I hate when my little boy gets hurt. It just breaks my heart! Now that my 11-month-old son Jude is toddling, the bumps and bruises just keep coming. I know there's not much I can do. I can't bubble wrap the kid...or can I...hmmm??? I do my best to keep him safe, but I can't hover over him every second of every day and even when I'm right there with him, he still falls. Like any parent, though, I want to make sure I'm not doing anything to put my little guy in harm's way. I would have never thought this could be dangerous:

That's my husband Ryan taking Jude down a slide. Something I thought every parent does. Apparently, it can be dangerous! According to an article on MSNBC.com, the added pressure of a parent's weight going down a slide can snap your child's leg if their leg gets wedged on the slide. The article goes on to tell this horrifying story about a mom who broke her 18-month-old daughter's leg by riding down a slide with her. I can't imagine how I would feel if I did that to Jude. The article says incidents like this are more common than you might think.

I know I sound like a paranoid mom by blogging about this, and to some extent I guess I am. But I know that I don't want to take any chances when it comes to my son's safety. Read the article for yourself and let me know what you think. Until Jude's big enough to do the slide all by himself, I think we'll stick to the swings!

2 Comments

Julie said:

I know the parks we go to, they have a big kids area and a small kids area. The small kids area has age-appropriate rides Jude can play on. Especially slides and such. To me, it looks like your husband was playing with Jude in the big kids area. It is just a thought.
Also, I am trying not to be overprotective also by looking at it from a different angle; when I was a kid I was a tomboy. I had lots of bumps and bruises and such. Jude and my son, Timmy, will also. It is a part of growing up, but just as long as it isn't anything serious. Also make sure he sticks to playing with children around his own age. Older kids tend to have habits that aren't acceptable to learn to the younger ones such as hitting, biting, swearing, etc. They will catch on to the soon enough without having being taught it sooner.

September 17, 2009 5:20 PM

Donna said:

Wow, I never thought that could happen! I take my grandkids to the slide. Could you imagine hurting a grandchild? Thanks so much for the information. From now on I will be at the bottom only, waiting to catch them.

(Your baby is adorable)

September 18, 2009 7:44 AM

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