From Sleep Safety, to Swim Safety to tips to keeping kids out of hot cars.

Neighbors 4 Neighbors and our partners at the Children’s Services Council of Broward County work to spotlight several issues over the summer to keep kids safe.

The Water Smart campaign aims to remind families of the many free and low cost swim safety classes offered in our area. With warm weather all year long many look to cool down at South Florida’s beaches and pools with your family. It is in our best interest to know what tips can help keep our kids stay safe when they are frolicking in the water, both outdoors and indoors.

As much fun as playing in the water can be, it is the leading cause of death among children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old. From 2017 to 2019 combined, Florida was ranked the highest in the U.S. for unintentional drowning death rate among children ages 1 to 4 years.

Annually there are enough children under the age of 5 lost to drowning (67 in 2017, 74 in 2018 and 50 in 2019) to fill three or four preschool classrooms.

These stats have sadly stayed the same over the years.

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In Partnership with
Children’s Services Council of Broward County

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 – 4.
Broward County has one of the highest rates of drowning fatalities among children ages 1 to 4 each year.
Broward County has an average of 8 drowning fatalities annually among children ages 1 to 4.
Most children who die from a drowning were never intended to be in the water . . . they wandered away from a supervised area to enter water alone.
For this reason, Neighbors 4 Neighbors wants to give you some swim safety and drowning prevention tips from for you and your family to stay safe and avoid becoming another tragic statistic.

In Broward – Check out Water Smart Broward for coupons for swim safety classes, tips and more.

In Miami-Dade and Broward – Contact the YMCA of South Florida for swim safety classes, tips and more.

Here are the top tips we gathered from the CDC and Safe Kids Worldwide:

Indoor Tips:

· Never leave your child unattended in your pool or bathtub
· Empty all tubs, buckets, containers and wading pools immediately after use
· Once bath time is over, immediately drain the tub.
· Keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed.
· Put the cell phone away; give young children 100 percent of your attention when they are near or around water.

Outdoor Tips:
· Supervise when in or around water – Designate a Water Watcher
· Use the buddy system
· Don’t let swimmers hyperventilate before swimming underwater or try to hold their breath for long periods of time
· Learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
· Learn to swim

If you (or anyone in your family) do not know how to swim, no worries, below you will find links to free and low cost swim lessons in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Broward

Water Smart Broward
Swim Central
Children’s Services Council of Broward County
YMCA
Miami

YMCA
Miami-Dade County Parks

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