{"id":832,"date":"2016-05-09T15:38:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T15:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/?p=832"},"modified":"2016-05-02T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T15:50:02","slug":"au-pairs-prepare-now-for-summer-with-pool-safety-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/2016\/05\/09\/au-pairs-prepare-now-for-summer-with-pool-safety-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pairs Prepare Now for Summer with Pool Safety Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Au Pairs in Victoria Paton&#8217;s Cluster gathered in our Rockville &#8220;Cluster Cottage&#8221; to brush-up on their pool safety skills for both public and home swimming this year.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/kids-jumping-in.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-850 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/kids-jumping-in-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"kids jumping in\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/kids-jumping-in-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/kids-jumping-in-624x304.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/kids-jumping-in.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life guard Aileen Farrell of Montgomery Country spoke about being vigilant (do not rely on the pool life guard to watch your children &#8211; you must also be vigilant), what drowning looks like across a crowded pool &#8211; hint: it is less obvious than you&#8217;d think, talking to host parents before pool season about escorting children to changing rooms\/toilets, using objects at pool-side for water rescues etc.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/pool-safety.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-849\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/pool-safety-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"pool safety\" width=\"505\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/pool-safety-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/pool-safety-768x423.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/pool-safety-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/pool-safety-624x344.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yv-agswhA8M&amp;ebc=ANyPxKrMwfjlugIlXL8PP3txPXqnyYhnMvrVPD-jA1VL71Cm6n-dqB082KWzbATFJzR66i3E06J3nvFlHPtMvf_7r6QlGUxuWQ\">Please take a look at the video now. It could save a life.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RE8Iy9BsU_M\">Here is another useful video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/prepare-for-emergencies\/types-of-emergencies\/water-safety\">The American Red Cross provides v<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/prepare-for-emergencies\/types-of-emergencies\/water-safety\">ery useful information here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au Pairs in Victoria Paton&#8217;s Cluster gathered in our Rockville &#8220;Cluster Cottage&#8221; to brush-up on their pool safety skills for both public and home swimming this year.<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2016\/04\/kids-jumping-in.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-850\"><\/a> Life guard Aileen Farrell of Montgomery Country spoke about being vigilant (do not rely on the pool life guard to watch your children &#8211; you  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdp\/2016\/05\/09\/au-pairs-prepare-now-for-summer-with-pool-safety-class\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4],"tags":[216,18,20,26,37,47,49,55,74,101,117,120,132,178,157],"class_list":["post-832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-fun-things-we-do","category-host-family-tips","tag-american-red-cross","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-au-pairs","tag-bethesda","tag-cabin-john","tag-cluster-meeting","tag-community-counselor","tag-drowning","tag-glen-echo","tag-montgomery-county","tag-pool-safety","tag-potomac","tag-rockville","tag-swimming","tag-victoria-paton"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Au Pairs Prepare Now for Summer with Pool Safety Class - Victoria&#039;s Blog For The Potomac River Shoreline Cluster<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Au Pairs Prepare Now for Summer with Pool Safety Class - Victoria&#039;s Blog For The Potomac River Shoreline Cluster\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Au Pairs in Victoria Paton&#8217;s Cluster gathered in our Rockville &#8220;Cluster Cottage&#8221; to brush-up on their pool safety skills for both public and home swimming this year. 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