Punishment – Is a Katan punished for transgressing a Mitzvah:<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a> A child is not given any form of punishment by a human court or Heavenly Court for any sin he commits. However, some Poskim<a href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2">[2]</a> rule that once a child has reached the age of understanding what is a Mitzvah and Aveira, Onas Hapeutos, he is punished in heaven for his sins, after he passes away. Furthermore, according to all, a child can be punished for the sins of his father.<a href="#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3">[3]</a>
<a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> See Halacha 10 and Toras Hakatan Chapter 39:1-28
<a href="#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2">[2]</a> Noda Beyehuda Tinyana Y.D. 164, brought in Pischeiy Teshuvah Y.D. 376:3
<a href="#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3">[3]</a> Rambam Teshuvah 6:1

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Punishment – Is a Katan punished for transgressing a Mitzvah:[1] A child is not given any form of punishment by a human court or Heavenly Court for any sin he commits. However, some Poskim[2] rule that once a child has reached the age of understanding what is a Mitzvah and