Don’t Let Your Child Wear This Swimsuit Color [Video]

Allow me to confess something: there were many years as a mom where the level of thought I put into my kids’ swimsuit choices was: “Let’s see what’s in the hand-me-down bag from cousins that might fit.” I rarely thought more about my kiddos’ swimsuits than that. Would it stay on? Great. Did it cover them well? Super. That was pretty much it.

Now, I know that when it comes to swimming safety, swimsuit color is actually a huge factor! Once I learned that, I at least started buying my kids neon-colored rash guards to go with those hand-me-down swimsuits to make them more visible in the pool. Veteran lifeguard Wyatt Werneth, a public spokesperson for the American Lifeguard Association, recently went on the TODAY show to spread the word about the safest swimsuit colors for your kiddos best pool visibility, and just as important, what colors to avoid.

“Never wear a blue …