 keeping safe all summer long, including watching your kids during water play. ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darren Sutton recommends parents do all that while they are sober. Children require close attention, and you have to be close to them. No drinking when you're monitoring your children. And many of those flotation devices are not built to protect someone from drowning. So if you're going to use a flotation device, it should be a Coast Guard-approved life jacket.