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Toddler Logic
When you are two, you can be more independent. FP has started to walk down the stairs by herself. She holds onto the banister and takes one step, very carefully, at a time. My attempts to walk with her and hold her hand are shunned. “Mummy go in front,” she says. I walk a short distance in front and hope that I would, at least, break her fall if necessary.
On smaller flights of stairs, a person who is two can be even more independent. The few steps leading down to our half-landing are negotiable by FP without holding the banister. In such situations, FP can help others to go down the stairs: her doll, Lucy, for example.
FP may be carrying Lucy in her arms but, mindful of the extra danger posed by stairs, she holds Lucy’s hand as well for good measure. “You’re holding Lucy’s hand,” she tells me. “It’s good to have a hand to hold on the stairs,” I confirm.
Even if Lucy isn’t there to need a hand and no banister-support is required, FP still takes stair-safety very seriously indeed. She carefully goes down the stairs holding her own hand. There’s some kind of toddler-logic at work there, I’m sure.
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