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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 73
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<b>הישן עם אשתו ובניו איך יתנהג. ובו ד סעיפים:</b><br>שנים שהיו ישנים בטלית אחד ובשר שניהם נוגעים זה בזה לא יקראו ק"ש אא"כ היתה טלית מפסקת ביניהם ממתניהם ולמטה:
The One Who Sleeps Next To One's Spouse and One's Children and How to Conduct Oneself, Containing 4 S'ifim Two that were sleeping under one cloth, and the skin of the two of them is touching each other's - they may not recite the Sh'ma unless the cloth was separating between them from the waist downwards.
אם היה ישן עם אשתו קורא בחזרת פנים לצד אחר ואפי' בלא הפסקת טלית משום דחשיבה כגופו ויש מי שאוסר ונכון לחוש לדבריו:
If one was sleeping with his spouse, he may recite by turning away his face to the other side. And [this is so] even without the separation of a cloth because [one's spouse's body] is considered like one's [own] body. And there is [an authority] who forbids this, and it is correct to heed his words.
אם היה ישן עם בניו בעודם קטנים מותר לקרות בחזרת פנים בלא הפסקת טלית ואם הם גדולים צריך להפסקת טלית:
If one was sleeping next to one's children while they are still minors, it is permitted to recite through turning one's face without the separation of a cloth. And if they are older, one needs the separation of a cloth.
עד כמה הם חשובים קטנים התינוק עד שיהיו לו י"ב שנים והתינוקת עד שיהיו לה י"א שנים ואפילו הביאו ב' שערות מותר ובשנת י"ג לתינוק וי"ב לתינוקת אם הביאו ב' שערות אסור בלא הפסק ואם לא הביאו ב' שערו' מותר ומשנת י"ג ואילך לתינוק וי"ב לתינוקת אפילו לא הביאו ב' שערות אסו':
Until what age are they considered minors? The male child, until he is 12 years old and the female child until she is 11 years old. And even if they produced 2 [pubic] hairs, it is permitted [up to that age]. And during the 13th year for a male child and the 12th year for a female child, if they have produced 2 hairs, it is forbidden without the separation [of a cloth]. And if they have not produced 2 hairs, it is permitted. And from the 13th year and on for a male child and the 12th for a female child, even if they have not produced 2 hairs, it is forbidden.
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0