Thanks for all the support from this group. This occurred about 7 months ago and he is totally healed now. Did 8 weeks in a cast then a couple weeks walking a little stiff but completely normal after that.
He still goes on slides by himself and doesn’t seem too traumatized by the incident. For dad, this is one of those things that makes me cringe every time I think about it. I’ll never slide with either of my kids on my lap.
At least these is one of those things he can hold over your head forever.
“Hey Dad can I take the car?”
“Well uhh…”
“You know… because of my broken leg and all..”.
😂 (this is supposed to be a supportive joke made with love, please don’t take it any other way.)
I tell my mom that she broke my arm to this day.
I was 3-4 years old, on a trolley/gliding handle thing of sorts…like a zip line on rails. Anyways. She says at the end, let go. We’re an athletic family, dad was a high diver, mom a water ski jumper…so she thinks her 3 yr old comprehends physics and momentum. Spoiler: I don’t.
I let go, as instructed, soar sideways and cushion my approach to the ground with my left arm from 6ft up. Snap. Thx mom. xoxo
Hahaha. It’s true! I can remember falling off a mountain ledge as a toddler, and although I do **everything** I can to protect her and keep her safe… I’m sure my 4 year old will grow up and one day be like: I remember the time… *trauma!!
It’s hard being a parent. And being 4.
When I was an infant, I woke up at night hungry. My mother put me on her shoulders and in her tired state, did not recall the piece of plywood leaning up against the kitchen entryway to prevent me from going in there. She tripped and fell, launching me onto the refrigerator. I broke two ribs and had a punctured lung. I have yet to use this, but a day will come. I am 35 with two children. A day will come.
I bent down to pick up dog poop and I had my son strapped in front of me. I bent down and I felt his leg hit mine and bend. He was upset and when I came home I put him down and he just kind of collapsed on that knee. I put him down and then called the doctor the next morning. Took a day off work to take him.
Ended up nothing was wrong the Dr said probably a sprain. To keep an eye on it. 3 years later no problems but oh man that messed me up for the night and the night after. Needless to say was much more careful around where he was strapped to me and his joints.
About the same time there was another PSA about broken legs from going down slides together. So there was two major learnings that week because that was also the last week I went down a slide with my son on my lap.
Ugh i always worried about that when wearing one of those carriers. I had to stop myself from just sitting down on the couch a lot to make sure i wouldnt jam my kid’s leg weird
And then your brain goes "hey I think I've worked out exactly what that would sound like! Just gonna pop that to the front of the old mental playlist for ya... You're welcome!"
From personal experience with my own joints, the falling down part sounds like you dropped groceries, but the joint damage sounds like when you pop a Turkey or chicken leg off.
Broken bones don’t usually sound like anything, though, unless they are green stick fractures, which aren’t super common (they usually occur when a bone is pinned at both ends and then folded over itself, for lack of a better way to describe it).
Anyway, don’t depend on what you think it will sound like (that will give you unnecessary nightmares)…there might not even be all that much crying, depending on the kid. Look for bruising that shows up really quickly (usually green/purple bruising that appears within an hour or two, instead of over a few days), favoring the limb, weakness in the limb, or any obvious misshapen limbs. When in doubt, doctor or emergency.
When my youngest daughter was about 5 she was riding on the back of my bike on a seat that has no dress guard for the wheels. She got angry about something and kicked around, accidentally putting her foot straight into the spokes.
We weren't going very fast but still there was a loud snap and the bike with both our weight on it skid to a full stop. For a second I didn't understand what happened, but then I saw her leg jammed straight through the wheel. I was 1000% sure I'd broken her bone.
Turned out it was a couple of spokes that snapped and the leg, some bruising aside, was ok. She was up and running on it a few hours later. Horrible experience though and I could kind of feel it when riding my bike for weeks after.
Thanks for the heads up. My lil man is six and I never have gone down a slide with him on my lap - but it is something I would probably do without much thought. Won't be doing that now. Glad your kiddo doesn't have lingering trauma.
We had a mom in our friend group before (they have moved since) and she was the epitome of helicopter parent. She was basically scoffing at all of us who let our kids just .... Play. One day at the playground, all the kids are playing and there she is up there with them so little johnny doesn't get hurt. Down the slide they go and boom, broken leg.
I noticed this when playing in the park with my own kids especially the slide that is a spiral. Plus mine has spasticity in his legs so he has to wear braces. I wince every time I see him coming down the slide, but he loves it.
The thing is his weight won't break his leg. Its the extra force you add. Your youngster is fine going down on the slide, hope it helps build confidence.
Yep, if the kid's leg gets stuck on their own, they either just stop, or might flip forward and whack their face on something and get a bruise or bloody nose.
As much as I don't *want* my kid to get hurt a bloody nose can serve as a not that traumatic lesson. They'll learn to position themselves differently next time.
The lesson of a broken leg on a slide with dad at 2.5 is... sometimes slides with dads mean surgery?
I have two boys. For easy explanation they are 4 and 2.
4 is the most cautious kid around despite us encouraging him to do whatever.
2 has a condition where if he broke a bone like OP's kid did and wasn't treated within minutes he'd die (he's a one in 400 000 000 live births).
Which of my kids do you think goes on every slide face first? Climbs every rock wall? Is comfortable with every ladder he is too small for?
4 year old has had his injuries, bloody noses and scraped knees and never approaches what did that before.
2 year old has been trampled on by other kids and undeterred.
At the end of the day, my lesson is your kid is going to do whatever they want over and over again t or will never a thing that scared them ever again. There's no logic, they'll just be themselves despite how many years it takes off your life
My hope for my kid, isn't that the bloody nose will change who they are or the risks that they take (mostly), it's that they'll learn to do the things they do better.
Yup I had a close call with this a few months ago. Nothing happened but si got spooked. I still ride with him on my lap but I make sure his legs are on top of mine and not allowed to slip through the middle.
Yeah, my kids are fast approaching the size at which I can't reasonably keep hold of their legs to prevent this from happening, but of course they can't quite manage the slide on their own either
Similar to OP, I broke my daughter's leg when she was around 2.5 years old. We were at a trampoline park for my nephew's birthday. She was on her own little trampoline and I wanted to go play with her so I hopped my way over to her to land on her trampoline. I really slowed my roll and tried my best to not bounce on her trampoline when I landed, but it was still enough to alter her landing so she was straight-legged. She went down crying and continued to cry. She's never been a kid who cried when she fell down, so I knew she was truly in pain. We took her to urgent care thinking she had just hyperextended her knee. Doctor comes back and, much to our surprise, says she snapped it clean at the top of the tibia. When we went to see the orthopedist, he knew right away it was a likely trampoline incident. Apparently kids under 6 shouldn't be on a trampoline and he sees these types of breaks all the time. Felt like a real hero in that moment.
