Water safety is your life line
It’s not just a summer thing.
However, any excuse to highlight the dangers of children around water is good enough.
Growing up – my parents had me and all of my siblings on swimming teams when we were very young.
I passed on my love of water – and my respect for it – making sure my children could each swim before they were five years old.
None of the above guarantees a child’s safety 100 percent.
In fact, a little bit of exposure and a few swimming lessons can create over-confidence.
Parents should never let their guard down with children, around pools, lakes, etc.
Look at some safety tips in this South Florida Parenting article: Keeping baby afloat.
And here is one of our picture galleries. A safety tip accompanies each photo.
And happy swimming, or sailing or water polo!
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