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CPSC Announces Pool and Spa Kids Safety Education Effort

This video outlines the steps that help save lives at the pool or spa. Remember you never know which step will save a life until it does so add as many as possible to your safe pool practices.

This is a great educational video for all adults with or without kids. It's important to be part of your community and help spread the safe pool practices.

If you're family members need swim lesson Kidtastics can help. Contact us 480-994-KIDS

Drowning Prevention Segment

Kidtastics is trying to help spread the word about the Safer 3, which helps prevent drowning through education:

1. Safer Water - install, maintain & utilize proper fencing, gates, gate latches, alarms, & other safety equipment around the pool.

2. Safer Kids - employ constant adult supervision and swim skill attainment through on-going qualified instruction. Learn proper behavior in & around the water.

3.Safer Response - learn CPR, first-aid and rescue techniques. Keep an emergency action plan & phone by the pool at all times.

Take a look at this video we found as a great reminder for parents to practice the Safer 3. It's brought to us by I on Safety videos from Orange County California Authority website

If your family wants to be a Safer 3 family then call Kidtastics today for your swimming lesson needs as we teach ages 6 months to 12 years old. Kidtastics also provides Lifeguards for all your pool parties. Kidtastics can help you accomplish a Safer 3 household. 480-994-KIDS (5437) or www.kidtastics.com

Safety FIRST

Our swimming lessons are meant to be fun, but our deepest commitment is to ensure that children are learning how to stay safe and swim on their own.
Similarly, we want our parents to know the importance of water safety. Drownings often occur because of errors in judgment, such as leaving the pool gates open and leaving a child unattended in the water. There has already been 7 drownings reported in the Phoenix area. We agree with local fire departments in urging parents to keep diligent practices in pool safety (see article http://www.kold.com/global/story.asp?s=12606677).

In addition to basic safety measures, we also recommend that at least one specific adult be designated to monitor children in the pool and REMAIN focused on that specific task ONLY. This is especially important when there are many children present and the adults want to socialize with each other or are being distracted by other tasks.

That’s why in our Swim Fins Fun Pack (given to each child at semester end) you will find a safety whistle for parents. This whistle lets everyone know that you are in charge of the supervision, and if for any reason you need to attend to something else, you will pass off the whistle to another adult. Our hope is that this will help to keep safety in the forefront of parents’ minds while their children are enjoying swimming this summer.

Swim but be safe!

Celebrate Father’s Day Part 3 – It’s BBQ Time!

Splashing in the pool, good food on the grill, the company of friends and family—all reasons why we love summer! This season brings many fun days spent poolside, especially during Father’s Day and Fourth of July, which is just around the corner!

If you are hosting any BBQs and pool celebrations this summer with children in attendance, it is vital that you ensure all your guests are not only having fun, but they are kept safe.

Kidtastics, LLC offers a unique and convenient mobile lifeguard service that comes to the comfort of your own home. We offer competitive pricing and most importantly peace of mind.

Our lifeguards are certified, experienced, insured, responsible, friendly and come prepared in their lifeguard attire, along with rescue tubes and a whistle. Kidtastics’ lifeguards are trained in rescue, ready to help prevent injuries and are there to protect your swimming guests.

Please visit our site http://kidtastics.com/az-lifeguard-services.cfm for booking information.

And before you enjoy ANY poolside fun this summer—whether it is a quick afternoon swim or a festive soirée— we ask that you please learn, enforce and review these important water safety rules with your children:

-No swimming alone
-Only adults unlock the gate
-No running around the pool
-No pushing your friends in the pool or underwater.
-No jumping into shallow water
-Count 1-2-3 1, 2, 3 before jumping in, no matter what age. This will help children know they need to audibly let adults know they are about to go into the water.

Water safety and drowning prevention

I was reading an article today that was released last month and I think it a great article for all parents to read. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a statement about DROWNING PREVENTION. The article explains that swimming lessons are helpful to prevent drownings, but no matter what age you are you have to be careful around pools and water. Safety should always be considered number one, especially for parents with toddlers. The Doctor in the article summarizes the importance of water safety by saying the following: "Children need to learn to swim," Dr. Weiss said. "But even advanced swimming skills cannot 'drown-proof' a child of any age. Parents must also closely supervise their children around water and know how to perform CPR. A four-sided fence around the pool is essential."

KIDTASTICS believes in the same philosophy as the Doctor. We love teaching children to swim it's rewarding for kids to accomplish new skills, get exercise while having fun, and is an important & valuable skill to have for a lifetime. But this activity, more than others, needs constant supervision. We ask parents, family members, friends, and neighbors to listen and watch for any person in need of assistant in a pool. Help protect our community from future water accidents by listening and watching out for dangerous water situation. If you possibly see or hear someone in water danger (despite if you know them or not) please intervene quickly and politely to find out if your assumption is correct or not. As an Arizona community we need to help protect others from water accidents since our state has always led in the number of water accidents. I hope by sharing this article everyone who reads it will learn something new.

At KIDTASTICS, we are here to help the community prevent water accidents by offering LIFEGUARD SERVICES. We’ll come to your home to help watching children in and around the water so everyone can have a safe and fun time. Contact us at 480-994-KIDS for lifeguards. You can take a look at the article yourself by following the link below: AAP GIVES UPDATED ADVICE ON DROWNING PREVENTION