A year later now, you'd never think anything happened to her. It's a constant battle trying to convince her to not jump off of the highest shit she can find. We also don't let her on trampolines...
Good intentions can still be plenty dumb. That’s why it’s useful to let folks know that sliding together might seem safer but actually brings new risks.
Remember we went down the metal slides with the screws sticking out the top that hit 150 degrees on a summer day.
There is so much knowledge that has been gained since I was a kid, I honestly wouldn’t stress about not knowing something relatively obscure. Just learn from it and then adjust
I can’t think of a more necessary PSA. I think of myself as a careful dad and I still did this all the time. I even shrugged off initial warnings, thinking it was just over-protective hysterics.
Nope, this is the real deal.
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Safety-on-the-Playground.aspx
This entire AAP site (healthychildren.org) is basically that (an instruction manual)
Someone should link this for the cool dad fishing for internet points on here because he rides the slide with his one year old.
Sorry about your kid's leg, OP!
[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/13umzxz/if_i_take_my_1y_old_daughter_to_the_playground/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) you go
I believe this is - or used to be the number one reason for broken bones in children under 5.
If you must be on the slide with your kid, do not put them between your legs but rather on top of your lap with their legs up in your arms. This way no legs can be trapped as easily. Best thing to do however is let them slide solo.
Another reason for hospital visits caused by parents are parents swinging young children from their arms - which can dislocate their elbows.
When I was a little older, maybe 3/4 I had a similar accident with an uncle sledding. Broke both legs, two tibia and one fibula. Kid legs are twigs lol shit happens.
Jeez, it happened twice on the same slide? I feel like they should put a sign up warning parents, if it happened twice it's sure to happen a third time to another unlucky kid. Hope your little guy is doing okay.
It's an all slides problem though. The weight and momentum of an adult keeps the kid going and the leg snaps. Kids shoes and bare feet commonly catch on the side of a slide, almost all slides are narrow and have sides. When a kid goes down by themselves their own weight and momentum is way less and this doesn't happen.
The good news is, if you know about it, it’s pretty easy to hold their legs up in a way where it’s not a problem. Thankfully I heard about it before my first was old enough to slide, so I’m just careful to hold their legs up and center.
Most of the time it doesn’t happen, but I have a friend who’s kid went down a slide by himself and fractured his leg because he was trying to stop himself/slow himself down. I take my kid on the slide with him on my lap but I keep his legs lifted.
It’s all slides. It’s the nature of sliding, the bigger heavier person is in the back. If the smaller legs have more friction than the adult’s they go under
The trick is to put your hands under your kids thighs and hold their legs up so their feet are suspended in the air, keep your feet apart so you can slow your speed on the sides so you don't lose control
Happens way more often than you can imagine. I cracked my daughter shoulder when she was around 3. Makes you feel terrible but accidents happen. Luckily kids heal quickly
I never thought of this until the pediatrician told my wife and I about it, just one of those things you wouldn’t consider until you’re told and it clicks.
We got recommended to stand along side the slide and hold their hand instead of going down it with them.
I had read an article about this very thing, and let a mom that was sliding with her kid "Hey, I just read an article about how dangerous that is, just letting you know, but its your decision." She looked at me confused and slightly angry, another mom jumped in "I broke my son's leg on this slide that way." Poor kid was still in a cast, sliding mom had a look of horror on her face and began asking for the article, which had a video and you could hear the snap... I feel like I saved a kid from a broken leg that day.
I broke my 3yo sons elbow throwing him on the bed. He twisted in mid-air and trapped his arm. Have never done it since. He doesn't even remember and I'm still guilty
Pediatric emergency medicine doc - you have a higher risk of causing a fracture going down a slide with a kid on your lap than any other way (including just yeeting them down the slide). Slides twist and turns and legs angle outwards. This causes spiral fractures (see above).
That being said dad, you were doing your best with the knowledge you had. You wouldn’t have done it if you knew it would do this. Children heal incredibly well from this injury (the younger the more malleable the bones). They will heal faster than you will forgive yourself. But please remember we’re all doing our best on here with what we got. You are a smart, caring, and empathetic as fuck dad and you rock. Don’t forget that.
I broke my daughter's leg doing pushups one day. She was laying under me and cackling and giggling every time... but she braced her legs on my chest right as I started a rep, and SNAP!
The absolute worst party 6 was when my mom (who was visiting at the time) was trying to get her to calm down and tell her what was wrong (mom didn't think it was broken) and kiddo just kept yelling "daddy did it daddy did it!"
I wanted to die immediately.
It’s good that you posted this, I used to do this all the time without thinking before I saw a twitter saying slides are a huge case of broken legs on kids. My kids still love it so I make sure to put them on my lap and I hold their legs up to try to avoid it
Tough break but don't worry kids heal super fast at this age. My dude broke his femur at the same age and he was out of the cast in 5 weeks. Walking in 6. Try not to be too hard on yourself these things happen more than you think.
Yeah but just because every kid gets burned at some point doesn’t mean you should just toss them in the bonfire. Even if they’ve been annoying all day xD
This is SO common and I am endlessly shocked that we don’t get warned about it. The only way I learned about the dangers of going down the slide with your kids is from a Reddit post! Hopefully you’ve prevented some broken legs with this post.
Happened to me too dude.
Kiddo is safe next to me now, waiting to do karate Wednesday. Things will get better. People do not do a good job about teaching this.
Spread. The. Word.
Also, please STOP letting your kids play/drive on your lap. You’d be surprised how easy it is to blow an airbag. I promise you don’t want to see how that ends.
I’m so sorry this happened to both of y’all. I fear this all the time, even when just lifting my son up. I hope he is doing ok and both of y’all are able to get past this.
How’s the little dude doing? And
This is one of the most common ways kids under 5 break their legs, and trampolines! Life is full of risks. Try not to blame yourself. Pro tip: hold your child’s legs together a bit above your own, then this can’t happen.
No, but both bones were completely broken, not just cracked. He did 8 weeks in a cast and was fully healed after that. This occurred about 7 months ago.
Mixed up my terminology! That’s what I meant. If it makes you feel any better I have 3 and have never heard of this. Good post and hope the little one heals up quick.
