Drowning is the greatest cause of accidental death in children under five in Australia. Each week, on average, one child drowns.
In 1988 to combat drowning, Laurie Lawrence created the Kids Alive – Do the Five water safety program. The Kids Alive community service program educates the public on five important steps to reduce the risk of preschool drowning.
- Fence the pool
- Shut the gate
- Teach your kids to swim – it’s great
- Supervise – watch your mate
- Learn to resusitate
Bath Time Swim Lessons
Bath time swimming lessons for 2, 3, and 4 year old children. Similar lessons suitable for babies will be released soon. The bath sessions reinforce the importance of supervision but also include swimming skills to support children’s learn to swim journey. Bath time sessions can also run alongside formal learn to swim lessons to enhance children’s confidence and skill level. Click the buttons to watch the videos on YouTube.
Learn To Swim in The Spring
For those families who are able to access learn to swim lessons, Kids Alive want to showcase the National Swimming and Water Safety Benchmarks. They have put together a range of videos to showcase some of the skills every Australian should be able to achieve at the age of 6. We’ve placed links to the videos here. Click the buttons to watch the videos on YouTube.
Kids Alive Couch Concerts
Throughout June 2021, Kids Alive hosted loads of virtual events to share ways to be safe in your home, at the pool, at the beach and on the farm. They had singing and dance concerts, wonderful puppet shows, book readings and great craft activities.
In this series you will meet some of their very good friends who know lots about water safety.
‘Wise Owl’ knows all the water safety rules and loves to share his knowledge. He is always on the lookout supervising and caring for friends when they are in the water.
‘Lifesaver Lil’ loves to sing and dance and help her friends have fun learning about water safety around the home, pool, beach and farm.
‘Boo the Alien’ is our cheeky mate from outer space. He uses his spaceship to travel around to lots of fun and exciting places. His friends Wise Owl and Lifesaver Lil teach him about water safety.
