Parenting Experts Warn Babies Can Hydroplane in Minimal Water Depths
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Parenting experts at Cornell University warn that babies can hydroplane in as little as one inch of water, emphasizing the need for close supervision around water bodies.
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· 2 pulledYou have to watch infants and toddlers closely around water, because even a thin layer can send them sliding into a ditch.
Once a child started hydroplaning, it was already too late to do anything, and parents would just have to hope the baby didn’t spin completely out of control.
ITHACA, NY—Stressing that even shallow puddles could undermine an infant’s traction, parenting experts at Cornell University published a report Wednesday in which they warned that babies could hydroplane in as little as one inch of water. “You have to wat