Owning and having a swimming pool is a great luxury in the Houston area. Houston's warm, humid climate is nearly unbearable without having a swimming pool. Unfortunately, toddlers and young children are fascinated by the sparkling, blue water in a swimming pool and this makes them extremely dangerous. Drowning is one of the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5... and, it is often a very silent death. Many more children are hospitalized for nearly drowning. In view of this unfortunate information, there are a number of things that can be done to minimize these hazards. Keep your swimming pool area a fun place to be by providing the following swimming pool safety recommendations.
Swimming Pool Safety Fencing
Keep toddlers, young children, and pets away from the pool unless an adult is there to protect and supervise them by surrounding the swimming pool with a strong pool fence system. It's difficult to watch young children a full 100% of the time. Don't take a chance... completely fence your swimming pool area. And, that pool fence system should have a self-closing, self-locking gate with a lock that is unreachable by young children.
Provide Attentive And Determined Supervision
Many people would think that this alone is enough to prevent swimming pool accidents. Sadly, in nearly 71% of all swimming pool deaths, one or more adults have been nearby. It's so easy to be distracted by a smart phone and/or a television. Attentive and determined supervision is important, but it won't prevent all accidents.
Teach Your Children To Swim Early
Teach all of your children to swim at a very young age. The Washington Post reported: "The American Association of Pediatrics says children can safely take swimming lessons as early as age 1. Until 2010, the AAP had specified the number of age 4, but when research showed a reduction in risk of drowning in preschoolers who had taken swimming lessons, the organization amended its advice."
If you are looking for someone to teach your children to swim, Life Saver Of Houston recommends Bonnie Cannon with www.LifeSaverSurvivalSwim.com. Yes, she is the wife of our owner, but she has many years of swim instruction behind her and is highly sought-after. Bonnie can be reached at (832) 366-3008 or you can email her at lifesaversurvivalswim@gmail.com.
Install A Swimming Pool Alarm System
There are many types of swimming pool alarm systems. Some of these systems send an audible alarm when the pool gate is opened. Others send out an audible alarm when something falls into the swimming pool. Investigate what type of pool alarm system works best for you and your family and we highly recommend that you buy and install one.
Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) And First Aid
Avoiding an accident is always the best thing, but we recommend that all of the members of your household should learn CPR and take First Aid training. The training for both of these should be repeated on an annual basis... it's always best to be prepared.
Create And Enforce Swimming Pool Rules
Make a list of swimming pool rules for pool safety in your home. Write these rules down, teach them to all family members and enforce the. Pool safety is so important!