When a young child or infant laughs at you or with you, your heart melts and it makes you feel so wonderful inside. Sometimes we may not know the reason behind their laugh or smile, but knowing that you were there to witness their happy mindset is awesome. Laughter is part of a child’s development and sense of humor. What is humor to an infant or young child? It’s something that they are born with but takes time develop. Is the child aware of what they are doing? They are aware, it is a intellectual abilities that determine developmental changes in their sense of humor (McGhee, N.P) Humor for any child is a form of play. Each stage that a child goes through should be handled according when it comes to anything even something as basic as laughter.
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Laughter makes a powerful contribution to the early bonding of parents with their infants…. (McGhee, 2003 N.P). The author expresses how humor is a development stage for young children and their love of play. In the article, the author speaks firmly about the stages that infants and young children go through to develop their sense of humor. Laughter in a child’s life is very important, as it helps the child identify the meaning of things as long it is child friendly. There has been evidence regarding the humor in children. A brain imaging technology shows that humor activates known reward or pleasure centers in the brain (Mobbs, 2003.) Laughter for a young child starts at three months if not before, at this stage the child is beginning to get familiar with ‘play cues’ which is being triggered in the brain to laugh because whatever the child may be laughing at is familiar to them. It could be something that the parent does on regular basics that the child is familiar with that make them laugh or smile. As late as six months, infants laugh similarly at both normal and unusual behaviors when parents laugh too (McGhee, 2003). Long as the child sees that the parent is laughing about something silly; the child will laugh too because they feel like it is
Laughter makes a powerful contribution to the early bonding of parents with their infants…. (McGhee, 2003 N.P). The author expresses how humor is a development stage for young children and their love of play. In the article, the author speaks firmly about the stages that infants and young children go through to develop their sense of humor. Laughter in a child’s life is very important, as it helps the child identify the meaning of things as long it is child friendly. There has been evidence regarding the humor in children. A brain imaging technology shows that humor activates known reward or pleasure centers in the brain (Mobbs, 2003.) Laughter for a young child starts at three months if not before, at this stage the child is beginning to get familiar with ‘play cues’ which is being triggered in the brain to laugh because whatever the child may be laughing at is familiar to them. It could be something that the parent does on regular basics that the child is familiar with that make them laugh or smile. As late as six months, infants laugh similarly at both normal and unusual behaviors when parents laugh too (McGhee, 2003). Long as the child sees that the parent is laughing about something silly; the child will laugh too because they feel like it is