CPR training is available through the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, and your local hospital or fire department. Most infant drownings occur in bathtubs. Even supportive bathtub rings cannot keep your child from drowning. Empty any buckets or other containers with liquids. This often occurs when the preschooler wanders away from the house and into the pool without parents being aware of the child s absence.
Children can slip into swimming pools without a sound or splash.
Although swimming lessons for toddlers are a good way of introducing them to the water, they are not developmentally ready until the age of 4 to learn how to swim properly and safely. In addition, swimming lessons do no ensure that your child will be safe in the water, even over the age of 4. Children who know how to swim can still drown just a few feet from safety because of confusion or fear. Never leave a small child alone in or near a pool, even for a moment. Remove toys from the pool so that your child is not tempted to reach for them.