To prevent accidents, parents should tie up any cords from blinds or curtains, high enough out of a child's reach, and make sure there is nofurniture placed close by that would invite little ones to climb.
The son's room now has nofurniture, but the pelts of three raccoons, a beaver and a grey fox are on the wall, along with an unframed baby photo of Small's son, Shane, tacked to the wall.