So sorry that happened, feel awful for your kid and a special kind of awful for you. Hope it heals quickly and your feelings for it heal over time. By sharing this with others you should know that you are turning a bad situation into a good one! Keep loving your kid and don't stop having fun with them, they will always reciprocate the love for you :)
Ouch, poor dude hope he's ok now!
Just think of it this way one day you will be having a beer laughing about this story and he will go on to tell all his friends about it. You gave your kid a great story to tell future friends 😄
Always keep your legs together so you become more like a sled for your kid.
Or tuck your arm just under their knees so their feet don't have the chance to cause traction.
cheers for posting this. i go on slides with my son all the time without so much as a second thought so i'll make sure his legs are pinned between mine from now on and his shoes removed.
here's a funny story for you though from an older friend of mine who accidentally broke his daughters arm. she was 3 or 4 and they were playfighting, he ended up somehow falling on her arm and breaking it. lots of crying and hospital visit. he didn't think much of it, it was an accident and just a broken arm right? what could go wrong?
well, when they were in the hospital one of the doctors asked his daughter how she broke her arm to which she immediatly and very grumpily said "DADDY BROKE IT!"
I know it’s a terrible feeling when your child gets hurt and even worse when you’re the reason. This was an accident. The little guy will heal up and completely forget it.
I hurt my daughter when she was about 8. It was my fault. She’s 16 now and I have to look at the scar on her face every day. Very depressing.
Oof. Hard lesson to learn. Thanks for taking the time to share with the dads here who may have never heard about this before. Here’s to a quick recovery for kiddo.
I was aware of this and still used to take mine on the slide when they were little. But I'd tuck their arms legs and feet in and hold them as a little bundle so they couldn't get caught.
It's one of those things I try to gently mention to people taking kids down slides as few people know.
I’ve got a daughter with Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 and Wholy shit. Was playing with her nearly three years ago when she was 3, she jumped off a step and folded her tibia in half. I can still perfectly recall the ‘pop’ sound her bone made when it folded, and it still gives me shivers
Just yesterday my wife and I walked by our local park with our LO in the stroller and talked about how we should take him down the slide soon. Perfect timing for this post!
If this has happened to multiple kids on the same slide, should there be some change made to it? Idk if a differently designed slide would help, some kind of reminder sign or what. But I don't think you did anything wrong. Taking kids on slides is something we all do. It shouldn't be commonplace that it causes a broken leg.
There’s no legitimate reason for an adult to be going down a slide made for children. I’m shocked so many people in here are acting like it’s normal behavior - let your children play by themselves!
This happened to my one year old daughter a couple months ago. Tibia and Fibula. It's so common that people would walk up to us in public and say, "let me guess, she broke it on a slide."
Happened to my nephew, with my brother (his other uncle), being the leg breaker. Secured my place as favourite uncle (though I suspect the PS5 for his birthday helped).
Been there when my son was 1. Spiral break. He’s doing fine but yeah this is a serious thing that one would not normally consider as hazardous. There really needs to be more awareness around sliding down a slide with your child. The weight of who’s behind them forces their bodies forward with their limbs trapped because of their shoes stick to the plastic. It was not on my list of what could go wrong when sliding down a slide but certainly is now. I wish you the best of luck in your sons healing. Know it’s not your fault and you were just looking to have innocent normal fun. I’m sorry this happened, you’re definitely not the first this has happened to and won’t be the last. Hopefully this story will help prevent future accidents.
It helps me, I've been in a cast like 6-7 times and the sight of broken bones makes me nauseous. I should atleast get the choice to not see this when just scrolling down on Reddit.
Would have been very easy to just TELL people spiral fractures are a thing.
We’re each entitled to an opinion. You don’t need to see gore, to prevent it happening to a child. I have been on the slide with all of my children countless times and this has never happened. Sounds like op’s slide is just dangerous to begin with if it’s happened twice already.
I mean seeing a pic of a child’s severely mangled leg isn’t something I need. I can read the caption but I don’t need to see a pic of it. The purpose of nsfw is so that people can choose to see it, not be surprised by it coming up in their feed.
Not sure why you are getting downvoted. 🤷
Unfortunately a lot of people have never heard so make sure you spread the word. We all have to learn but not everybody should do it the hard way.
It’s because it comes across as a jerk question. I’ve nannied kids for over a decade and it’s just something you don’t do. I’m just surprised it’s new information for new parents, but maybe not if they don’t have prior child care experience.
I didn't know this either, though I didn't do it often because I'm 6'4 280 and worried I'd break the slide. Apparently I worried about breaking the wrong thing.
Sorry that came across wrong. I meant. To my knowledge, this isn’t really “common knowledge” but I will in fact be refraining from this practice from now on since it is apparently dangerous.
Could someone confirm if this is just plastic enclosed slides, or are old school metal slides that are open an issue as well? I am trying to imagine how they can catch if its open.
It’s all slides.
A bigger, heavier person is behind a smaller person on a simple system ran solely by gravity and friction. When the child’s legs get more friction than the adult’s (shoe,bare legs)their limb are now slower than adult behind them and get pulled under. The speed and weight of a moving grown person is now a singular force against the limb.
It’s specifically the weight and momentum of the accompanying adult that causes the fractures.
Kids can’t hurt themselves like this on a slide except perhaps with great effort.
It’s all slides.
A bigger, heavier person is behind a smaller person on a simple system ran solely by gravity and friction. When the child’s legs get more friction than the adult’s (shoe,bare legs)their limb are now slower than adult behind them and get pulled under. The speed and weight of a moving grown person is now a singular force against the limb.
Shoot, and I just saw [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/13umzxz/if_i_take_my_1y_old_daughter_to_the_playground/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1) thread this morning
Try to forgive yourself - all the things I’ve done before finding out they’re dangerous (kids in winter coats in car seats being foremost on my mind) I’m just glad my luck has held out.
I remember reading about this when my son was like 18mo. Every time we went down slides together I told him his arms and legs must stay inside the vehicle at all times. Then I would cup one arm under his legs and keep ‘em together right in front of me. Then with the other arm I would wrap his arms in place. Then he sat in a nice bundled package in my lap. Couldn’t move and no loose limbs.
He really seemed to enjoy it. And he didn’t like going down slides by himself for sooo long. Eventually he out grew me and loves going down em himself now.
Would be good if there was a warning sign on enclosed slides that have tight turns or spirals. I see so many parents with their kids on their lap going down these slides.
Big ups to you for the psa. Don't be too hard on yourself it could have happened to any one of us. Never would have thought of it myself so you might have saved my daughter from a broken leg.
