Elementary rules of behavior for children on the water

Everyone remembers that moment from childhood, then the sinking of the heart, when a train or bus drove up to the shores of the sea. When there is still a little bit, and you will see that power, that boundless flesh of blue color. How much happiness! We have already grown up and rest with our children, just like our parents used to worry about them. How to make the rest cloudless and charming, so as not to worry about the safety of children on the water?

There are few answers to this question, they are all standard, and we remember them from our childhood. The most commonplace rules:

- do not swim for buoys;

- bathe during short periods of time, so as not to overcool;

- wear a hat or a hat to prevent heat stroke.

That's like all the recommendations and rules of conduct for children on the water that popped up in memory. The main thing is that this dry set of rules does not make rest easier. It is possible, of course, to act radically, putting the children in a shallow pool, but ... what about active rest and development? Let's take for ourselves as an axiom: children should bathe in the sea fully, we can not infringe on their right to enjoy life. We are obliged to create at least the illusion of their freedom, just to make them happy, and most importantly, we must follow the elementary rules ourselves. We will not talk about general recommendations (not to beat, not to drown, not to scare), we will give advice on the behavior of adults next to children.

Rules of conduct for children on water from birth to five years:

1. No stay in the water without adults. The thing is that the weight of a child at this age is too small, and it can be carried into the water, like a pinch, even if he obeys all the rules.

2. Strict adherence to the time regime: early morning to 11 and after 16 hours. Otherwise, your vacation will spoil not only the burns on the baby's body, but also the most common heat stroke, the consequences of which are very diverse: from banal fatigue to hanging or a sharp drop in temperature, vomiting lasting from three days to a week.

Rules of conduct for children on water at the age from five to ten years:

1. If the child's weight allows, then you can let him bathe in the enclosed place of one. It is desirable that he was wearing armlets, a special vest or a banal circle.

2. The rule regarding the time of stay is the same.

3. Before a trip to the sea, it is advisable to give the child to the swimming pool for training with a coach who will give primary swimming skills, will teach not to be afraid of water. This is important, since it is panic that is fatal. The behavior of children on the water largely depends on properly enclosed information, a clear understanding: where is the danger, and where is entertainment.

4. The residence time in the water does not have a clear framework. Everything depends on the temperature of the air and water, on the condition of your baby. If he is healthy and does not freeze after an hour of diving and tumbling, let him enjoy and become even stronger. If the child is weak, the alternation of cold water and hot sand is the best hardening and strengthening of the body.

Rules of conduct for children over the age of 10 years

The same time limits apply. In relation to everything else, parents have to be more loyal and take into account both the age and the physical development of the child. The main thing, do not forget to tell the children that their life is in their hands, that before you do anything, you need to think what exactly and why.