{"id":15260,"date":"2015-05-23T09:36:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T14:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=15260"},"modified":"2015-05-23T09:36:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T14:36:28","slug":"swimming-kids-what-parents-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/swimming-kids-what-parents-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming &#038; Kids: What Parents Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u00a0I don&#8217;t mess around when it comes to water safety and kids&#8212; or even adults, for that matter. So when the people of Cigna reached out to me last week to share some water safety facts, I knew I had to pass it along.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is my hope you have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend and summer, too. These tips can save lives. Please read on.. and enjoy the water safely this summer and always!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15262 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIGNA_SWIM-TIPS-365x1024.jpg\" alt=\"JESS3_CIGNA_SWIM-TIPS_FULL-GRAPHIC_V1.4\" width=\"470\" height=\"1319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIGNA_SWIM-TIPS-365x1024.jpg 365w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIGNA_SWIM-TIPS-107x300.jpg 107w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/CIGNA_SWIM-TIPS.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. And that means lots of time spent by the pool.<\/p>\n<p>While swimming is a great activity for parents and kids to do together, there are some things you should know to keep your kids safe.<\/p>\n<h3>Drowning can happen to anyone.<\/h3>\n<p>According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/community\/arlington\/article3852099.html\" target=\"_blank\">Texas leads the nation in child pool\u00a0drownings<\/a>. In many cases, adults are nearby when a child drowns. Teach your kids about\u00a0water safety (this includes adolescents and teens too).\u00a0A child can drown in under 5 minutes.\u00a0That\u2019s the time it takes to send a text or check your newsfeed.<\/p>\n<h3>Don\u2019t take your eyes off your kids\u00a0for a second.<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re at a neighbor\u2019s house or a community pool, put one or two adults in\u00a0charge. And if a child is missing, check the pool first. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquaticisf.org\/facts.htm\" target=\"_blank\">92 percent of kids survive<\/a> when found\u00a0within two minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation is key.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did you know most parents don\u2019t know CPR? This is a very important skill to have \u2013 especially if\u00a0you own a pool. Enroll in a class and invite your child\u2019s babysitter to join you. That way you\u00a0know your children are safe no matter who is watching them.<\/p>\n<p>Parents aren\u2019t the only ones who should be prepared.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching your kids to swim is one of the\u00a0best ways to protect them in the water. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kids who sign up for swim lessons reduce their risk of\u00a0drowning by 90 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming lessons are also a great way for kids to be active and\u00a0interact with other kids their age.<\/p>\n<p>We hope these tips are helpful as you head to the pool or beach this summer. You can find\u00a0more tips in the infographic or at <a href=\"www.cigna.com\/watersafety\" target=\"_blank\">www.cigna.com\/watersafety<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0I don&#8217;t mess around when it comes to water safety and kids&#8212; or even adults, for that matter. So when the people of Cigna reached out to me last week to share some water safety facts, I knew I had to pass it along.\u00a0 It is my hope you have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,437],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-life","category-home-and-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15260"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15268,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260\/revisions\/15268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}