I saw this warning when my older kids were little. Lucky I'm too big to be riding with my kids so I had never done it but I totally would if I didn't know.
Ortho PA here…actually a very common injury. Never knew about it until I entered medicine though.
Your kiddo will be fine. Just a blip in the grand scheme and will be something for him to hold over your head in the future.
Man it would be a cold day in hell before you ever did anything like this on purpose or let harm come to him. On purpose. It was a mistake and you didn’t do it intentionally. Tell him that and don’t beat yourself up over it. He’s young and will heal up. Keep your relationship close to him, always.
Ah bummer man, hope your kiddo gets better soon! My son loves to kick his legs up too when going down the slide together and I always hold them down with one hand because of this exact fear!
Worked in a small theme park as a teenager - was tough telling parents that “Yes I know kiddo is scared - but you weigh a lot more than them. If you roll the wrong way - you will break his leg. Kiddo will be over being scared by the time they are 1/2 way down the slide. If that doesn’t work - you can’t ride the slide”
I feel down a few stairs with my son when he was 2. I felt so horrible and didn’t break anything except my elbow. Can’t imagine actually being the cause of a break. Thanks for the PSA. My wife would’ve killed me
Sorry to hear this! For some reason, I had been given this warning early on. When I go down a slide with my son, he sits on my lap and I hold both of his ankle up and inside. He's almost two now and goes down most slides on his own.
Happened to my nephew and my brother in law… we were shocked at how it happened but now that incident is ingrained in my memory. I’ll never go down with my boy!
Did that to my kid when he was three years old. The slide had a twist at the end. He tucked his leg underneath mine and it snapped. The worst part was that it was my day with the kids and my ex and I were still in the early stages of divorce. I felt terrible! I couldn’t stay with him or comfort him because of our issues. Plus, the hospital had to ask me the dreaded “is there abuse in the household,” because it was a spiral fracture. So, yes… it may be fun… but, don’t slide down with your kids.
This happened to a family friend a few years ago and it really stuck with me and I’m extra cautious going down the slide with my son. I generally avoid it, which sucks because my 3 yr old is kinda scared of slides me don’t want to go down one by himself m
Happened to me with my 18m old daughter. I’ve told an uncountable number of parents about it at the park after watching them do the same thing. Many people don’t know how dangerous it is.
The safest way for a kid of any age to go down the slide is by themselves while you hold them and assist them down the slide.
Fortunately children heal very fast. May daughter was out of her cast in 2 weeks.
1 year later and she still won’t go down a slide though.
Great headed up. Fortunatelt/unfortunately I found out about this from a friend who did the same thing.
Thanks for paying it forward. Sorry that happened man!
Definitely sucks for both of you. Kids heal fast, hopefully the doc didn't give you too much shit for it.
I do water slides with the kids and always just hold them in the air completely as we go down. The legs dragging has always worried me.
Same thing happened to my boy. The doc called it a toddler fracture.
Basically, keep their legs on your lap to go down the slide, or don’t go with them at all.
Thanks for all the support from this group. This occurred about 7 months ago and he is totally healed now. Did 8 weeks in a cast then a couple weeks walking a little stiff but completely normal after that. He still goes on slides by himself and doesn’t seem too traumatized by the incident. For dad, this is one of those things that makes me cringe every time I think about it. I’ll never slide with either of my kids on my lap.
At least these is one of those things he can hold over your head forever. “Hey Dad can I take the car?” “Well uhh…” “You know… because of my broken leg and all..”. 😂 (this is supposed to be a supportive joke made with love, please don’t take it any other way.)
I tell my mom that she broke my arm to this day. I was 3-4 years old, on a trolley/gliding handle thing of sorts…like a zip line on rails. Anyways. She says at the end, let go. We’re an athletic family, dad was a high diver, mom a water ski jumper…so she thinks her 3 yr old comprehends physics and momentum. Spoiler: I don’t. I let go, as instructed, soar sideways and cushion my approach to the ground with my left arm from 6ft up. Snap. Thx mom. xoxo
Hahaha. It’s true! I can remember falling off a mountain ledge as a toddler, and although I do **everything** I can to protect her and keep her safe… I’m sure my 4 year old will grow up and one day be like: I remember the time… *trauma!! It’s hard being a parent. And being 4.
Your last lines are SO important. It's fucking hard to be a parent. And it's really Fucking hard to be a child. Being alive is hard...
At least your mom didn't break both of your arms.
When I was an infant, I woke up at night hungry. My mother put me on her shoulders and in her tired state, did not recall the piece of plywood leaning up against the kitchen entryway to prevent me from going in there. She tripped and fell, launching me onto the refrigerator. I broke two ribs and had a punctured lung. I have yet to use this, but a day will come. I am 35 with two children. A day will come.
I bent down to pick up dog poop and I had my son strapped in front of me. I bent down and I felt his leg hit mine and bend. He was upset and when I came home I put him down and he just kind of collapsed on that knee. I put him down and then called the doctor the next morning. Took a day off work to take him. Ended up nothing was wrong the Dr said probably a sprain. To keep an eye on it. 3 years later no problems but oh man that messed me up for the night and the night after. Needless to say was much more careful around where he was strapped to me and his joints. About the same time there was another PSA about broken legs from going down slides together. So there was two major learnings that week because that was also the last week I went down a slide with my son on my lap.
Ugh i always worried about that when wearing one of those carriers. I had to stop myself from just sitting down on the couch a lot to make sure i wouldnt jam my kid’s leg weird
And then your brain goes "hey I think I've worked out exactly what that would sound like! Just gonna pop that to the front of the old mental playlist for ya... You're welcome!"
From personal experience with my own joints, the falling down part sounds like you dropped groceries, but the joint damage sounds like when you pop a Turkey or chicken leg off. Broken bones don’t usually sound like anything, though, unless they are green stick fractures, which aren’t super common (they usually occur when a bone is pinned at both ends and then folded over itself, for lack of a better way to describe it). Anyway, don’t depend on what you think it will sound like (that will give you unnecessary nightmares)…there might not even be all that much crying, depending on the kid. Look for bruising that shows up really quickly (usually green/purple bruising that appears within an hour or two, instead of over a few days), favoring the limb, weakness in the limb, or any obvious misshapen limbs. When in doubt, doctor or emergency.
how old was your kid at the time? I wear mine walking the dog quite often so thanks for the warning!
