My toddler fell off a 50cm stool. What happened next is every parent’s nightmare

My back was turned for just a few minutes to pack up the kids’ toys. Then I heard the cries.

My 3-year-old daughter Mina was on the wooden floor with tears streaming down her face. I didn’t see what happened, but her 8-year-old brother did: “She tried to jump like Wallykazam!”

The little climber had decided a low kitchen stool would make the perfect stage to groove along with the television, until the stool suddenly toppled over and she hit the ground. A cuddle and a lolly were all it took to comfort Mina and she quickly recovered, so I thought it was just a typical toddler fall.

A few hours later, we were confronted with every parent’s worst fear.

By 8:00pm,…