Below are some water safety tips parents should know, from the ZAC Foundation:
- Keep your eyes on your kids. If your child doesn't know how to swim, be sure they're at arm's length any time they are in or around water.
- Enroll children in swimming lessons.
- Ensure there is four-sided fencing around backyard pools with self-closing, self-latching gates.
- Be sure there are alarms on doors and windows leading out to the pool area.
- Become your kids' first line of defense and learn how to perform CPR.
- Remove pool toys when not in use as children can be attracted to them.
- Empty the water from inflatable pools and buckets when not in use.
- Wear and have your children wear Coast Guard-approved life jackets in the water.
- If kids are wearing life jackets and or \"puddle jumpers\" in the water, talk to them first about what it feels like to be in the water without a life jacket on.
- Talk to children to make sure they don't play in water areas without adult supervision. Make sure kids never go into the water without permission. Only swim where there are lifeguards supervising.
- Check flag warnings for water conditions and avoid getting into the water if conditions are unsafe.
- Create a water safety plan for you and your family, just like you would for a fire safety plan.
- Keep a phone nearby in case someone needs to call 911.
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