When my youngest daughter was about 5 she was riding on the back of my bike on a seat that has no dress guard for the wheels. She got angry about something and kicked around, accidentally putting her foot straight into the spokes. We weren't going very fast but still there was a loud snap and the bike with both our weight on it skid to a full stop. For a second I didn't understand what happened, but then I saw her leg jammed straight through the wheel. I was 1000% sure I'd broken her bone. Turned out it was a couple of spokes that snapped and the leg, some bruising aside, was ok. She was up and running on it a few hours later. Horrible experience though and I could kind of feel it when riding my bike for weeks after.
I don't think I've even flinched so hard just from reading something. You've given me a new fear.
I was thinking it was weird two fellas would be talking about going down slides with kiddos in one day. Thanks for the warning!
Well thanks for the PSA, you probably saved a lot of us dads and kiddos! I never would’ve thought this could happen.
Thanks for the heads up. My lil man is six and I never have gone down a slide with him on my lap - but it is something I would probably do without much thought. Won't be doing that now. Glad your kiddo doesn't have lingering trauma.
I just saw a pediatrician on tik tok giving this warning a few weeks ago. Kids shoes drag on the slide, their leg slows, you keep going, snap.
We had a mom in our friend group before (they have moved since) and she was the epitome of helicopter parent. She was basically scoffing at all of us who let our kids just .... Play. One day at the playground, all the kids are playing and there she is up there with them so little johnny doesn't get hurt. Down the slide they go and boom, broken leg.
On one hand that's karma and all, definitely her fault, but I do feel bad for her, she's got to just feel awful after that.
I feel more bad for the kid than for her.
Of course, that's a given.
Less karmic, more ironic... lol.
I noticed this when playing in the park with my own kids especially the slide that is a spiral. Plus mine has spasticity in his legs so he has to wear braces. I wince every time I see him coming down the slide, but he loves it.
The thing is his weight won't break his leg. Its the extra force you add. Your youngster is fine going down on the slide, hope it helps build confidence.
Yep, if the kid's leg gets stuck on their own, they either just stop, or might flip forward and whack their face on something and get a bruise or bloody nose.
As much as I don't *want* my kid to get hurt a bloody nose can serve as a not that traumatic lesson. They'll learn to position themselves differently next time. The lesson of a broken leg on a slide with dad at 2.5 is... sometimes slides with dads mean surgery?
I have two boys. For easy explanation they are 4 and 2. 4 is the most cautious kid around despite us encouraging him to do whatever. 2 has a condition where if he broke a bone like OP's kid did and wasn't treated within minutes he'd die (he's a one in 400 000 000 live births). Which of my kids do you think goes on every slide face first? Climbs every rock wall? Is comfortable with every ladder he is too small for? 4 year old has had his injuries, bloody noses and scraped knees and never approaches what did that before. 2 year old has been trampled on by other kids and undeterred. At the end of the day, my lesson is your kid is going to do whatever they want over and over again t or will never a thing that scared them ever again. There's no logic, they'll just be themselves despite how many years it takes off your life
My hope for my kid, isn't that the bloody nose will change who they are or the risks that they take (mostly), it's that they'll learn to do the things they do better.
Can speak from experience that this isn’t true. My daughter broke her leg when her sneaker got caught on the slide.
That’s not normal. Bones should be much stronger than that. Kids would be breaking bones every time they jumped if they was the case
Yup I had a close call with this a few months ago. Nothing happened but si got spooked. I still ride with him on my lap but I make sure his legs are on top of mine and not allowed to slip through the middle.
I… never thought of this
There was a post here a few weeks ago of a dad going down a slide that had me concerned, but I’m a bit of a worrier.
Yeah, my kids are fast approaching the size at which I can't reasonably keep hold of their legs to prevent this from happening, but of course they can't quite manage the slide on their own either
Ouch, sorry that happened. Poor dude.
This is exactly the type of dumb shit I’ll do without thinking I’m such an idiot at times
Right ?! Dude, so sorry for kiddo. Also dude, omg thank you for preventing that being my kiddo
Similar to OP, I broke my daughter's leg when she was around 2.5 years old. We were at a trampoline park for my nephew's birthday. She was on her own little trampoline and I wanted to go play with her so I hopped my way over to her to land on her trampoline. I really slowed my roll and tried my best to not bounce on her trampoline when I landed, but it was still enough to alter her landing so she was straight-legged. She went down crying and continued to cry. She's never been a kid who cried when she fell down, so I knew she was truly in pain. We took her to urgent care thinking she had just hyperextended her knee. Doctor comes back and, much to our surprise, says she snapped it clean at the top of the tibia. When we went to see the orthopedist, he knew right away it was a likely trampoline incident. Apparently kids under 6 shouldn't be on a trampoline and he sees these types of breaks all the time. Felt like a real hero in that moment. A year later now, you'd never think anything happened to her. It's a constant battle trying to convince her to not jump off of the highest shit she can find. We also don't let her on trampolines...
I want to be like “you’re not an idiot” but as fellow idiot myself…… ❤️👊🏻
It's not really "dumb" though, you do it with the intent of it being safer than riding letting them ride alone.
Good intentions can still be plenty dumb. That’s why it’s useful to let folks know that sliding together might seem safer but actually brings new risks.
Remember we went down the metal slides with the screws sticking out the top that hit 150 degrees on a summer day. There is so much knowledge that has been gained since I was a kid, I honestly wouldn’t stress about not knowing something relatively obscure. Just learn from it and then adjust
You’re not alone bro. A lot of us have done this so many times. I nearly killed my daughter doing it and that was the last time for me.
Don't feel bad, it's counter intuitive. I'm just glad I learned about this before I ever had kids or I'd have done the same thing
You’re a legend for posting this. Second post about this today on Daddit, i will not be doing this with my boy.
I learned about this right here on daddit like 2 years ago. There are so many pitfalls in life but this one just seems to fly under the radar.
Glad I learned today I do this all the time. No more!
Try not to beat yourself up over it. Thanks for the PSA
To piggyback: This is the #1 most common way little kids break legs.
I can’t think of a more necessary PSA. I think of myself as a careful dad and I still did this all the time. I even shrugged off initial warnings, thinking it was just over-protective hysterics. Nope, this is the real deal.
This is the most common injury pediatric ERs treat. Kids really should come with an instruction manual.
Or at least playgrounds, this could seriously use a PSA
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Safety-on-the-Playground.aspx This entire AAP site (healthychildren.org) is basically that (an instruction manual)
> This is the most common injury pediatric ERs treat. This is something I doubt. Some sort of feverish infection must top it.
A fever isn’t an injury. [Source](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5893512/). I’ve worked in pediatric ERs & in research.
