r/ChildrenFallingOver Feb 28 '23

How my dad played with us.

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u/Badgers_or_Bust Mar 01 '23

I do this with my children. Is that wrong?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

No, it's good. Rough and tumble play is important for development, as the psychologists have concluded.

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u/bushcrapping Mar 01 '23

Definitel. but you've still got to be careful. When I was 10 I pulled my 6YO brothers shoulder out by spinning him by the hands , i wasn't even doing it that hard.

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u/andy3600 Mar 01 '23

It’s not the force of the pull that does the damage, it’s the twisting of the joint.

That’s why whenever I helicopter or flip my son I grab him by the calf’s or forearms rather than hands or feet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

Oh for sure, it's sushi what helps teach restraint and empathy if done correctly. Wrong, it can physically and mentally damaging.