Is it dangerous?

i suppose if the 'sitter' weighs a lot, it could impair breathing.

other than that, i am not aware of anything emergent...

leslie

The only thing I'd be concerned about is that many kids don't just "sit" on the other's tummy. They DROP down onto the tummy, whacking it pretty nicely. I've seen this with my 2 kids playing (before I convinced them to stop it before somebody got hurt).

Fighting children need to have someone talk to them about how to fight fairly; and help them work out their differences.

Your friend needs to take some parenting classes, to learn how to do that.

Fighting children need to have someone talk to them about how to fight fairly; and help them work out their differences.

Your friend needs to take some parenting classes, to learn how to do that.

was quite suprised by this and curious as to how one could assume this person needs parenting classes based on this very vague post... she took the time to discuss the situation with a friend so she was ovbiously concerned.

was quite suprised by this and curious as to how one could assume this person needs parenting classes based on this very vague post... she took the time to discuss the situation with a friend so she was ovbiously concerned.

It was the fact that he/she was concerned, and also that she would only intervene if physical harm ocurred (rather than any other elements precipitating the sitting on another child's abdomen), that made me think she would benefit from classes. I teach parenting to expectant parents and have worked in various programs with healthy children. Something in this post worried me, as it could be bullying or physical harm could have been happening, and rather than deal with it, the parent asked his/her friend.

It certainly woulodn't do any harm for a parent to attend parenting classes, and could do a lot of good.

The OP stated "play fight", which I interpreted as the rough-housing lots of kids do, all in silliness/fun. My daughters are big rough-housers, they wrestle and act silly, but do not hit each other, and certainly don't use physical means to settle their arguments. In answer to the OP's question, I agree with Leslie that if the sitter was way bigger than the sittee, there could be a prob. Rough-housing can be all in good fun, as long as you're watching out that things don't get too rough.

It was the fact that he/she was concerned, and also that she would only intervene if physical harm ocurred (rather than any other elements precipitating the sitting on another child's abdomen), that made me think she would benefit from classes. I teach parenting to expectant parents and have worked in various programs with healthy children. Something in this post worried me, as it could be bullying or physical harm could have been happening, and rather than deal with it, the parent asked his/her friend.

It certainly woulodn't do any harm for a parent to attend parenting classes, and could do a lot of good.

Thank you for clarifying. Its always nice to learn anothers point of view, especially one with experience dealing with the specific situation. I was completely thrown off by the response, mostly suprised at first, but if had a gut feeling about it then I am glad that you mentioned it.

If one of the kids protests that something hurts, and the other child doesn't stop then the caregiver needs to intervene. Otherwise it's just play. I doubt they can injure themselves if the action doesn't cause any discomfort.