diff --git a/src/symtab.c b/src/symtab.c
index 0f645de..505329c 100644
--- a/src/symtab.c
+++ b/src/symtab.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void push_scope(Scope scope) {
         }
         scope->parent = before;
         scope->depth = before->depth + 1;
-
+        before->child_count++;
         scope_stack_top++;
         scope_stack[scope_stack_top] = scope;
     }
diff --git a/src/symtab.h b/src/symtab.h
index 45e5fec..ebfefcb 100644
--- a/src/symtab.h
+++ b/src/symtab.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct Scope {
     struct Scope *child_last;
     struct Scope *next_sibling;
 
+    int child_count;
+
     int location;
     BucketList hashTable[SYMTAB_SIZE];
 };