EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES TO KEEP KIDS SAFE IN OPEN WATER

Water can be dangerous. Every year over 100 people drown in the summer months. Many of these deaths are avoidable.

Fortunately, you can adopt the following simple techniques to help keep your children safe in open water.

Educate

Take the time to talk to them about safety at the beach and in the water, it will help them to understand why caution is necessary.

This is something that should be learned in a pool. You can teach them yourself or enroll them in swimming lessons.

Basic Swimming Knowledge

It doesn’t mean they can’t drown but it does mean they have a better chance of surviving if they get into difficulty.

Regardless of how old your children are you need to watch them. That means knowing when they are going into the water and making sure they are safe.

Watch Your Children!!

Older children who have experience with open water can be okay without you as long as they have a friend or sibling with them.

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