888-765-5400Water Safety Tips For Your Children
As with most child safety measures, that usually starts with proper supervision which is one of the best ways to keep your children safe in the water. That means watching your children when they are in or around water, even if they know how to swim. Remember that swim lessons don’t make children, especially younger children, drown proof. Note other important water safety tips to consider with warm weather finally approaching.
1) Childproof your swimming pool so that it is enclosed by a permanent fence (which is better than a removable pool fence) with a self-closing and self-latching gate that is difficult for younger children to open;
2) Have everyone wear Coast Guard-approved life jackets, and not just those cute floaties, on boats, jet skis, and on other personal watercraft;
3) Make sure you know water depth before you let your children dive;
4) Only swim in designated areas in the ocean and make sure everyone is aware how to escape rip currents, swim parallel to the beach until you are out of the rip current and can swim back to shore;
5) As a family, take CPR lessons
6) Apply sunscreen at least 15 to 30 minutes before going out in the sun and reapply it at least every two hours, especially if your child has been in the water; keep your phone close at all times, you never know when you may need to make that emergency call.
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