Do you let your kids physically fight?

[Anonymous]

Surprised at the number of people who think this is okay.

so very low brow and low class

[Anonymous]

Low lives

[Anonymous]

Yes. They also play with their dad like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprised at the number of people who think this is okay.

so very low brow and low class

Meh, least I won't have kids that grow up needing constant therapy.

My boys wrestled for an hour last night, then threw socks at a ceiling fan like 20 minutes past their bedtime. I didn't make a big stink about it. My parenting philosophy is simple, stolen from George Carlin:

-"Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things"

They're only kids once, and if they're having good fun, being siblings? Then so be it. If that makes me 'low class' then honestly, IDGAF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprised at the number of people who think this is okay.

so very low brow and low class

Surprised at the number of people who think this isn't okay. It's two boy siblings rough housing. There is nothing wrong with it unless someone is consistently getting hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surprised at the number of people who think this is okay.

so very low brow and low class

You sound fun.

[Anonymous]

My mom thought allowing physical sibling fights (and general benign neglect of our sibling relationship) would teach us conflict resolution skills.

It did not.

My kids can rough house just a tiny bit, but definitely no physical fighting. That gets consequences.

[Anonymous]

I allow wrestling but not fighting. And they have to stop if someone doesn’t like it.

[Anonymous]

Dad here. I'd let them do this, but if they start hurting each other and screaming or they break something, I'm joining in and they're both going to lose.

[Anonymous]

FWIW they are evenly matched so it's not like the younger one is getting beat up on.

Said so many parents who have younger sons. The second son ends up being scrappy from having to keep up with the older brother. They have actually done research and more second borns end up being elite athletes.

I had to laugh seeing this topic. My older son is a freshman and came home for winter break. The first conversation he had with his little brother who is a junior led to joking then giving a playful push and the next thing I knew they were wrestling on the couch laughing until then one of them got mad for a few seconds. Then they immediately made up and went to get a burger together.

The house had been so quiet with only one of them home.

[Anonymous]

No, and I wouldn’t allow my kids in your home.

[Anonymous]

Yes we allow it dam

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have boys the same ages as yours and yes, I let them wrestle/playfight/tackle each other. Yes, it inevitably ends with someone getting hurt or upset. The thing is, I don't think I can stop it unless I keep them fully separated all the time. Boys this age (at least mine and their friends) are irresistibly drawn to physical play. The best I can do is set ground rules to make sure no one is truly injured in the process.

You sound like one of those “boys will be boys” sexist types. If your girls were ‘irresistibly drawn to you physical play’ would you stop them and tell them to behave themselves? I know you would it’s a rhetorical question. So why different rules because they have a penis? Shouldn’t they be held to the same behavioral standard “we don’t hit or fight” that girls are held to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, and I wouldn’t allow my kids in your home.

+1

These parents are truly lazy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 5 boys no absolutely no.

Teach them to respect each other they don't need to fight.

I have 5 boys and you are lying.