Comments to article «Science Explains Why Tickling Kids Can Be Harmful, and It Turns Out We Don’t Know Enough About It»

I hate when people tickle me.. only the one who tickles has fun, while toy just wait when it ends.. ?

I'm happy my family was understanding and o one ever tried to tickle me when I was a child. I found it unbearable, and I still do.

Oh.. and I really enjoyed tickling my sisters when they were kids. Because they laughed I thought they loved it. I think I was mistaken..

This article misrepresents the work of the researchers. Please take the time to actual read the findings. The research only debunks the belief that ticking is always perceived as positive. The research suggests that it depends on a variety of factors. @Aditya had it the most correct. Don't assume people feel the way you do about it and pay attention to how they respond.

I didn't like it and got to the point as a teen where I meditated and concentrated about it , and taught myself NOT to be ticklish anymore. It took some work but I managed to refrain my body not to react anymore. Has made life easier!!

I absolutely hate it, but it is not true that all ticklish people hate it. My older niece for example absolutely loves being tickled. She asks to be tickled all the time. Younger one is neutral I think. You can actually tell when somebody hates it. Those people (including me) scream they don't laugh.

I.am glad this research has been done. I always hated being tickled. It is definately a form of dominance and puts the ticklish person at a huge disadvantage. I always tried to avoid letting people know I was ticklish. There are people who take no notice of being tickled, it should be studied more. It can also be a form of bullying. I feel this aspect of being tickled should be spoken about more to put a stop to it. There isn't enough awareness of the effects of tickling and I think we should be very careful in relation to babies /children and tickling

In my 31 years, I have not been ticklish. My husband however is the most ticklish person I have met. He hates being tickled. I agree that it depends on the person. He said it wasn't traumatic but actually really annoying.

how did you feel

For some reason as a kid I LOVED being tickled. Seriously. Occasionally when I was a small child, my mom would give me the occasional tickle, but not hard or crazily and I was able to tell her to stop if I wanted to. Between the times I was about 5 and about 10 I really enjoyed being tickled. It always made me laugh and smile, and not just as a reaction, I was smiling on the inside too. One thing that I hated was if and when someone would tickle me in public. I always hated that because I was very ticklish and I felt like it was embarrassing me. I think you should wait to tickle your kids until they're old enough to say they don't like it, and tickle them and then stop and ask if they like it. If they don't it's best not to tickle them again.

wait why does everyone here hate being tickled,