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Essential and Hazardous: A Comic by Elisa Järnefelt

Some weeks ago we went to the pool with friends. Both of our children are new to swimming. When my daughter's friend entered the pool, she immediately dove under the surface and started swimming back and forth underwater at the shallow end of the pool.

by Elisa Järnefelt August 20, 2024July 26, 2025

This article was originally published in Seven Days’ monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT.

This article appears in Kids VT, Fall 2024.

Elisa Järnefelt

Elisa Järnefelt is an illustrator and writer who lives in the Champlain Valley with her husband, daughter and senior dog. She enjoys learning the names of backyard birds, planting "one more thing" in her garden, creating comics and designing new... More by Elisa Järnefelt

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