Funny, my children even kept it with us, and the youngest was 4 or 5 at the time. We always told them that it was up to them if they wanted to keep it, and if they didn't it was perfectly OK, but if they decided to, we expected them to follow through with it, they never failed.
Yep. By lunchtime yesterday, I was fantasizing about a big plate of spaghetti, with hot toasted garlic bread brushed with olive oil...Mmmmm! Funny thing is, by nighttime, I was no longer hungry.
Funny, my children even kept it with us, and the youngest was 4 or 5 at the time. We always told them that it was up to them if they wanted to keep it, and if they didn't it was perfectly OK, but if they decided to, we expected them to follow through with it, they never failed.
In Jewish practice, children under the age of nine, and women in childbirth or who have just given birth are not permitted to fast. Older children are permitted to fast, but are permitted to break the fast if they feel the need to do so. Any of the restrictions observed on Yom Kippur can be lifted if a threat to life or health is involved.