Feeding a child with an object whose primary use is prohibited
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Question
Is it permitted to give a 5‑year‑old child a calculator watch on Friday, when it is reasonable to assume that he will press the buttons on Shabbat?
Answer
Shalom u-vracha
It is permitted to give it to him.
This is not considered “sefiya” (causing a child to transgress), since the adult is not giving him something that is inherently forbidden.
Here, the use of the watch itself is permitted; the child merely has the possibility of doing something forbidden with it.
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