09 Nov 2018
What Can You Do To Help Your Child Learn About Humour
· Share funny songs or movies and TV shows with your child. These are great ways to connect and enjoy each other’s company.
· Read funny stories or poems to your child and enjoy the humour together.
· Share riddles and jokes that don’t rely on put-downs or insulting humour.
· Help your child learn how to tell a riddle or joke well.
· Encourage your child to make a funny card, drawing or a sign to cheer up a family member or a friend who is sick or having a difficult time.
· Create opportunities for your child to have fun and laugh with their friends (e.g. when your child has friends around to play you could show a funny movie, encourage a joke-telling session, play silly or fun games, provide funny dress-ups or encourage them to put on a funny skit).
· Point out to your child when they are using humour in an inappropriate way (e.g. to put down someone such as their brother or sister, or to trivialise something important, or to deny a problem or a feeling or a feeling they are having). Discuss this with them.