Family water safety plan
Make a one-page family water safety plan: who swims how well, Water Watcher turns, family rules, swim lessons and emergency numbers, with a QR code.
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Water safety tools
Interactive checklists, planners, quizzes and finders for families, caregivers and communities. Everything you type stays on your device: no accounts, and nothing is sent to us.
Plan and supervise
Put the rules, the Water Watchers and the emergency steps in writing before anyone gets in the water.
Water Watcher card and timer
Print a Water Watcher card and run a rotation timer so adults take turns watching children in the water, handing over every 15 to 20 minutes.
Pool party safety plan
Plan a safe pool party: a Water Watcher rota, pool rules, a set-up checklist and emergency steps, printed on one page. Free, and nothing leaves your device.
Vacation water safety check
Check a vacation rental pool before you book, and get ready for lakes and beaches: fences, drain covers, life jackets, flags and lifeguards.
Check your home and pool
Walk through your home, yard and pool barrier, and get a to-do list of what to fix.
Home water hazard audit
Go room by room to find drowning hazards at home, from bathtubs and buckets to doors and backyard water, and get a printable to-do list with fixes.
Pool barrier check
Check your pool fence and gate against the CPSC barrier guidelines: height, gaps, latches, door alarms and covers. Get a printable list of what to fix.
Learn to swim
Know when a child is ready, check the five water competency skills, find lessons and track progress.
Is my child ready for swim lessons?
Answer four questions to see what the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests for your child’s age, and what to look for in a swim lesson program.
Water competency self-check
Check yourself or your child against the five Red Cross water competency skills, see what to practise next, and review water smarts and safe helping.
Swim lesson finder
Enter a ZIP code to open the official swim lesson finders from the YMCA, Red Cross, USA Swimming, U.S. Masters Swimming and, in NYC, NYC Parks.
Swim progress tracker
Track swimming and water safety skills for each swimmer in your family, from back floating to the five Red Cross skills. Saved only on your device.
Beaches, lakes, boats and cold water
Read the flags, escape a rip current, choose a life jacket and understand cold water.
Beach warning flags decoder
What do red, yellow, green, purple and double red beach flags mean? Tap a flag for its meaning and what to do, then test yourself with a practice round.
Rip current trainer
Learn to spot a rip current, put the National Weather Service escape steps in order, and practise how to help someone safely from the shore.
Life jacket finder
Find the right life jacket size, style and label level by weight, age, swimming ability and activity, based on U.S. Coast Guard guidance, plus a fit check.
Cold water and the 1-10-1
Enter a water temperature to see the cold water risk, and learn the 1-10-1 memory aid with the National Center for Cold Water Safety’s caution.
Know the facts
Test what you know against official sources.
Drowning myths quiz
Myth or fact? Test 14 common beliefs about drowning, from floaties to dry drowning, with every answer checked against official sources.
Family and healing
Support after a loss, a private memory journal, and ideas for closer siblings.
Grief support navigator
Answer a few gentle questions to find vetted grief support: groups, counselors, camps for kids and sibling support. 988 is always here.
Memory journal
A private memory journal with gentle prompts for remembering someone who died. Saved only in your browser, never sent anywhere. Download or print it.
Sibling activity ideas
Get activity ideas that bring brothers and sisters closer, by age and time: play together, talk, help each other, or remember a sibling who died.
How these tools treat your information
Every tool runs in your browser. Anything you type, such as names, a ZIP code or a journal entry, is saved only in this browser on this device (using its local storage), and only if your browser allows it. Nothing is sent to the Amin Foundation or anyone else. Clearing your browser data deletes it.
Each tool is built from official guidance, with the sources listed on its page: the CDC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Red Cross, the U.S. Coast Guard, the National Weather Service, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and the National Center for Cold Water Safety. Tools explain and help you plan. They don’t replace swim lessons, CPR training or advice from your doctor.
In an emergency, call 911. If you are struggling after a loss, call or text 988, any time.