Editing Tickling (section)

=== Tickle fight ===
A tickle fight is a playful [[Leisure|leisure activity]]<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=Can You Tickle Yourself? |url=https://wonderopolis.org/index.php/wonder/can-you-tickle-yourself |access-date=}}</ref> in which two people, or sometimes more, tickle each other to the point where one of the participants gives up.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} It can occur as a sudden outburst without consensus about it,{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} or as a carefully designed challenge with clear ground rules.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web |last=Randazza |first=Janelle |date=28 February 2021 |title=6 reasons why you should roughhouse with your kids |url=https://reviewed.usatoday.com/parenting/features/why-you-should-roughhouse-with-your-kids |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=usatoday.com |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> Tickle fighting is similar to [[Pillow fight|pillow fighting]], in the sense that they are both silly and playful activities, usually not taken too seriously.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Tickle fighting is especially enjoyed by young children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grigg |first1=Tessa |last2=Cummings |first2=Bindy |date= |title=Rough and Tumble – Learning Through Play |url=https://www.gymbaroo.com.au/articles/rough-and-tumble-learning-through-play/ |access-date=3 January 2024 |website=gymbaroo.com.au |publisher=GymbaROO KindyROO}}</ref> Tickle fight should not be confused with [[tickle torture]], which is an abusive and serious torturing method.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

A participant in a tickle fight can be called a tickler.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=James 2:12–13 |url=https://www.firstlarne.org.uk/blog/tickle-fights-and-mercy |access-date=}}</ref><ref name="slate">{{cite journal |last1=Palmer |first1=Brian |date=12 March 2010 |title=Why do we tickle? |url=https://slate.com/technology/2010/03/rep-eric-massa-tickled-his-staff-is-that-normal.html |journal=Slate |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |title=It's the tickle not the tickler |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg15320712-300-science-its-the-tickle-not-the-tickler/ |access-date=}}</ref>