Child Safety Awareness -==== Drowning

As you may or may not know I am expecting a grand-child any day now. With the due date of September 2nd and baby safety month awareness being in the month of September I thought no grander time than to share some great safety tips that you may find very useful. 

To start with, we will share some tips with the concern of drowning of children. Did you know that Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional deaths of children ages 1-4. Following are some tips that you may find very useful. 

•  children should never be left unattended around water.
•  If your home has a pool or spa ensure that they have barriers, covers and / or alarms 
•  children should be taught how to swim and how to administer CPR
•  One of the most common areas that drownings occur include bathtubs. Young children should never be left along without an adult in the immediate area. Drownings can occur quickly and quietly It only takes a small amount of water for a drowning to occur.