Researchers at the University of Stirling, Scotland has seen how parents interact with their children aged 15 to 24 months and found that humor can help develop life skills of children.
"Parents, caregivers and educators should not underestimate the importance of interacting with children from an early age through jokes and pretend games. Spend time doing something fun with the kids will help them learn how to do it themselves and teach skills that are important to the future childhood and beyond, "said researcher, Dr. Elena Hoicka from the University of Stirling, Scotland.
In Scotland, the government has emphasized the importance of play and have fun with the kids. Through the campaign 'Play, Talk, Read' that was launched earlier this year, the Scottish Government encourages parents and guardians to do so.
The message is trying to convey a simple interaction with a child under 3 years can help build the bond parents with their children. In addition, these interactions will provide important social skills, motivation and ability to make lifelong learning easier.
"Joking is doing the wrong thing on purpose. On the contrary, is pretending to do something wrong and imagine to be true. For example, parents can use the sponge as a duck when pretending, but using a cat as a duck as a joke," added Dr. Hockia.
Dr. Hockia conducted a study to see whether parents use different cues to help toddlers understand and differentiate between joking and pretending. Findings revealed that parents use different language styles, sounds and non-verbal cues.
When pretending, parents speak slowly and loudly and to repeat his actions. Parents tend to use cues when making a joke by showing distrust through language and uses a more upbeat tone.
"Although not all parents feel confident in the ability of nature, this study suggests that efforts to interact in this way to the toddler is important," concluded Dr. Hoicka seepti DailyRecord reported on Wednesday (30/11/2011).
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