Don't sit your child on your lap to go down the slide (weight, parents)
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It's kinda shocking to me - I've asked a few parents about this and many seemed to know someone that this happened to... I can see how it would happen though.
I was holding my two year old's hand one time, and she wanted to let go but we were near traffic, so I held tight while she struggled to let go. Ended up dislocating her elbow in an injury called nursemaid elbow. So everyone.... don't hold your children's hands!
They really need to just remove all playgrounds entirely. If you think slides are bad, look at the statistics for swings or climing gyms.
Children should be kept inside where it is safe. Even without dangerous playground equipment, outside play is just too dangerous. Sports games are particularly dangerous. They must be eliminated. Running is probably the number one casue of injuries to youngsters. We need to eliminate running inside our outside. In fact, just keep all kids in a padded chair until they are ready to go out on their own that is the only way to keep them entirely safe.
Even after 14 years of marriage, dad can't convince mom to let their kids have some freedom. Their 10-year-old daughter desperately wants a play date. Their 12-year-old son fights to ride his bike without being supervised. And they both want to play in the backyard without being monitored by walkie-talkie. Enter Lenore Skenazy, a parenting expert who helps parents shed their child-rearing fears.
When I was about 9 I was at the playground and I used to play with the little kids so I asked this about 2yo's mom if they could ride down the slide with me she allowed it....it wasnt very pretty in the end, his leg got caught and broke and I never went back to that playground. I still feel horrible. :'( I couldnt imagine that happening to my baby.
Drink out of the garden hose
Ride his/her bike
Eat the honeysuckle
Walk barefoot
Play in the rain
Climb a tree
Jump rope
Play hopscotch
Walk
Skip
Run
Swing on a swing
Be their own person
Leave the house
Raise a bubble wrapped robot. Awesome.
I will admit, I get nervous when I se my son in the tree and hanging upside down on the jungle gym, but that is because I have had injuries myself from those that were not fun, but they are still allowed to do it.
No one is going to take the joy out of going down a sliding board with my kids and hearing them laugh and bringing them joy. All my kids survived with no broken bones. I have always been careful of their legs and will continue to be with my 2 year old...though he likes to go bby himself now while we wait at the bottom.
Drink out of the garden hose
Ride his/her bike
Eat the honeysuckle
Walk barefoot
Play in the rain
Climb a tree
Jump rope
Play hopscotch
Walk
Skip
Run
Swing on a swing
Be their own person
Leave the house
Raise a bubble wrapped robot. Awesome.
I will admit, I get nervous when I se my son in the tree and hanging upside down on the jungle gym, but that is because I have had injuries myself from those that were not fun, but they are still allowed to do it.
No one is going to take the joy out of going down a sliding board with my kids and hearing them laugh and bringing them joy. All my kids survived with no broken bones. I have always been careful of their legs and will continue to be with my 2 year old...though he likes to go bby himself now while we wait at the bottom.
A lot of people aren't because they wouldn't even think of something like this happening. I don't get why people are outraged by this warning. When my son goes down the slide he often puts his feet to the sides. If I had gone down with him in my lap the first time I would never have realized he might do that. I think the point is "watch their legs" not "keep your kids inside".
I agree, Irish Eyes. I think an article that brings people's attention to potential danger is a far cry from banning slides and living a "bubble wrap" life. To me, the article posted was little more than a reminder to be careful.
I think it would depend on the wideness of the slide. I've done it many times with my son. Of course I will think twice about doing it with my younger but I really don't see how it could happen on the slides we have around here. They're all built like water slides.
Read the article (or look at the video) again.
It's not the shape or width of the slide. The child's rubber-bottom shoe is causing friction which impedes forward motion.
Snap.
When we were kids we always had to take our shoes off on slides for this very reason. I had my kids do the same thing. (Besides fiction decreases speed. )
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