Up onto the cushion, and down again
Climbing onto and down from furniture unassisted is two skills, and the down half is the one that gets skipped — plenty of toddlers can get up somewhere weeks before they can get back off it safely. A cushion low enough to fall off harmlessly is where the down half gets practised.
🧺 You need
- two or three firm sofa cushions, or one low sturdy step
🛡️ 🚨 Practise getting DOWN before anything else, feet first and backwards — a toddler who can climb up but not down is exactly how a fall from a sofa happens. Keep it low: knee height at most, with a clear soft floor all round and nothing hard within falling distance. Stay within arm's reach the entire time, and never use this on a bed, a windowsill or anything against a window.
Source: AAP — Developmental Milestones: 2 Year Olds
🩺 Vuila shares play ideas, not medical advice — for questions about your child's development, talk to your pediatrician.
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