Have a safe POOL experience

All the talk nowadays is climate change.  Warmer summers wetter colder winters.
Well with the warmer summers will come the need to coll down.  When this happens its natural to head for the water be it pool or sea.  The danger is f we are not acustom to water we can change it for granted not realise water can be trecherious if you do not acknowledge the dangers.

Pool Safety
Recent studies by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have confirmed that young children are most vulnerable to critical and deadly accidents when near residential, in-ground swimming pools. As a result, many states have legislated and promoted the use of pool fencing as a security measure.

In the US they have started to install a number of safety features to protect children in pool areas that are interesting.

1. Frameless glass pool fencing ensure an unobstructed view to monitor children.
2. Toughened safety glass provides durable wind protection.
3. Tempered glass panels are produced with rounded and polished edges.
 4. Four and five feet high fences are climb resistant.

The glass gate has self-closing hinges to ensure the gate cannot accidentally be left open.

Unfortunately children still are drowned in pools each summer.  We are involved with self-catering apartment rentals which include villias in Albufeira, villas in Lagos.   Most of which have their own pools. So if bringing your children on a self-catering holiday ensure they are safe without spoiling the fun.

Nowadays an essentail skill is being able to swim. We need to understand that swimming is a life skill that can prevent a catastrophic outcome. The ability for a child to know how to swim can save their life.  How many things a young child learns can be regarded as lfie saving.  It’s like teaching them to put on their seat belt, or strapping them in the car seat. Something any adult never ignores; yet preventable drowning still remains a problem with young children having the highest drowning rates.

The pressure is on for the modern family to find the time and place to make swimming skills a priority.

Here are the top threeThe top three factors, from the CDC website, that influence drowning are:

Lack of swimming ability
Lack of proper barriers
Lack of close supervision

The lack of swimming ability and the lack of close supervision are the factors that can be changed with a change in mindset or attitude of the parents. It is this change that can prevent a drowning.

Dont be ditracted when supervising kids at poolside.  One time distractions were magazines books or amybe a transistor radio.  Nowadays its iPads iPhones and Kindles internet in your hand.
If your child has not yet become a proficient swimmer, you must be in the water within arm’s reach at all times.

If this short simple article will get you aware of the dangers without spoiling the fun we will be pleased
Book that self-catering apartment in Portugal and enjoy the holiday safely.

Search Tip: When searching for a self-catering apartment in places like Patio de Convento in Lagos or Praia Village in Vilamoura question how you access the pool.  We would like to access pool area secured by gates and fences.  Your booking a villa in Portugal in any area ensure the pool has safety equipment nearby.
Happy Holiday