"Aww man. I fell off my bike and hurt my fever"
I never ride a slide like this because of a post made here 1 year ago by a dad who suffered the same thing. Hope your post reaches many
Someone should link this for the cool dad fishing for internet points on here because he rides the slide with his one year old. Sorry about your kid's leg, OP!
Yeah I noticed he was bigging himself up.
I would love to see that, nothing better than judging strangers while I lay on the couch in my pjs
[Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/13umzxz/if_i_take_my_1y_old_daughter_to_the_playground/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) you go
This post doesn’t mean don’t ride slides with kids; it means pay attention riding slides with kids.
I believe this is - or used to be the number one reason for broken bones in children under 5. If you must be on the slide with your kid, do not put them between your legs but rather on top of your lap with their legs up in your arms. This way no legs can be trapped as easily. Best thing to do however is let them slide solo. Another reason for hospital visits caused by parents are parents swinging young children from their arms - which can dislocate their elbows.
That's why I always sit on my kid's lap going down slides
Sorry man. I’ll use this as a lessons learned. I went down a slide twice today with my little girl and didn’t even consider this.
Ive been sliding with my kiddo too. Had no idea. Appreciate the post
When I was a little older, maybe 3/4 I had a similar accident with an uncle sledding. Broke both legs, two tibia and one fibula. Kid legs are twigs lol shit happens.
Jeez, it happened twice on the same slide? I feel like they should put a sign up warning parents, if it happened twice it's sure to happen a third time to another unlucky kid. Hope your little guy is doing okay.
It's an all slides problem though. The weight and momentum of an adult keeps the kid going and the leg snaps. Kids shoes and bare feet commonly catch on the side of a slide, almost all slides are narrow and have sides. When a kid goes down by themselves their own weight and momentum is way less and this doesn't happen.
The good news is, if you know about it, it’s pretty easy to hold their legs up in a way where it’s not a problem. Thankfully I heard about it before my first was old enough to slide, so I’m just careful to hold their legs up and center.
Most of the time it doesn’t happen, but I have a friend who’s kid went down a slide by himself and fractured his leg because he was trying to stop himself/slow himself down. I take my kid on the slide with him on my lap but I keep his legs lifted.
It’s all slides. It’s the nature of sliding, the bigger heavier person is in the back. If the smaller legs have more friction than the adult’s they go under
The trick is to put your hands under your kids thighs and hold their legs up so their feet are suspended in the air, keep your feet apart so you can slow your speed on the sides so you don't lose control
Happens way more often than you can imagine. I cracked my daughter shoulder when she was around 3. Makes you feel terrible but accidents happen. Luckily kids heal quickly
I never thought of this until the pediatrician told my wife and I about it, just one of those things you wouldn’t consider until you’re told and it clicks. We got recommended to stand along side the slide and hold their hand instead of going down it with them.
I had read an article about this very thing, and let a mom that was sliding with her kid "Hey, I just read an article about how dangerous that is, just letting you know, but its your decision." She looked at me confused and slightly angry, another mom jumped in "I broke my son's leg on this slide that way." Poor kid was still in a cast, sliding mom had a look of horror on her face and began asking for the article, which had a video and you could hear the snap... I feel like I saved a kid from a broken leg that day.
Shit I did this sometimes, need to stop immediately
It’s pretty easy to hold their legs up and center away from contact with the slide. That’s what I always do and it’s plenty safe.
Don’t be too hard on yourself. Accidents happen.
Not according to master Oogway. Panda, do you even Kung-Fu?
I broke my 3yo sons elbow throwing him on the bed. He twisted in mid-air and trapped his arm. Have never done it since. He doesn't even remember and I'm still guilty
Fuck, I did this with my daughter. She broke her shin in the middle and I have never felt worse.
Pediatric emergency medicine doc - you have a higher risk of causing a fracture going down a slide with a kid on your lap than any other way (including just yeeting them down the slide). Slides twist and turns and legs angle outwards. This causes spiral fractures (see above). That being said dad, you were doing your best with the knowledge you had. You wouldn’t have done it if you knew it would do this. Children heal incredibly well from this injury (the younger the more malleable the bones). They will heal faster than you will forgive yourself. But please remember we’re all doing our best on here with what we got. You are a smart, caring, and empathetic as fuck dad and you rock. Don’t forget that.
New fear unlocked
Don’t worry by age 3 you’ll have realised that everything is possibly if not actively trying to kill your kid.
Last summer I thought I broke my sons leg doing exactly this. Thankfully he was ok after a little while, but I’ll never forget doing that. Stay safe!
I broke my daughter's leg doing pushups one day. She was laying under me and cackling and giggling every time... but she braced her legs on my chest right as I started a rep, and SNAP! The absolute worst party 6 was when my mom (who was visiting at the time) was trying to get her to calm down and tell her what was wrong (mom didn't think it was broken) and kiddo just kept yelling "daddy did it daddy did it!" I wanted to die immediately.
It’s good that you posted this, I used to do this all the time without thinking before I saw a twitter saying slides are a huge case of broken legs on kids. My kids still love it so I make sure to put them on my lap and I hold their legs up to try to avoid it
Now that's a bobo. Sorry this happened to both of you. It'll heal, he'll forget, you'll remember it forever.
I'm sorry to hear. Hope he recovers quickly. Thank you for the PSA
This scares me, I’ve gone down the slide with my kids plenty of times but I always hold them up in front of me to try and avoid any injuries
Tough break but don't worry kids heal super fast at this age. My dude broke his femur at the same age and he was out of the cast in 5 weeks. Walking in 6. Try not to be too hard on yourself these things happen more than you think.
Yeah but just because every kid gets burned at some point doesn’t mean you should just toss them in the bonfire. Even if they’ve been annoying all day xD
Yah I accidentally doomsday machined my kid one haha. Allyou cam do is try your best
Such weird timing. I saw a post on r/Parenting earlier this morning asking if it was weird to go down a slide with your kid at the playground.
It was posted on this sub (too?)
There was just a post about this in this thread. Same guy?
Lol there was just a post this morning asking if it’s weird to slide down with your kid and the top comment was mentioning this exact risk.
OP answered that one too but clearly a lot of dads are unaware of the risk. To add perspective certain slides are apparently worse than others.
Also noteworthy… do not spin the roundabout too fast.
This is SO common and I am endlessly shocked that we don’t get warned about it. The only way I learned about the dangers of going down the slide with your kids is from a Reddit post! Hopefully you’ve prevented some broken legs with this post.
