Swimming pools are very dangerous, especially for young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you not put a swimming pool in your yard until your child is at least five years old.

TIPP, the injury prevention program of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has offered tips to protect your children from drowning:

3. You must put up a fence to separate your house from the pool. Most young children who drown in pools wander out of the house and fall into the pool. Install a fence at least 4 feet high around all 4 sides of the pool. This fence will completely separate the pool from the house and play area of the yard. Use gates that self-close and self-latch, with latches higher than your children’s reach.

NOTE: The AAP warns that teaching your child how to swim DOES NOT mean your child is safe in water.

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