Wizards travelling with children

[Deb]

No: HPFGUIDX 111442

So . . . wizards travel by broom, floo powder, portkeys, apparating, 
and (illegal) flying carpets. It appears that apparating is an 
individual activity--not something you can do by holding on to 
someone else. The Weasleys use floo powder as a family. Arthur takes 
Harry to the MOM by the muggle route . . . the only time people 
apparate/disapparate seems to be just as themselves. The only way 
we've seen to travel as a group (i.e., not under individual effort to 
get to the same place) is a port-key.

So . . . how do you suppose wizards with young children travel? CAN 
you apparate while holding a baby? You certainly can't (safely) spin 
up a flu with floo powder. And since portkeys don't seem to be that 
widely used--the only ones we've seen seem like special occasions--
World Cup, Triwizard trap, Mr. Weasley's medical emergency, getting 
Harry back to Hogwarts after the debacle at the MOM. They don't seem 
to be something that just every witch would have around to tuck into 
her baby's hands when running to Diagon Alley to do some shopping!

Just a thought . . . 

Deb in NJ