As the weather heats up so too does the swimming season, but leading swim safety advocate Laurie Lawrence from Kids Alive, is urging parents to make sure their children have the necessary water safety skills ready for summer.
“We have been in COVID lock up and swimming lessons have been really interrupted, so there is a dire need for kids to get back in the pool and build their swimming and water safety skills again,” he says.
“I’m worried about the impact of the lack of pool time on children this swim season. I don’t want to see an increase in drownings.”
“Swimming lessons introduce children to some fundamental skills that could save their life. Children learn these lifesaving skills overtime, that is why the earlier you start lessons the better. Learning to swim is one of the major steps in drowning prevention and we must get kids back into the pool now.”… Read the rest