Keep kids safe around water Supervise infants and toddlers constantly during baths. If you must answer the phone or doorbell, take your child with you. Keep the lid down when you are not using the toilet. Children may reach for the water and fall in. Supervise all water play indoors and outdoors.
Young children can quickly drown in just inches of water.
Surround swimming pools with a secure fence. The fence should have a gate with a latch that closes and locks on its own. Ensure that the gate stays locked at all times unless there is an adult there to watch over things. Install proper rescue equipment and a poolside phone. Test the bath water with your entire hand before you put your child in the tub.