Teach your child how to be safe around water! Donna Parsons is a nationally recognized instructor that has been teaching infants, toddlers and parents swimming and water safety for over 30 years. Donna's concern for infant and toddler aquatic safety has prompted her to create 2 new videos instructing parents and care givers how to teach their children to safely interact with water.
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• Never leave the child unattended including while in the bath tub
• Always be sure a life jacket is part of your child's swimming attire
• Do Not use air-filled swimming aids
• Air-filled aids are toys and are not designed to be personal flotation devices
• Air-filled plastic tubes can deflate from becoming punctured or unplugged
• Install a fence around your pool with an alarm system
• Never leave furniture near the fence-which can be used to climb over
• Keep small children away from buckets containing liquid like 5 gal. buckets
• An infant or toddler can drown in as little as one inch of water
• AND MOST OF ALL:- Enroll in a Water Safety class.

read more from the CDC
read more from the Stay at Home Parents Newsletter
read more from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Fencing. At least a 4 foot fence around all sides of the pool.


Locks. Lock your gate. Combination locks only! We have smart children who can find keys.

Climbing. Move all furniture away from fence. Children love to climb and will be quick to go over a fence with a little help from a chair.

Swimming Pools
The number of backyard swimming pool in the United States has increased to more than 6.5 million and the childhood fatality rate has increased linearly with the number of residential pools in use.

read more pool tips at AAP web site