The father of a two-year-old Langley girl who broke her leg and lost two teeth in a tumble out of a third-storey window is urging other parents to secure their homes.

害羞草研究所淭aryn is a lucky, lucky girl,害羞草研究所� said Sean Lim.

On Monday, Aug. 8, his daughter, who is a couple of months shy of three years old, was with her mother Sally Jo, getting ready for a play date.

The little girl was hiding behind the curtains in the master bedroom of the family害羞草研究所檚 Langley townhouse, said Lim.

Her mother told her to come out, but the second time, Taryn didn害羞草研究所檛 come from behind the curtains. Jo looked out the window to discover that Taryn had fallen three storeys. She called 9-1-1.

Lim said his wife was 害羞草研究所渟creaming害羞草研究所� when she got in touch with him by phone. She told him Taryn had fallen onto the concrete.

害羞草研究所淎s soon as I heard that, I thought, 害羞草研究所極h my god, she害羞草研究所檚 not going to make it,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 Lim said.

While he rushed home from work in North Vancouver, Langley Township firefighters and multiple B.C. Emergency Health Services paramedics were rushing to the home. Taryn was taken to hospital via Air Ambulance helicopter.

害羞草研究所淚 was getting ready to say goodbye when I got there,害羞草研究所� Lim said.

Fortunately, her injuries were much less serious than they could have been.

Taryn has a broken leg, and two broken teeth had to be extracted. She has some other bumps and bruises, but was released from hospital and returned home on Thursday, Aug. 11.

Lim害羞草研究所檚 family is incredibly grateful that their youngest child will be okay.

He said in the past, he害羞草研究所檚 seen coverage of children being injured, and has blamed the parents, thinking he and his wife were cautious and nothing would happen. They had warned their children about the dangers of windows, and even demonstrated the risk of a fall with a dropped teddy bear.

害羞草研究所淏ut it could be anybody,害羞草研究所� Lim said. 害羞草研究所淚t was me.害羞草研究所�

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As far as they can tell, Taryn used the curtains and a baseboard heater to climb up to the window, which was open in the summer heat.

Lim has already purchased window locks for all the windows in their home, which can keep the windows from opening more than 10 centimeters. He urges all other parents of young children to do the same.

So far this year, 11 children have been treated at BC Children害羞草研究所檚 Hospital after falling from a window, and in 2021, 16 children from infants to 15-year-olds were treated for falls from high elevations. Two of those children died.

BC Children害羞草研究所檚 Hospital offers the following tips for safety:

害羞草研究所� Move furniture and planters 害羞草研究所� or anything that can be climbed on 害羞草研究所� away from windows.

害羞草研究所� Install window guards on windows above the ground floor. Fasten windows so that they cannot open more than 10 centimetres wide. Ensure there害羞草研究所檚 a safety release in case of fire.

害羞草研究所� Talk to your children about the dangers of opening or playing near windows, particularly on upper floors of the home or in a high-rise dwelling.

害羞草研究所� Remember that screens keep bugs out, not children in! Screens are easily pushed out.

害羞草研究所� Don害羞草研究所檛 underestimate a child害羞草研究所檚 mobility; children begin climbing before they can walk.