Children sliding on laps are liable to break their legs. By Kendra Pierre-Louis. Published Sep 18, 2017 8:00 PM EDT. ... This, of course, also happens when kids go down slides by themselves.

A University of Iowa study has found children using slides are far more likely to injure their lower leg when on a parent’s lap. The majority of the injuries for toddlers and infants on slides ...

It's common to see a parent sliding down a slide with a child on his or her lap, but doctors are warning against it after a recent study was highlighted as a part of the American Academy of ...

Children who go down slides on the mum or dad's lap are at much greater risk of being seriously injured, a study has found. Hannah Ferrett; news.com.au; Published: 10:31, 16 Sep 2017; ...

In the clip, which was posted to TikTok by a user called Elchulo_joriel16, we can see the small child sliding down a lazy river slide at a waterpark in a rubber ring, ...

Playful bear caught on video sliding head-first down children’s slide in Connecticut backyard By . Anna Young. Published April 26, 2025, 8:18 p.m. ET. Un-bear-ably cute!

Parents have been warned not to let their children ride on their lap down a slide as it could lead to a broken leg. A study published by the American Academy ...

A Connecticut family captured the wild moment a playful bear turned their children’s wooden backyard playset into its own personal playground as it slid head-first down the plastic slide. Sarah ...

A lot of parents go down slides with their kids on their lap, but apparently it raises the risk of serious injury Credit: Getty - Contributor. Of that group, toddlers aged between 12 and 23 months ...