Keeping Your Children Safe in and Around Water
Swimming is the most popular activity in summer. Especially kids are more excited to jump in the pool. Water parks and beaches are also main attraction for them. It is really a fun to play with water but a small mistake can be fatal for them. According to a report, over 800 hundred children die every year from drowning in America. So, it is important for parents to teach their children swimming safety tips. Sometimes drowning are non-fatal but they can cause coma, organ damage, permanent disability, brain death, neurological injury. So, it is extremely necessary for parents to supervise their children when they are in and around water. The moments of distraction may lead you a lifetime regret. Lifeguards are always there to enforce water safety rules and provide structure to an aquatic facility to help reducing the risk of drowning. But being parents, it is your responsibility to ensure water safety for kids by supervising them constantly. In order to create public awareness and encourage parents to use safe supervision practices, “watch around water� program is started and it is getting a great response from all over the world. According to the companies who offer pool management and lifeguard services the supervision of children
in the water must be direct, competent and alert. This kind of approach improve safety for your children. Follow these tips to improve safety of your children.
Enroll you child’s name for swim lessons in an appropriate age. Ensure that your children always wear US Coast Guard approved life jackets in and around the water. Even if lifeguards are present, you need to actively supervise kids whenever they are in and around the water. Tell your children to swim only at a lifeguard protected beach Encourage children (who know how to swim) to use buddy system so they can avoid to swim alone. Teach children to always ask permission to go near water. Do not just drop your kids off at the public pool or leave them at the beach. Be with them. It is important to always stay within arm’s reach of young children and avoid distractions while supervising them around water. Establish water safety rules for your family and enforce them without fail. Do not allow swimmers to hyperventilate before swimming under water or have breathholding contests. Don’t drink before entering in the pool or start supervising your children. Alcohol impairs judgment, balance and coordination.