Mommy Must Have - Nerves of Steel

Kids need to play.  They need to push boundaries.  They need to climb higher, go faster, go further, seek danger!  It's all a part of healthy development.  And you're going to be there to witness a fair amount of it.  Sometimes, you'll just have to bite your tongue and let them face the natural consequences and hope there's no broken bones.

The first time she jumped, I had encouraged her to step down to the second stair.  She looked at me and with a look of sheer determined defiance took a flying leap into space...

This video is her third jump (that's why I'm egging her on), which I think had a bit of a harder landing than the previous two.

She wouldn't jump from the third stair again.  She downgraded herself to step two: