Can my Six Year Old put on the Lights on Shabbat?

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February 12 2020
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Gemara:
Shabbat 
Halacha:
Shabbat 
Parsha:
Yitro 

References: Yevamot: 113b ,  Yevamot: 114a ,  Succah: 43a ,  Shulchan Aruch: אורח חיים שמ"ג  

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Timer not set on the right time, lights in the room are either on when they shouldn't be or off when they should hav been on: Can I ask my under Bar/Bat Mitzva child to take care of it? Is it just a bad educational move, or perhaps actually forbidden?

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