I don't but as Sal said it can quickly get out of hand. I playfight a lot because I think it's funny but there are some people I won't playfight with because every time I do it turns ugly. They simply do not know where the boundaries are and don't know when to stop when they are losing control. With the lack of discipline in a lot of children today I can see where this is an issue. Better not allow it at all than say, you can play fight but the other person can't because they can't handle themselves.

Depending on the boys in general, if you get 2 boys that are friends and begin to play fight, 1 of them can get ticked off suddenly like out of nowhere and just go bad *** on the other. This can then lead to a serious fight. I've seen this happen many times. Maybe they are trying to avoid that situation from happening and that is why they get punished.

Play fighting could be fun in the first 30 seconds. Until the other boy starts defeating you, that's when you get mad and basically punched him in the gut then knee him in the groin.

Sure.

I think that play fighting, particularly among boys is almost entirely unavoidable. Look at the play fighting that other young mammals engage in, particularly primate babies, puppies, kittens, and cubs of all kinds.

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I mean, you know when kids/teenagers (usually boys) fight, but not in a serious way, just because they're friends and they're have fun... Would you consider it bad? Often at my high school if 2 boys are caught play fighting they're punished badly... I never understood why though... What's your opinion?

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