Water Safety Tips For Preschool Children

Children in Nursery Schools in Dubai love to play water and enjoy all water based learning activities. They love to splash, giggle, wiggle and learn the many benefits of water. There are a lot of benefits about children's aquatic joys. And sometimes, even a simple bucket of water or a faucet can keep them amused for hours. But, as children become more involved and adventuresome, they become less fearsome of large bodies of water, like pools and the sea, which can be a concern and a worrisome factor for parents due to the dangers of drowning.

Here are some helpful and useful water safety tips, that parents should adopt with their little water loving toddlers, both at home or at the Early Years Nursery in Dubai. 

• Life vests are a must around pools, lakes and large water sources and there should be no flexibility with this necessity. Make sure to get a life vest that fits the child well, never substitute a life vest with inflatable options. 

• Take CPR and first aid lesson for children. What you learn here will never go to waste and is not only limited to, water based emergencies, but other emergencies that you may encounter with a child, so it's best to be prepared and ready if something unthinkable happens. 

• Make sure to supervise the child in the water. Parent's should stay within arm’s length of children near water. 

• Always have your mobile phone nearby. 

• Be sure that all home pools are completely enclosed by a fence. This is important for the pools at the Summer Camp Nursery in Dubai as well, when there are children of all ages using the pool. The camp instructor and a lifeguard should be at the pool at all times for large pools, but if it's an inflatable pool, children should be only in the pool under supervision and in the right gear. 

• Remove all toys and other enticing play objects from around the pool. Nursery schools may use this to make pool time fun for children, but it's not safe . Make sure to establish the rule that “toy” playing happens outside the pool. 

• Consider swimming lessons. While this is not a guarantee that you can save a child from drowning, it can provide parents with a foundation for water safety rules and proper swim etiquette. 

• Always drain tubs, kiddie pools, water buckets, or anything else after use. 

• At the beach be mindful and vigilant of strong undertows and rip currents that can easily sweep children as well as adults underwater. 

• Keep in mind that small pools of water, including landscaping and are a source of danger. 

• Know exactly, that the signs of drowning are, because they look nothing like the thrashing and screaming you see on TV or in the movies. In reality, the warning signs are quiet and often missed.

Some of the most important water safety rules that parents should teach every child is,

• Don’t go close to water without an adult.
• Never dunk or push another child into the water.
• Don’t run on the pool deck or boat dock.
• Always jump in feet first.

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