An afternoon in a new apartment with 15-month-old Emma turned to panic on Saturday.

Nevada Anderson, Emma’s mother, said she was watching TV with her toddler, when she looked away for two seconds and the unthinkable happened.

"I ran to the window. I looked down, and that's when the screen fell, and I could see her lying face down on the ground,” said Anderson.

Somehow she said, Emma managed to get on a one-seater couch by the window, and push out the screen, falling to the parking lot below.

The window is about a storey-and-a-half off the ground.

On Sunday, Winnipeg police said the fall was an unfortunate accident and don't anticipate laying charges.

It's a relief to Emma’s parents, who said many in the community rushed to blame them for poor parenting.

"It was really just unfair for people to immediately judge like that," said Emma’s father, Christopher Genaille, who is studying to become a police officer.

Winnipeg pediatrician Dr. Stan Lipnowski said the fall is tragic. Rather than blame parents, it's important to learn from the incident, he said.

Lipnowski advises parents get on their bellies, and inspect their home from a toddler's perspective.

"Your child is an accident waiting to happen. You don't have to be one step ahead, you need to be three, four, five steps ahead,” said Lipnowski. “Because they are going to do things that will amaze you," he added.

Emma's parents have been at children's hospital since the fall around 2 p.m., Saturday.

The toddler has skull fractures, but is in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery.


(Source: Supplied)

Anderson said Emma is out of the intensive care unit. She is smiling, eating, and acting more like herself.

The couple is grateful for all the prayers and positive messages.

“One prayer is powerful and a thousand is strong, and I'm pretty sure that helped Emma with her healing," said Anderson.

Emma’s mother and father said they plan to move the one-seater away from window, and put the scare behind them.


Emma is shown in the above photo prior to her fall. (Source: Supplied)