Waiting Time for a Child Between Meat and Milk
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Question
How long should a child wait between meat and milk?
Answer
Up to age 3 - eat or drink something in between. Up to age 6 - one hour. Until the age of Bar Mitzvah - the amount of time usually waited between lunch and dinner, and at least 3 hours.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 89
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