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[quote=Anonymous]We have a 7yo and a 3yo, and we still have the gate at the top of the stairs. We don’t have a landing or anything at the halfway point, so it is a straight fall down 14 steps to a hardwood floor at the bottom. My 7yo has tripped several times going up and down the strips over the years, the worst of which involved her tripping over the top step and tumbling backwards down the entire staircase when she was nearly 5. It is a miracle that she escaped that with just a few bruises. I harp on her to pay attention, hold onto the rail, etc. DH thinks I’m too paranoid and wants the gate gone yesterday, but he isn’t the one who watched her make that fall. I couldn’t catch her in time. Gate stays up until I am confident the 3yo can navigate the steps safely when unattended, and I’m not at that point yet.[/quote]
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