CAST Water Safety Foundation

11/23/2025

We do let go, and they do go under water. They learn that they want and need the air above the surface by experiencing the lack-there-of below the surface. Why? Because drowning is the leading cause of death for kids 1-4. Self-rescue skills are an added layer of protection that the child can take with them wherever they go.

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10/25/2025

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10/24/2025

09/20/2025

Each year, 945 children drown, and for every fatality, there are five more kids treated in an emergency room — many left with severe brain damage. That’s why...

09/19/2025

All around the country, in isolated tragic incidents… accidents… we loose kids. One by one. So many families and communities stay quiet. How do you even talk about something so sad?

I have now met dozens of loving, smart and educated families that have lost kids. Curious adorable toddlers and preschoolers usually.

I can assure you that none of these families ever realized that it could happen to them. They supervised at swim time and used US Coast Guard approved flotation devices during swim time at the pool (not realizing that this practice can be characterized under misuse or overuse of the device). Later they would find their children, unresponsive and usually fully clothed, in the pool.

First they wonder how a kid can drown when it is not even swim time. Many later reflect in hindsight that due to the support of the flotation aids, their child thought they could swim. What they really want to know is how they got through x years of parenting without being told that drowning is their child’s biggest risk or that it is most likely to happen during non-swim time.

Many Drs. that I meet are not even aware of the statistic that this is the leading cause of death for kids 1-4.

Grieving families later go on to pursue self-rescue swimming lessons for their surviving children. They understand that these lessons give not only skills that go with the child wherever they roam, but also a respect for water that may make them think twice before reaching for a toy or ball in the water.

And with the non-swim time statistic in mind, they install fences and door alarms. This protects and deters their own children, and all others who may visit their home.

But we don’t need to wait.

We endeavor to inspire one more parent to share information and education before tragedy strikes a little one they love. Be the voice for the kid who could later wind up just below the water’s surface unable to yell for help. Be the voice for the parent that is grieving and unable to find the words.

Share to save a life.

Thank you and for the info graphics and for your efforts to help save lives.