4-year-old girl dies in Changi Beach tragedy

My condolences for the family.. However Children mishap is due to adults’ negligence!! this is something my parents always reminds me about!

So caregivers of young children have to be extra careful when dealing with children even though they may know how to swim or walk whatsoever. =(

my condolences to her parents and loved ones.

Hi everyone . The most painful part is not about dying young , but having the burden of this incident until u get old n perish . Lets pray for the kid n for the father , for strength to move on . My sincere condolence Sir ( Father n family members )

Last year, my young son took swimming lesson at Tampines Safra. I never took my eyes of him when he was in the water. I'm glad that I am so Kiasu because during one of his lesson the coach asked him to swim and half way thru he was tired and his board slipped off his hand and he went in the water.The coach was at the other end of the pool busy chatting! Luckily, i was nearby and managed to rescue him. Better be safe than sorry! I don't care if others might say that I am a Kiasu parent.

I have got a 4yrs old oso.. never in my life i have allowed my child near the sea even with me around.. the wave is truly unpredictable.. Poor child, parents shud really take note of this..

That almost happened to my 4 years old last time in a quiet swimming pool with just us in it! I was not in the water but was looking upon on the deck, just as my then other half turn around to go for a quick swim, my 4 year old, who was sitting on the step, stand up and wanted to follow and he slip & went down vertically.... right under my eyes! It happen so fast, although to us it's just waist deep water but to baby, it's deadly. While I dashed into the water my heart almost stop! I was lucky as we always make sure someone was keeping an eye on him all the time. The sea? No deal! Too dangerous!

even in swimming pool..i will never let go my view on the kids...let alone at the seaside...

Most of the parents tend to leave their children unattended. When I advise, this is all they would say...I am too protective. Should leave them alone to explore. Especially young mothers, when they are together with their click, they'll forget their children. Please for Heanen's sake, be there for your children at all times. Keep an eye on them.

At the first place,father metioned that the other child was sick.If your child was sick,you should not come out to the beach.Stay at home,safer.You can make family gathering either in playgroung or park and even at home.There are so many ways to make family happy.
People are so sophisticated,want to go here and there.
To many children also make you busy and you can't look after well.

Never, never, never let young kids off your sight when in the water (pool or beaches).
It takes just few minutes to take away life.

either be seaside or swimming pool children shld not be left unattended - I've seen some nut parents asking the older children to look after the younger ones.. major mistake which they pay with young life.. always remember childern are children when so many adults can't handle the job of looking after young don't expect a kid to look after another that's pure stupidity!!!

its too sad to hear this...in fact, it could be avoided... I'm single but have nephews. I never leave my sight of them whenever we were out on the roads, beach, swimming pools, anytime & anywhere. I maybe too protective & sensitive, but I will never allow any chance for accidents to happen. I always believe that "expect the unexpecteds"...

SAD! Very Sad! But please understand that sea is not a place for swimming, unless you are a very strong and seasoned swimmer!

seaside is a very dangerous place .

This is heart breaking - I never left my 6 year old play out of my sight anytime by the beach. Don't even think of letting her swim in any water without me personally there with her!! PARENTS, PLEASE BE MORE AWARE.

I have seen some irresponsible parents leaving their very young children at the void deck to play on their own, leaving them unattended at crowded bus stops/MRT and seaside. Its sad but parents have a responsibility. Even though my kid is a certified silver medal holder in swimming survival skills, I always keep an eye on him all the time when we go out to sea. It's not a swimming pool, the waves and undercurrent can surprise even the best of us. My condolences to the family.

Even b4 I read the article I already knew victim must be some malay kid. I just dun understand y those malay families like the beaches so much and always let their kids swim and play in the sea freely...For God's sake, if u let ur kids play in the sea, pls watch over them carefully lar. This is not the 1st time and certainly wont be the last.

just to share my experience once i was swimming at mersing beach with my two kids, then there was this big wave sweeping me into the bottom on the seabead my body kept rolling and rolling i couldnt bring myself up i thought this was it i am going to be dead, then i pull my strength and pust my body up abobe the water and breath, I am a certified life guard with royal life saving society!! what abt others i wonder!! never under estimate the power of wave!

The sea at changi and east coast is no place for kids. Even for experience swimmers, you have to be extra careful cause there are very strong under currents beneath the water. If you bring your kids there, please keep your eyes glue to them.

Noticed a lot of Asians in general never learned how to swim. Myself coming from a country where knowing how to swim is considered essential, I would like to tell everyone here: Please teach your kids how to swim. Though it may not have saved this girls life, it would have given her a better chance.

Having said that, even though I am coming from a culture where we are not overly protective to our kids I have to say, children that age should not be playing directly at the shore line. (Closed off shallow water is not so dangerous though) Current can be unprodictable, a big wave suddenly can come.

Finally, it is good to teach kids that can swim, if you get swept away by a strong current, or a big wave, DO NOT fight the current. Panicing, or trying the fight the current will fatigue you and cause you to drown. Best thing is to stay afloat, and await rescue or let the current drift you off to a more convenient location with less current, or a more convenient location to get back on the shore.