One of the absolute best ways to get into a ticklee's head is to show them what you plan to tickle them with before you do it. Then, they sit there, knowing exactly how horrible it's going to be . without yet knowing exactly how horrible it's going to be! They build it up in their own head, and it's even worse! This time I start showing Elise what I'm going to rake over the soles of her feet, and she finds it agonizing! I show her the hairbrush before I start scrubbing her soles with it; I wave the flosser around before her eyes and tell her I'm going to start right between the toes on her right foot–she hollers "OH NOOO!" And then of course, there's the vibrating scalp massager .