by Michelle Stein posted in Parenting

On cool summer days, it's tempting to crack open a window to invite in fresh air and a nice breeze. However, caregivers of small children should beware of the risk this poses -- even with window screens -- and should take extra precautions to prevent a potentially deadly fall.
A Facebook post shared by The Unmumsy Mum describes the horrifying moment one woman's 4-year-old son fell out of a second-story window onto the concrete below. It happened this past Friday while they were at a friend's house.
"He had been playing with his friends and siblings in the garden just SECONDS before and unbeknown to his mum had taken himself upstairs to wave at his sister from the window when he slipped," the post reads. "He is now medically sedated in hospital with multiple internal and external injuries and in her message his mum said that the sound of his body hitting the floor will stay with her forever." The sound of a child's body hitting concrete. Pretty unfathomable, right" Tragically, it happens more often than you'd think -- and to older children, even. Another mom from England shared a similar story on this same Facebook thread. "I hope he makes a full recovery," wrote Jaime Webb. "My son fell from a 2nd story window when he was 7 and every year I post this picture to help raise awareness of the danger of windows! My son made a full recovery and is now 13."

"He was speaking to his 4-year...