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== At What Age? == | == At What Age? == | ||
# The general age of when one starts to do mitzvos is when the parents think that their child is mature enough to fulfill the whole mitzvah even with its more complicated parts. <ref>See the examples on Sukkah 42a and Sukkah 28a</ref> | # The general age of when one starts to do mitzvos is when the parents think that their child is mature enough to fulfill the whole mitzvah even with its more complicated parts. <ref>See the examples on Sukkah 42a and Sukkah 28a</ref> | ||
# The age of chinuch depends on the child's individual intelligence. Usually the age when a child is intelligent enough for mitzvos is 5 or 6 years of age.<ref> Mishnah | # The age of chinuch depends on the child's individual intelligence. Usually the age when a child is intelligent enough for mitzvos is 5 or 6 years of age.<ref> Mishnah Berurah 128:123.</ref> | ||
# There are some mitzvos in which parents start training their children even before five years of age. But some mitzvos can be more complicated and parents should wait until children are older to train them.<ref>Mishnah | ## For Shabbat some say that the age of chinuch begins at age 4 or 5.<ref>Muktzeh: A Practical Guide (Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen p. 138)</ref> | ||
# A child can make several of mistakes before they can begin to execute the mitzvah properly. But if one does make a mistake trying to execute the mitzvah, the parents should not get frustrated with their kid and instead they should encourage them to try to execute and fulfill the mitzvah again. <ref> | # There are some mitzvos in which parents start training their children even before five years of age. But some mitzvos can be more complicated and parents should wait until children are older to train them.<ref>Mishnah Berurah 128:123 </ref> | ||
# A child can make several of mistakes before they can begin to execute the mitzvah properly. But if one does make a mistake trying to execute the mitzvah, the parents should not get frustrated with their kid and instead they should encourage them to try to execute and fulfill the mitzvah again. <ref> Mishnah Berurah 343:3.</ref> | |||
== Who is obligated in Chinuch? == | == Who is obligated in Chinuch? == | ||
* There is a machloket in the commentaries regarding whether the mitzvah of chinuch is for the parent or the child. | * There is a machloket in the commentaries regarding whether the mitzvah of chinuch is for the parent or the child. | ||
