May children enter a bathroom together and should they be educated in the above laws of privacy?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: August 11, 2026

May children enter a bathroom together and should they be educated in the above laws of privacy?[1] Children are to be educated to follow the above privacy laws. This applies even to children that are below the age of education. Hence they should not enter the bathroom together, and are

May children enter a bathroom together and should they be educated in the above laws of privacy?[1]

Children are to be educated to follow the above privacy laws. This applies even to children that are below the age of education. Hence they should not enter the bathroom together, and are not to talk in a bathroom. Likewise a woman should not use the bathroom together with her nursing child.[2]

[1] Chesed Lealafim brought in Ben Ish Chaiy Vayeitzei 6; Kaf Hachaim 3:4

[2] See Admur Basra 3:5; Kama 3:19

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