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HOTEL POOLS & WATER PARKS
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My recommendations for hotel pools and
water parks are never very well received. However, I stand by
them. Keep your child safe.
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Two main issues at both hotel pools
and water parks are Pool Access and Water Chemistry.
Hotel Tips
All
of the previously stated tips for public pool safety and supervision
apply to hotels and water parks. Layers of protection are
especially important in the unguarded, easily accessed hotel pools.
I
recommend that you never allow your children into hotel hot tubs or
spas. Make it a hard and fast rule and don't relent.
Spas and many baby pools are hard to keep sanitized because of the small
amount of water and the high concentration of use. Spas have the
added negative factor of the warm water.
Ideally, both spas and small baby pools should be dumped and refilled
daily. Some places do this, but many facilities do not.
Read our PARENT'S GUIDE TO HOTEL SWIMMING POOL SAFETY. It
contains the
Six No's and Six Know's of safety in and around hotel pools.
(Print it out and take it with you next time you visit a hotel.)
Water Park Dangers
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Many, many, many more swimmers.
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More patrons are first time visitors.
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More kinds of attractions and play
structures.
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Larger percentage of patrons are
non-swimmers.
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Catch pools at the bottom of slides can be
dangerous for even strong swimmers.
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Increased risk of becoming over tired.
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Increased risk of getting lost.
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Increased risk of waterborne illnesses.
Our
recommendations:
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Only skilled swimmers go to water
parks. Non-swimmers should learn to swim in a
facility appropriate for swimming lessons (flat bottom, not
zero-depth slant, calm water, fewer distractions) before being allowed to go to a water park.
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Constant supervision: You can't
supervise from a lounge chair or from the lazy river.
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Designated swim times and rest times.
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Sunscreen
Questions?
Click to ask Coach Neal.
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