SUPERVISION
There is only one thing in the world to protect your child against drowning - effective supervision. Of every safety suggestion, this is the most important.  

Unfortunately, watching your children is not enough, nor are pool safety gates able to protect them from every hazardous water situation. Parents, you must provide your child with the final layer of protection in the unfortunate event that supervision lapses - even momentarily - and a child ends up in the water alone. A moment's inattention does not have to cost a child his life. ISR's proven Self-Rescue® training is the final layer, teaching your baby water Self-Rescue skills in a completely safe environment and giving him or her the competence to play in and around the water, and giving parents the skills and knowledge to adequately supervise and protect their children from drowning.

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• Provide constant eyes on supervision. Never turn your back on your child around water, ever. Drowning is usually quick and silent and can occur in less than 3 minutes.

• Install pool alarms on all doorways that access a pool area.

• Permanent pool fencing with a self-latching gate.

• Install locks on doors and windows that lead to the pool (locks must be out of the child's reach).

• Self-Rescue skills. If the above defence measures fail, your child needs to have survival swimming skills should she find herself in a potential drowning scenario. Infant Swimming Resource emphasizes water Self-Rescue skills as a comprehensive water-safety plan for young children.

• Never rely on flotation devices such as armbands, vests, rings or inflatable toys. These devices can suddenly shift, invert a child in the water. loose air, or slip beneath the child. They also promote a false sense of confidence for parent and child and reinforce a head-up posture which can interfere with learning effective swimming techniques.

Learn CPR
CPR is, at best, an after the fact emergency management procedure with an uncertain outcome. Learn CPR, but do not rely on it to save your child from drowning.

The Rules:
1. You are the C.E.O. Constant Eyes On adult supervision
2. Teach ALL the rules by your example.
3. Pool / Lake / Beach / Boat / EVERYWHERE

The three lines of YOUR RESOURCES are:
1. Segmented Active Adult Supervision
2. Fencing: Ensure that all fencing is permanent and an alarm system is in place
3. Survival Swimming, and check skills prior to all water recreation

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