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Posted 6:00 PM 4/25/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It's warming up this week which means more kiddos will be heading for the pool.

It doesn't matter how careful of a parent you are, your child can drown or nearly drown.

Christian Quintero was 11-months old when his journey began. That was four years ago when he nearly (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 10:38 AM 4/25/2013

TUCSON - Dylan, 12, is all about being creative. He's constantly re-designing spaces and dreaming-up new things. Dylan tells Kristi's Kids, he'd like to find his forever family and "build" a new life. We asked Dylan what he'd like to do on family nights. He said, "Watch a movie or go (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 10:55 PM 4/23/2013

TUCSON - This Saturday, the March of Dimes' "March for Babies" steps off at Reid Park. A massive fundraising effort, to help prevent premature births and birth defects. The March of Dimes has been around 75-years and already, some critical advancements have been tied to the organization's (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 6:24 PM 4/18/2013

TUCSON - These days, we hear a lot about shortages but this one is alarming to our Lifesavers.

Every summer, we need about 500 lifeguards in Pima County. There's an estimated shortage of 150 as we go into the swim season.

If one of our kids sinks to the bottom of a pool we hope for (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 10:00 PM 4/16/2013

TUCSON - There are all kinds of options for kids to get exercise but what about children with physical disabilities? Kids who can't walk let alone play on a team?

Kristi's Kids learned about a place just for them. It's a program called Juniors Active in Wheelchair Sports or JAWS.

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Posted 8:45 PM 4/11/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It is April and already this year we've had a child drown in Pinal County; A tragic reminder that we have to teach our kids water safety. And if they do fall in how to survive. You may have seen the video clips of Infant Swim Self Rescue (ISR). It's the last line of defense (More) • Video (1)

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Posted 10:00 PM 4/9/2013

TUCSON - Our military men and women make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom and safety. And so do their families with the frequent moving and stress when mom or dad is deployed.

Grace Anne Remey's dad is in the Air Force. He has deployed seven times since she was born.

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Posted 10:49 AM 4/8/2013 by Victor L. Villa

TUCSON - To educate and reinforce messages of water safety the 6th annual Water Safety is for You! program will be reaching close to 800 first graders who do not have access to water education.

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 21 water incidents within the state of Arizona (More)

Posted 7:23 PM 4/5/2013 by Kristi Tedesco

TUCSON - It's time to sign your child up for free swim lessons through the YMCA of Southern AZ.

New this News 4 Tucson "Lifesaver" season, the YMCA is partnering with Kristi's Kids to give free swim lessons to 300 children this summer. We're calling it SwimFest. Each child will get an (More)

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Posted 6:00 PM 4/4/2013

TUCSON - For the fourth year KVOA is launching our Kristi's Kids News 4 Tucson Lifesaver program.

Drowning is a top cause of accidental death for young children. So far in 2013, one child has died in a water related incident in Pinal County.

This year we are expanding our efforts to (More) • Video (1)