When are children commanded to pray and fast?

Question:
May Allah reward you. When are children commanded to pray and fast?

Answer:
Based on what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Command your children to pray when they are seven years old," because when a child reaches seven, he becomes a person of discernment who understands what is said to him and what he is directed to do. Therefore, he is commanded to pray at seven, whether he is a male or a female. When he reaches ten, their sleeping places are separated, along with the command to pray. Their sleeping places are separated; they are not left to sleep under one blanket or in close proximity, because this causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). This involves the upbringing of the children, the supervision of the children, and caring for them. It is also a refutation of those who call for the permissibility of free mixing of men and women. If a brother is not allowed to sleep next to his sister because the mixing between them causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), then general mixing between men and women also causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evils. Yes.