A suggetion to those Minayanim with a considerable Very Junior poulation have a stool handy for the ???? ?????
and certainly dont bend the Sefer down for children to kiss the it. it is wonderful to teach children love for the Torah, but they must rise to the Torah, the Torah should not come down to them. this is a lesson for the adults who are watching as well.
must be the reason I stubled on to this thread
It is something I have been doing for the longest time.