12. Some are unsure if one is yotzei if he personally gives mishloach manos without a shliach since the posuk says, “משלוח מנות” (שו"ת בנין ציון סי' מ"ד הובא במ"ב סי' תרצ"ה סקי"ח ).
13. The poskim imply that one may personally give out mishloach manos and does not specifically need a shliach (שם, חזו"א ארחות רבינו ח"ג עמ' נ"ג, הגרי"ז הלוי עובדות והנהגות ח"ב עמ' ק"ב ). However, several poskim write that it is called ‘mishloach manos’, which connotes shlichus, because it is better to send with a shliach, as the purpose of the mitzvoh is to promote closeness [Reason 2] and it is a bigger honor to send something with a third party; still, one who personally gives is certainly yotzei (א"א בוטשאטש ס"ג, מקור החיים סי' תרצ"ד ס"ג, שו"ת מהר"י אסאד ח"א סי' ר"ז ד"ה וזה ימים, כף החיים סקמ"א ).
14. With a child. Since it is possible that it is better to use a shliach than to deliver personally, the usual conditions of shlichus are unnecessary. If so, one would also be allowed to send with a child (חי' חת"ס גיטין כ"ב: ד"ה והא לאו בני דעה, מקור החיים שם ); he should just verify that the child completed his task since with a child shliach, there is no assumption that he carried out his mission (שו"ת חלקת יעקב ח"א סי' ק"ג ).