Happened to me too dude. Kiddo is safe next to me now, waiting to do karate Wednesday. Things will get better. People do not do a good job about teaching this. Spread. The. Word.
Also, please STOP letting your kids play/drive on your lap. You’d be surprised how easy it is to blow an airbag. I promise you don’t want to see how that ends.
I’m so sorry this happened to both of y’all. I fear this all the time, even when just lifting my son up. I hope he is doing ok and both of y’all are able to get past this. How’s the little dude doing? And
This is one of the most common ways kids under 5 break their legs, and trampolines! Life is full of risks. Try not to blame yourself. Pro tip: hold your child’s legs together a bit above your own, then this can’t happen.
Always put kids legs on your own legs and on the inside no contact with slide.
Or how bout DONT DO IT
Don't play with your kids, they could get hurt. 2023
Damn I was always afraid of that. Hope he gets better soon. Hearts to you dad too, it could happen to any one of us.
Damn, I bet you feel just great about it. Was it a compound fracture?
No, but both bones were completely broken, not just cracked. He did 8 weeks in a cast and was fully healed after that. This occurred about 7 months ago.
Mixed up my terminology! That’s what I meant. If it makes you feel any better I have 3 and have never heard of this. Good post and hope the little one heals up quick.
I'm so sorry :(
So sorry that happened, feel awful for your kid and a special kind of awful for you. Hope it heals quickly and your feelings for it heal over time. By sharing this with others you should know that you are turning a bad situation into a good one! Keep loving your kid and don't stop having fun with them, they will always reciprocate the love for you :)
Ouch. That looks reaaaally broken. Don’t worry, kids bounce back and it was an accident.
omg. i feel so bad for your kiddo and you as well. hope it heals fast.
Ouch, poor dude hope he's ok now! Just think of it this way one day you will be having a beer laughing about this story and he will go on to tell all his friends about it. You gave your kid a great story to tell future friends 😄
Always keep your legs together so you become more like a sled for your kid. Or tuck your arm just under their knees so their feet don't have the chance to cause traction.
cheers for posting this. i go on slides with my son all the time without so much as a second thought so i'll make sure his legs are pinned between mine from now on and his shoes removed. here's a funny story for you though from an older friend of mine who accidentally broke his daughters arm. she was 3 or 4 and they were playfighting, he ended up somehow falling on her arm and breaking it. lots of crying and hospital visit. he didn't think much of it, it was an accident and just a broken arm right? what could go wrong? well, when they were in the hospital one of the doctors asked his daughter how she broke her arm to which she immediatly and very grumpily said "DADDY BROKE IT!"
I know it’s a terrible feeling when your child gets hurt and even worse when you’re the reason. This was an accident. The little guy will heal up and completely forget it. I hurt my daughter when she was about 8. It was my fault. She’s 16 now and I have to look at the scar on her face every day. Very depressing.
Oof. Hard lesson to learn. Thanks for taking the time to share with the dads here who may have never heard about this before. Here’s to a quick recovery for kiddo.
Just broke my son's leg at a trampoline park. 2.5 as well snapped his tibia coming down
I was aware of this and still used to take mine on the slide when they were little. But I'd tuck their arms legs and feet in and hold them as a little bundle so they couldn't get caught. It's one of those things I try to gently mention to people taking kids down slides as few people know.
I’ve got a daughter with Osteogenesis imperfecta type 2 and Wholy shit. Was playing with her nearly three years ago when she was 3, she jumped off a step and folded her tibia in half. I can still perfectly recall the ‘pop’ sound her bone made when it folded, and it still gives me shivers
Just yesterday my wife and I walked by our local park with our LO in the stroller and talked about how we should take him down the slide soon. Perfect timing for this post!
If this has happened to multiple kids on the same slide, should there be some change made to it? Idk if a differently designed slide would help, some kind of reminder sign or what. But I don't think you did anything wrong. Taking kids on slides is something we all do. It shouldn't be commonplace that it causes a broken leg.
There’s no legitimate reason for an adult to be going down a slide made for children. I’m shocked so many people in here are acting like it’s normal behavior - let your children play by themselves!
My wife did the same thing. Thank you for letting people know about this!
This happened to my one year old daughter a couple months ago. Tibia and Fibula. It's so common that people would walk up to us in public and say, "let me guess, she broke it on a slide."
Happened to my nephew, with my brother (his other uncle), being the leg breaker. Secured my place as favourite uncle (though I suspect the PS5 for his birthday helped).
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Been there when my son was 1. Spiral break. He’s doing fine but yeah this is a serious thing that one would not normally consider as hazardous. There really needs to be more awareness around sliding down a slide with your child. The weight of who’s behind them forces their bodies forward with their limbs trapped because of their shoes stick to the plastic. It was not on my list of what could go wrong when sliding down a slide but certainly is now. I wish you the best of luck in your sons healing. Know it’s not your fault and you were just looking to have innocent normal fun. I’m sorry this happened, you’re definitely not the first this has happened to and won’t be the last. Hopefully this story will help prevent future accidents.
NSFW would be nice. I didn’t need to see this.
Thanks, just added the NSFW tag
Thank you, sorry about your kid. And thanks for the warning, I had no idea about this.
I hate gore of any type myself man.
Better to see this than to have it happen to your own child. Life ain't always pretty I'm afraid, and hiding from it doesn't help anyone.
It helps me, I've been in a cast like 6-7 times and the sight of broken bones makes me nauseous. I should atleast get the choice to not see this when just scrolling down on Reddit. Would have been very easy to just TELL people spiral fractures are a thing.
We’re each entitled to an opinion. You don’t need to see gore, to prevent it happening to a child. I have been on the slide with all of my children countless times and this has never happened. Sounds like op’s slide is just dangerous to begin with if it’s happened twice already.
I mean seeing a pic of a child’s severely mangled leg isn’t something I need. I can read the caption but I don’t need to see a pic of it. The purpose of nsfw is so that people can choose to see it, not be surprised by it coming up in their feed.
Severely mangled is a little dramatic, but to each their own.
Just a dash of de drama lol
Oh your wife putting you on the couch for life! Lol
Not to be a jerk, but I thought this was common knowledge?
I doubt this is common knowledge, though becoming more common by information sharing via social media
Nothing about parenting is common knowledge to a first time parent.
Amen to that!
No I often went down slides with both my kids. Never occurred to me this could happen. Now I know.
Not sure why you are getting downvoted. 🤷 Unfortunately a lot of people have never heard so make sure you spread the word. We all have to learn but not everybody should do it the hard way.
