Quote · On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Emilie Kiser EXCLUSIVE: The Loss That Changed Her Forever
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Balancing Privacy and Public Record
At 1:06:24 · chapter starts 1:03:31
This chapter is the episode's call to action. Jay asks what Emilie wishes she had been asked. Her answer is immediate: please protect your kids. She explains ISR swim training — survival floating fully clothed — and advocates for pool fences above nets, multiple door alarms, automatic closers, and pool sensors. She is direct and practical. She also makes the harder point: no parent can maintain 100% vigilance, and anyone who thinks they can is not being honest with themselves. That is precisely why every additional barrier matters. Drowning is the leading cause of death in children under 3. It is preventable. Trigg's death does not have to be the blueprint for another family's worst day.
ISR swim training teaches young children to float on their backs fully clothed, giving rescuers more time to reach a child in danger.
ISR (Infant Swimming Resource) lessons teach young children to float on their backs, even fully clothed, so they can stay above water long enough for someone to rescue them. Emilie is enrolling Teddy as soon as he is eligible.
Emilie urges parents to layer multiple pool safety barriers rather than rely on one solution, because no single measure is foolproof.
