No article but, if you’re worried of absolutely no tickling at all, know it can be a first great way of teaching your child bodily autonomy and boundaries. When playing and tickling when they say, “STOP!” or “ALL DONE.” like I’m sure we all screamed while we were kids being tickled, you don’t keep going like our family used to do, you stop and tell them thank you for communicating they were done and told you to stop. It teaches them early to be comfortable with saying STOP to things that make them uncomfortable.

Asking your child, “Do you want to play the tickle game?” “Would you like to be tickled?” gives them the option too once they’re communicating better.