# Eye rubbing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-rubbing/2699>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 1999, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-rubbing/2699 "1999-08-22T03:44:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 1999, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-rubbing/2699/1 "1999-08-22T03:44:00Z")

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Why do kids rub their eyes when they are tired? All kids seem to do it, yet I can’t believe that it is a learned behavior.

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**Author:** ![mr\_john](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@mr\_john](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_john)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 1999, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-rubbing/2699/2 "1999-08-22T03:50:00Z")

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Well, when i get tired,sleepy, my eyes burn,itch,are irritated. so i rub them. just natural. even animals do it. In fact I DID learn a good way from m dog but you gotta get on the floor ,put you knee up by your shoulder, aw forget it ,it’s way complicated.

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“Pardon me while I have a strange interlude.”-Marx

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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 1999, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eye-rubbing/2699/3 "1999-08-22T03:53:00Z")

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…knee by my shoulder and foot behind my head?