Is it safe to wrestle around with my 1yo?

Question

I have a son, he loves to rough house but can it make him aggressive later or make him fight with other kids later on?

Answer 1

sure. do the rear naked choke its tough to get out of, and u can suplex from that position.

u want him to be aggresive. hell be in fights no matter what, the question is whether he will win or LOSE.

Answer 2

1 year seems a little young, they are still so soft at that age, and can be hurt very easily. Gentle tugging or playing is better. You can run and tag each other, just make sure that he understands "gentle touches" and that you show him how to be gentle (like if he hits you or pulls on your earrings.) We did this with our son, and it helped transition him from rough housing to back to normal. We were really firm about if he hurt us by saying "that hurts my body when you ... be gentle like this (and then we showed him gentle touches."

I think the worst thing is if it becomes a power struggle. (If he always loses or always wins, then he comes to expect it, and may or may not like it.) Also esp. if he usually "wins" and then he ends up losing, he may get mad or frustrated. This is esp. true from the years 2+ (at least with our son.)

I don't think that this made our son more aggressive (as he is not aggressive at school with his peers.) But we have had some hurt feelings if he accidentally bumps into something while playing, or gets into trouble when he can't settle back down after rough housing.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

As long as he is not hitting then it is okay. My sons love to rough house and the oldest has not showed any signs of aggression(11 years old). Also, my brothers, now grown always rough housed, neither are aggressive.

Answer 4

I think it's okay as long as it's just gentle "tackling" and wrestling around without hitting. I've noticed that my son is fine if there's no hitting involved, but the second he sees my husband and I hit each other (in a playful way, of course), he thinks that's part of the game and hits his brother when he wants to play or get his attention. He's about the same age as your guy, by the way.

Answer 5

OMG yes, my husband wrestles with my 3 yr old son all the time.Just be gentle, at the same time your getting his energy out plus your burning calories doing it. It's also bonding time for you and your children. I don't think it will make him aggressive, I think it does good for the boys, makes them tough. Even my daughter has learned a couple of moves from dad. One thing I can say for her no boys will be hitting on her LOL.

Answer 6

My son is a wresting, tickling, rough housing fool! He's also in my lap, kissing my cheek, saying he loves me, so it's just PART of who he is. He loves to play hard but he's also sweet, quiet, and kind. I don't think rough housing makes boys aggressive or want to fight later. It's just playing.

Answer 7

well yes it can make him want to play like that with everyone.i would just make sure that he knows that u are having fun and when you want to stop the rough housing that stop is stop. because children learn from example we trach them how to act and interact with other kids. so make sure that you are teaching good habits before playing with him in a manner that u wouldnt want him to play with other kids...hope it helps : )

Answer 8

If you're being gentle and it's just for fun... of course it's okay... and should be encouraged. You are spending time having fun and interacting with your child... it's a positive thing.

Answer 9

your fine. learning to differentiate from play fights and real fights is important so carry on have fun just remind him not to really hurt

Answer 10

it is safe and it wont affect him as long as you teach him that. be gentle though. you probably dont need me telling you that because you already know but no it wont make him get into fights.