A mother’s Facebook post has gone viral after she claimed that tickling could be construed as child abuse.
Causing an unexpectedly huge reaction on the social media site, the mother had a conversation with another mum where she explained that if a child doesn’t consent to tickling then the parent should stop immediately.
“If they (kids) come looking for it/ask for it, they like it (tickling),” she wrote in her initial message, which has now been widely shared.
“Stop when they ask you to stop” she added, before also saying “It’s about consent and you are teaching them their body, their rules.”
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Perhaps understandably, this view took the other parent aback and she replied: “So it’d be child abuse to do it to my kids?”
They then also pointed out that most children will constantly change their minds and that they’ll often ask for you to stop, but then want more.
“They will literally tell you to stop, then immediately ask to be tickled more” she said.
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“But generally it’s actually the best way to momentarily paralyse a toddler in order to get shoes on them,” they adding jokingly.
Making light of the discussion didn’t sit well with the initial poster though, and she stood her ground on the matter.
“This (not tickling) is one small thing you can do to show respect,” they replied.
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“It’s easy and causes no harm. Why wouldn’t you?”
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The conversation has since been widely shared and screen shotted, with extremely polarising views on both sides of the argument. Some couldn’t believe that the mother was seriously suggesting it was child abuse to tickle your child.
“Tickling isn’t going to traumatise a kid in this case,” said one social media user.
“What? We argue about tickling now? 2020 is the worst,” added another.
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However, the mother also had plenty of support, with others agreeing with her stance.
“I hate being tickled because my brother and sister would tickle me and tickle me and tickle me and wouldn’t stop even when I started crying. I’m totally with (the mum),” said one person on her side of the fence.
“I tickle my kids, but stop the second they ask me to,” agreed another.
A third commented: “I agree that it’s a great way to teach consent”.
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The debate appears to be running and running online, and goes to show just how complex and individual the practice of raising children is.
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