How do Americans cultivate children's sense of humor?

Americans are a humorous people. Americans believe that humor is not only a lovely character, but also a valuable quality. Therefore, in the eyes of many American parents, cultivating children's sense of humor is also an organic part of American quality education.

Under the advocacy of children's education experts, many parents in the United States even started their unique "early sense of humor training" as early as six weeks after the baby was born. In fact, many smart babies often begin to sprout a sense of humor related to jokes at this time. A typical example is that when parents intentionally "fall" their children, some children will realize that this is an adult joking with themselves while enjoying a special feeling of falling, so their faces may smile!

/kloc-children around 0/year old are already very sensitive to other people's facial expressions. When he fell down as a toddler, you might as well make a face at him to show comfort. At this time, he will often smile through tears because of your grimace. You can even encourage him to imitate you and make faces. The scarier he is, the more you will praise him: "The face made by the baby is uglier than that made by the father!" At this time, he may not fully understand the exact meaning of your words, but he must know that adults are affirming his behavior!

At the age of two, children can already find humor in the disharmony of bodies or objects. If you can try to put socks on your hands, you will have an uncomfortable expression on your face. If he learns to wear gloves on his feet, you don't need to criticize the child at all. Instead, you can laugh with your children.

The intelligence of 3-year-old children has developed to recognize the sense of humor hidden in conceptual disharmony. When the father deliberately carries his mother's small women's wallet, or when the mother deliberately puts on his father's bulky men's watch, the children will shake their heads and laugh. You can also acquiesce in the child pretending to wear grandpa's top hat and stumbling on crutches. He will imitate and laugh at the same time.

Children around the age of 4 especially like "being a family member" or playing anime characters. When you find that your son and the little girl next door are happily playing the role of prince and princess, and they are very devoted, you can not only stop it, but also guest play a small role like a bad guy to make the atmosphere more lively and interesting.

When children are five or six years old, they may begin to be very sensitive to humorous elements in language. Just like the clever use of homophones and puns, the study of tongue twisters can also make them feel interesting. You can deliberately shout "Mom" to a horse in the picture. After the child has laughed, you can take the opportunity to explain the similarities and differences in pronunciation of the two words.

Most of the 7-year-old children have gone to school. They often like telling jokes and listening to jokes. Some jokes are obviously not elegant enough, but adults don't need to criticize or even accuse them rudely. You know, children at this time, especially naughty boys, often "balance" or "adjust" their mentality through jokes or pranks. Although humor may make adults (including teachers) unhappy or even embarrassed, adults should tolerate it. The reason is simple: this is an organic part of the child's growth process!

Children after the age of 8 have begun to have a sense of humor. Parents should pay attention to children's jokes about school life and give a hearty laugh when they get home. This is also a sign that parents affirm their children's sense of humor. If children have enough sense of humor, adults can also guide them to make up humorous stories.

When children enter the senior grade of primary school, schools often hold competitions about writing or telling "humorous stories". For this kind of activity that can enhance children's sense of humor, American parents mostly give unreserved support.

Finally, it is worth mentioning that according to a special study by an American expert, a sense of humor is an important part of emotional intelligence. Most children with a sense of humor are cheerful and lively, so they are often more liked by teachers, and their interpersonal relationships are much better than those without a sense of humor. Humor can also help children better cope with the pressure and pain in life and study, so humorous children often have a happier life. Humor can also promote the healthy growth of children's IQ and make it easier to finish school.

In addition, about 30% of people's sense of humor is innate, and the remaining 70% must be "refined" by the day after tomorrow.