When an adult holds a child while going down a slide, it significantly increases the chances of the child breaking their leg.

Here is how it typically happens - Slides are specifically designed for children and between you and your child, their foot is often left out to the side in danger of getting caught on the way down.

If your child's foot catches the side of the slide even for just a moment, it can twist backward and break, as your weight carries you forward. In most cases, the parents had no idea that doing so could possibly give their child such a significant injury.

The safest ways are to hold your child while you stand next to the slide. And hold them underneath the armpits so that you can control their speed and so they don't have limbs falling. You can also slide with your child by holding their hands and legs in a folded manner close to your chest. Another way of using slides is when there are two slides, side by side, where you can ride next to your child but you are on a different slide than them. That is safer. The safest way for a child to go down a slide is alone. If they are too young to do so, then they shouldn't ride the slide yet.

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