Use his kneepads when he falls next time? He didn't fall. He got pushed by one of the two people on earth you should be able to trust. There was nothing that kid could have done. Turning kids into pussies is shit like giving the rich kid probation after drunk driving homicide with no license, or the mom who said the coach from the other high school team was a bully just because her sons high school team wasnt very good and lost by a heapload. This is bad parenting and a good way to lose your childs trust in you and the rest of the world