are so very different in their needs and their care.

[azureline**]

It's not the label, it is because a child and a baby are so very different in their needs and their care.

Exactly........ he is 7 months old..... as for "raising a happy child".... he has not been raised yet.

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When my children were babies.....they certainly made it very clear when they weren't happy....;-)

They certainly didn't smile and giggle when they were unhappy.....quite the opposite.  

Doctors recommend babies do exercises to develop their muscles and increase their strength....these parents seem to have done a good job!

Perhaps this 7 month old baby is living a happier and more fulfilled life than some adults.

Good on him.  🙂

[polksaladallie]

Having worked with a lot of paediatricians, I am sure they would be very concerned for this baby.