Good Humor: An Essential Ingredient To Educate Our Children
When it comes to the education of our children, any helpful advice is welcome, since childhood is one of the most difficult stages a parent has to go through. What if today we try to put a pinch of good humor in it? We know that extremes are never good. If we educate our children too severely or, conversely, too permissively, we can negatively affect their proper development. For this reason balance is always highly recommended.
One of the most frequent fears of parents is that of not being able to properly educate their children, so we always recommend that you be as resolute and decisive as possible. This does not mean being inflexible or giving up sympathy and fun, quite the contrary. A pinch of good humor can in fact “lighten” the arduous task of education.
The benefits of a good mood
A sense of humor is much more appreciated in society than people tend to believe. Without a little good humor, life would be sad and gray, since the social, playful and good being that is in each of us would not have the freedom to manifest itself.
The bad mood is a reason for blame, saddens and makes both those who suffer from it and those indirectly suffer from it uncomfortable. Good humor, on the other hand, has a positive effect on many aspects of our life. Its benefits affect our body, our interpersonal relationships and even cognitive development.
For most specialists, the secret to improving our health and our social life lies in a good mood. Being cheerful and being able to transmit this positive energy offers great benefits. Here are some of them:
- It reduces stress
- Strengthens the immune system
- Facilitates integration within a group
- Reduces changes in blood pressure
- It allows us to fully enjoy many situations
- It allows you to think more clearly
- It favors decision making
- Stabilize blood sugar levels
- Laughter stimulates the muscles and burns calories
- Cheerfulness promotes gratitude, enthusiasm and willpower
“Smile therapy professionals teach people to laugh, breathe and exhale better and keep fit”
A good mood to educate
Is it possible that good humor, which is able to relax us so much that it affects our health, leads us to laxity? That too much happiness makes us unable to react to the misconduct or misconduct of our children? Of course not! If we are able to create a balanced environment, where the smile and the joke coexist with the rules and the discipline, everything will flow smoothly. It will not be necessary to adopt extreme positions, in one way or another, to educate our little ones correctly.
If we show ourselves cheerful and in a good mood, this does not mean that our children will live left on their own. The fact that they see us as funny people fosters trust and confidence between family members. Many conflict situations can be resolved with a little sense of humor. Raising a child, in which critical moments are the order of the day, is no exception.
The only thing to keep in mind is that limits must be established, as these are of vital importance to grow. So here’s how to reconcile rules and good humor in the education of our children:
- Establish a space for recreation. This moment will have its own rules, which will be decided and shared previously, so that our children know that there is, during the day, a space where you can have fun, have fun and have a laugh.
- Be consistent. We will have to respect this moment of good humor and promote it as if it were a medicine to be taken regularly, because only in this way will we notice the benefits it can bring to the relationship with our children.
- Be tolerant. Not everyone accepts jokes or funny jokes, perhaps because sometimes laughter is associated with a loss of composure and authority, but this is rather an adult problem. Children, on the other hand, are unable to calibrate excess, and it can happen that sometimes they exaggerate, overstepping the limits. In these cases we try to be understanding and tolerant.
- Be moderate. A pinch of good humor makes us connect with others, especially with our children, who learn to see us with different eyes and not like the usual authoritarian “carabinieri” who cannot be trusted. But you have to know how to control yourself and be respectful : when certain limits are exceeded, the joke can become heavy, and the witty joke, an offense. It is therefore important to establish together what these limits are, in order not to fall into rudeness or insolence.
Good humor is a great resource to draw on to improve coexistence with our children. The fact that they see us as funny people and able to offer moments of recreation and authentic fun will help us to educate them better, freeing us from many tensions and strengthening family bonds.
