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| Fraboom Expert Ryan |
1. Be intentional about developing your own sense of humor. Start by making sure that you intentionally treat yourself to a good helping of laughter by spending time with your funny friends more often or by watching some good comedies. Surround yourself with funny moments and
enjoy them all.
2. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Make
jokes about the annoying things in life so that your kids can see you handling a negative situation in a positive way. Poke fun at yourself and be willing to let your children know that it’s okay to be the butt of a joke once in awhile.
3. Do your part to shape your child’s sense of humor. Use real people in their lives to discuss how different folks have different jokes. Humor can be very different. Different laughs are for
different folks. Is your child a slap-stick, prat fall, bodily function guy or gal? If not, maybe dry witty humor or puns are their kind of thing? Help your child find the right kind of humor for their
personality. See number 6!
4. Celebrate the jokes they tell. Let your child know when they are funny. Don’t be afraid to say...”Good one!” once in awhile. If you’re trying to get your child to use their humor more than perhaps challenge them to try and make mom or dad laugh five times a day. Winner buys ice cream!
5. Expose your kids to comedic media. Put a family comedy like Finding Nemo, Big Fat Liar or The Muppets into your NetFlix queue so you can all laugh together.
6. Learn what makes your child laugh. One of my favorite children’s activities is trying different styles of humor to find out which one gets them to laugh. Usually they laugh the most when I accidentally hurt myself. Once you learn what tickles their funny bone, look for examples of this kind of humor and expose them to it on a regular basis.
7. Take the time to interpret your humor to your kids. When they don’t get it you can teach them why you laughed to teach them something new about you and about culture. If your child doesn’t get it... help them understand. Once they get the joke, who knows where it may lead?
8. Create an environment where failure is safe. If you take a risk and accidentally tell a stereotypical, flopping dad-joke they will feel comfortable to step out on a limb more often.
Not every joke is a home run... even Seinfeld flopped now and again. It’s okay to lay an egg... it’s even MORE okay when mom and dad show it’s OK.
9. Get goofy. Use some scotch tape to make your face look like a weird monster. Dad, wear a dress. Mom leave your hair in curlers and make your lipstick a lot wider than usual. Don’t be afraid to look silly. Silly is contagious.
10. Set expectations about what you deem to be inappropriate. Farts may be funny for some families and not so funny for others. Make sure your children know the clear guidelines for what your family considers appropriate, what is fair game for content and what locations are off limits. Setting clear expectations will ensure that funny doesn’t become tragedy. We’re sure that your pastor, their teacher and the family doctor will all appreciate clear expectations.
enjoy them all.
2. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Make
jokes about the annoying things in life so that your kids can see you handling a negative situation in a positive way. Poke fun at yourself and be willing to let your children know that it’s okay to be the butt of a joke once in awhile.
3. Do your part to shape your child’s sense of humor. Use real people in their lives to discuss how different folks have different jokes. Humor can be very different. Different laughs are for
different folks. Is your child a slap-stick, prat fall, bodily function guy or gal? If not, maybe dry witty humor or puns are their kind of thing? Help your child find the right kind of humor for their
personality. See number 6!
4. Celebrate the jokes they tell. Let your child know when they are funny. Don’t be afraid to say...”Good one!” once in awhile. If you’re trying to get your child to use their humor more than perhaps challenge them to try and make mom or dad laugh five times a day. Winner buys ice cream!
5. Expose your kids to comedic media. Put a family comedy like Finding Nemo, Big Fat Liar or The Muppets into your NetFlix queue so you can all laugh together.
6. Learn what makes your child laugh. One of my favorite children’s activities is trying different styles of humor to find out which one gets them to laugh. Usually they laugh the most when I accidentally hurt myself. Once you learn what tickles their funny bone, look for examples of this kind of humor and expose them to it on a regular basis.
7. Take the time to interpret your humor to your kids. When they don’t get it you can teach them why you laughed to teach them something new about you and about culture. If your child doesn’t get it... help them understand. Once they get the joke, who knows where it may lead?
8. Create an environment where failure is safe. If you take a risk and accidentally tell a stereotypical, flopping dad-joke they will feel comfortable to step out on a limb more often.
Not every joke is a home run... even Seinfeld flopped now and again. It’s okay to lay an egg... it’s even MORE okay when mom and dad show it’s OK.
9. Get goofy. Use some scotch tape to make your face look like a weird monster. Dad, wear a dress. Mom leave your hair in curlers and make your lipstick a lot wider than usual. Don’t be afraid to look silly. Silly is contagious.
10. Set expectations about what you deem to be inappropriate. Farts may be funny for some families and not so funny for others. Make sure your children know the clear guidelines for what your family considers appropriate, what is fair game for content and what locations are off limits. Setting clear expectations will ensure that funny doesn’t become tragedy. We’re sure that your pastor, their teacher and the family doctor will all appreciate clear expectations.
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