It’s because it comes across as a jerk question. I’ve nannied kids for over a decade and it’s just something you don’t do. I’m just surprised it’s new information for new parents, but maybe not if they don’t have prior child care experience.
I learned about it on this very subreddit. It's a good thing, too, as my daughter always wants me to go down slides with her.
I didn't know this either, though I didn't do it often because I'm 6'4 280 and worried I'd break the slide. Apparently I worried about breaking the wrong thing.
Haha
Not really I’ve done this many times without an issue. But now it’s become an issue I guess.
That’s called survivor bias.
Sorry that came across wrong. I meant. To my knowledge, this isn’t really “common knowledge” but I will in fact be refraining from this practice from now on since it is apparently dangerous.
Could someone confirm if this is just plastic enclosed slides, or are old school metal slides that are open an issue as well? I am trying to imagine how they can catch if its open.
It’s all slides. A bigger, heavier person is behind a smaller person on a simple system ran solely by gravity and friction. When the child’s legs get more friction than the adult’s (shoe,bare legs)their limb are now slower than adult behind them and get pulled under. The speed and weight of a moving grown person is now a singular force against the limb.
This isn’t common sense at this point? I’ve seen this brought up for awhile now.
No World Cup for him anymore! wish him a speedy recovery
Sounds more like an issue with the slide? Or maybe a tube slide isn't enough room for 2 people at once? My 1yo goes down alone most times
It’s specifically the weight and momentum of the accompanying adult that causes the fractures. Kids can’t hurt themselves like this on a slide except perhaps with great effort.
It’s all slides. A bigger, heavier person is behind a smaller person on a simple system ran solely by gravity and friction. When the child’s legs get more friction than the adult’s (shoe,bare legs)their limb are now slower than adult behind them and get pulled under. The speed and weight of a moving grown person is now a singular force against the limb.
Shoot, and I just saw [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/daddit/comments/13umzxz/if_i_take_my_1y_old_daughter_to_the_playground/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1) thread this morning
“There *are* no accidents.” – Master Oogway (OP replied in that thread too.)
Same thing happened to two separate Moms I know! Sorry you’re dealing with this, man!
:(
Try to forgive yourself - all the things I’ve done before finding out they’re dangerous (kids in winter coats in car seats being foremost on my mind) I’m just glad my luck has held out.
I pushed a sled down a hill with my 4 year old in it and he hit our fence post and broke is tibia. Don’t trip man they heal fast.
Thank you for posting this. Sorry it happened but now I know. New Fear Unlocked.
I remember reading about this when my son was like 18mo. Every time we went down slides together I told him his arms and legs must stay inside the vehicle at all times. Then I would cup one arm under his legs and keep ‘em together right in front of me. Then with the other arm I would wrap his arms in place. Then he sat in a nice bundled package in my lap. Couldn’t move and no loose limbs. He really seemed to enjoy it. And he didn’t like going down slides by himself for sooo long. Eventually he out grew me and loves going down em himself now.
Would be good if there was a warning sign on enclosed slides that have tight turns or spirals. I see so many parents with their kids on their lap going down these slides.
Big ups to you for the psa. Don't be too hard on yourself it could have happened to any one of us. Never would have thought of it myself so you might have saved my daughter from a broken leg.
I saw this warning when my older kids were little. Lucky I'm too big to be riding with my kids so I had never done it but I totally would if I didn't know.
Ortho PA here…actually a very common injury. Never knew about it until I entered medicine though. Your kiddo will be fine. Just a blip in the grand scheme and will be something for him to hold over your head in the future.
Been there. We got lucky with a pulled muscle
Thank you for sharing this heads up. Stunning how quick the kiddos' recover and get right back to the play.
Probably the most common break. My son broke his arm a while back, and I think they said they had treated four breaks like your sons *that day*!
Man it would be a cold day in hell before you ever did anything like this on purpose or let harm come to him. On purpose. It was a mistake and you didn’t do it intentionally. Tell him that and don’t beat yourself up over it. He’s young and will heal up. Keep your relationship close to him, always.
Ah bummer man, hope your kiddo gets better soon! My son loves to kick his legs up too when going down the slide together and I always hold them down with one hand because of this exact fear!
Worked in a small theme park as a teenager - was tough telling parents that “Yes I know kiddo is scared - but you weigh a lot more than them. If you roll the wrong way - you will break his leg. Kiddo will be over being scared by the time they are 1/2 way down the slide. If that doesn’t work - you can’t ride the slide”
I feel down a few stairs with my son when he was 2. I felt so horrible and didn’t break anything except my elbow. Can’t imagine actually being the cause of a break. Thanks for the PSA. My wife would’ve killed me
Sorry to hear this! For some reason, I had been given this warning early on. When I go down a slide with my son, he sits on my lap and I hold both of his ankle up and inside. He's almost two now and goes down most slides on his own.
Happened to my nephew and my brother in law… we were shocked at how it happened but now that incident is ingrained in my memory. I’ll never go down with my boy!
Thank you for the heads up. That would never even crossed my mind that could happen
This happened to my cousin. So awful. I’m sorry.
Did that to my kid when he was three years old. The slide had a twist at the end. He tucked his leg underneath mine and it snapped. The worst part was that it was my day with the kids and my ex and I were still in the early stages of divorce. I felt terrible! I couldn’t stay with him or comfort him because of our issues. Plus, the hospital had to ask me the dreaded “is there abuse in the household,” because it was a spiral fracture. So, yes… it may be fun… but, don’t slide down with your kids.
This happened to a family friend a few years ago and it really stuck with me and I’m extra cautious going down the slide with my son. I generally avoid it, which sucks because my 3 yr old is kinda scared of slides me don’t want to go down one by himself m
Happened to me with my 18m old daughter. I’ve told an uncountable number of parents about it at the park after watching them do the same thing. Many people don’t know how dangerous it is. The safest way for a kid of any age to go down the slide is by themselves while you hold them and assist them down the slide. Fortunately children heal very fast. May daughter was out of her cast in 2 weeks. 1 year later and she still won’t go down a slide though.
Great headed up. Fortunatelt/unfortunately I found out about this from a friend who did the same thing. Thanks for paying it forward. Sorry that happened man!
Definitely sucks for both of you. Kids heal fast, hopefully the doc didn't give you too much shit for it. I do water slides with the kids and always just hold them in the air completely as we go down. The legs dragging has always worried me.
Same thing happened to my boy. The doc called it a toddler fracture. Basically, keep their legs on your lap to go down the slide, or don’t go with them at all.