Nature versus nurture
Dr Louis Franzini, US author of Kids Who Laugh: How To Develop Your Child's Sense Of Humour (Square One), does not believe having a funny bone is inherent. "No-one is born with a great sense of humour, a poor sense of humour or even no sense of humour.
"A sense of humour is learned, just like most other skills we possess. Parents are the most important influences on their children's personalities. When a child's humour development is encouraged – that is, praised and appreciated by the world – it will flourish," he says.
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10 June 2012
03 June 2012
On Sports
This news on parents on sports is really good. Indeed parents play a very important role in the development and success of sports at school and eventually in greater Australia. For me, being a parent is not all about regulating the useplaystation portable, disciplining, loving and letting our kids be happy. It's much more and really, sky is the limit.
Parents form the backbone of junior sport: coaching, managing and helping out on the field and in the club. While their role is invaluable, every parent whose child plays in a team has an important...
Super Hero Phase
The Tatapilla is now on the superhero phase. I am not really sure if he's early for it or otherwise. Yes, in some shows there are extensive animated violence but we are just there to tell him what is good and bad. It might have started with the Iron Man. Recently we saw The Avengers in 3D and he quite enjoyed it. The telly has been inundated with superhero shows on weekend. I just hope that everything that he gets from watching these fantasies...
