When the child holds a coin (dinar) rather than a stone, may the parent even hold the child's hand while the child walks on his own?

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Synopsis

The Mechaber forbids even holding a walking child's hand when the child holds a coin, lest it drop and the parent pick it up. There is a dissenting opinion that holding the hand alone (without carrying) is permitted.

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