"You are big enough to choose. Would you like to walk holding Mummy and Daddy's hands? Or would you like to be carried?" One of the things she and Draco did was play up decision making with the kids. Letting them make small decisions for themselves now, they hoped they'd continue to think as they grew and their decisions became more important. She saw Dimitri's face fall a little and added another choice. "Or you can hold Daddy's and Dimitri's hands."