Show Warn Children Of Water mater Hazard No Johnny youre you're not unsinkable unsinkable un un- I sinkable is a lesson that thousands ands of mothers are trying to teach leach their children this Spring Springs as s the swimming season ap ap- Chances are though when hen Johnnys Johnny's toes are tickled by y a friendly wave hell he'll forget forget forget for for- get all about that lesson or decide hes he's an exception to the rule i tf 1 b e. e 1 1 L PRESCHOOLERS cant can't be expected to be aware of water hazards says Nolen Gold I vice president for public safety safety safety safe safe- ty of the Utah Safety Council For this reason parents should never leave their children children chil chil- children dren dren- alo alone in the water not even for a few seconds I Statistics for 1968 show that in Utah eight children under five years of age were drowning drowning drowning drown drown- ing victims Eleven others in inthe inthe inthe I the same age group were drowned drown drown- ed in 1967 A high proportion of dro ings in this age group occur when no adults are present present present pres pres- ent to supervise BUT YOUNGSTERS just arent aren't impressed by statistics and rules that seem to spoil their fun Mr Gold continued Instead of f reciting a long list I of dos do's and don'ts parents can provide greater protection for I their children by teaching t them em I Ione respect attitude one saving life-saving the water THE TIlE PAMPHLET gives additional additional additional ad ad- preventive measures parents can follow to create a controlled environment in in which children can exercise their natural curiosity without experiencing the painful conse conse- I of a fall a cut or a burn It a also so suggests what to do dowhen dowhen dowhen when children begin to explore with taste as well as with fingers fingers fin fin- gers and toes toes and it tells how r to eliminate danger from such suchil made adult made traps as cars andis andi's and isYOU guns is il YOU MAY obtain a copy of this pamphlet by writing to 1 Utah S Safety fety C Councillor Stat Slat State J JI I Office Building Salt Lake City Utah Ask for Kids Will WillI Willbe Willbe I be Kids |