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[quote=Anonymous]We got rid of it at 3. And then at 4, my kid took a bad fall on the stairs. And I don't regret getting rid of the gate. Because you know what? That fall happened while she was under adult supervision, was going reasonably slow, and had one hand on the wall for stability. One of her feet just dragged a bit and it surprised her and tipped her forward, and she went head over heels down the stairs. It was not preventable by a gate and was a reminder to me that sometimes despite your best intentions, $hit just happens.

She was fine, thankfully, no concussion. But a scary moment all around. The truth is, your kids are going to fall and get hurt. They aren't babies anymore and accidents happen. I have concluded the best safety device is usually practice and familiarity (and helmets!). Since that fall, DD is always careful on the stairs -- I've never seen her run up or down them and she will patiently wait until someone is out of the way instead of crowding them. I am not glad she fell (watching your kid somersault down the stairs from 10 feet away is pure torture, I do not recommend it), but I do have to admit that it was a better lesson than and warning we could have given her, and would have happened with or without a gate.[/quote]

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