Originally Posted by R2D2

Welcome back!

I agree with you. Even though a small child may not understand the long reaching implications of a decision it can help a lot if they feel involved. I remember Lilysdad (who no longer posts on AD) discussing with his two year old daughter if she wanted to go bilateral and she made it clear that she did. She may not understand all the ins and outs of CIs but it probably helped her with going through the surgery knowing exactly what was being achieved.