Falling down the stairs

Toddlers fall down the stairs...I am sure that almost every human on earth has fallen down the stairs at least once in their lifetime.

Falling down the stairs is scary.  My eldest, now 7 years old, is still falling down the stairs...and it is horrifying to watch.  He did it again today.  There are only 3 steps, cement steps, out our backdoor.  I let go of his hand to go back in the house to get something, and he fell, like a toddler...where their head seems too heavy for them to hold.

I felt terrible.  He was so sad.  He just wanted me to carry him.  I don't blame him.

It is at low points like this when the light bulb appears above your head.  Or maybe my guardian angel whispered in my ear...

We can try to help him by installing a railing!

Yes!  A railing.  Though it is only 3 steps, there is really nothing to hold on to walking down.  A railing would be perfect.

So, I called my dear brother in law this morning, who just so happens to be a carpenter.  He is going to come & check it out, and build us a railing.

Maybe this will help.  I sure hope so.  As toddlers we fall, but we all forget those early learning years.  We can all remember being 7...so I have to assume falling at 7 years old, is just as scary as falling at 37 years old.