so the majority of you are saying that play fighting is negative. does that mean that boys should not be allowed to fool around? i have never met a boy who does not like the occasional wrestling match with his father friend brother etc. does this mean that they will all grow up to be violent?
i think perhaps some thinking needs to be done. there is nothing wrong with pretend play as long as everyone involved realizes that it is PRETEND and not acceptable outside of play time. there is nothing wrong with boys pretending to wrestle, as long as they dont resort to such behavior when they get into an actual fight. playing with guns is a bit more serious, and it depends on what is being done with them. then again, i grew up with a water gun and neither i nor anyone i know would consider me a violent person.
what about paint ball? is that wrong too? and what about sports? they can get violent at times….are we now going to say that children (both boys and girls) should not be allowed to play sports?