Going Down a Slide Together? Use Caution.

Jennissen Thinks That the Most Likely Way for a Child to Injure Their Legs on a Slide Is for Them to Catch Their Feet Along the Edge. of Course, This Can Happen When Kids Go Down Slides by Themselves, but When They’re Sitting on an Adult’s Lap and Their Foot Gets Caught, They Have the Added Momentum of an Adult Body Wrenching Their Tiny Leg Backwards.

Mom Takes Kids to Playground and Is Denied Entry for the Most Shocking Reason

Going Down Slide with Child Is Dangerous, Says Research

By Chloe Bennett

• Oct 9, 2026 • 5 min read

Going Down Slide with Child Is Dangerous, Says Research

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

A New York Mom Is Garnering Plenty of Media Attention After She Posted a Photo on Facebook of the Exact Moment Her Toddler Daughter’s Leg Broke While the Two Were on a Plastic Slide at the Park. Heather Clare, of Long Island, Posted the Graphic Photo as a Dire Warning to Other Parents About the Dangers of Going Down a Slide with Your Child on Your Lap — Something That Millions of Parents at the Playground Have Probably Done Before. (Guilty as Charged? Yep, Me Too.)

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