Humor in Infants

Humor in Infants
Author: Gina C. Mireault
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3319389637

This volume explores in depth how infants—perhaps as young as three months—develop the capacity to appreciate, participate in, and create humor. Engagingly written, it synthesizes theories of humor, its subtle complexities, and why it exists despite seeming to have little survival value. Chapters trace the developing skills in the child’s interactions with parents and others, the roles of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in humor, and related phenomena including absurdity, funniness, laughter, teasing, and play. These diverse perspectives offer rich insights into how the human mind learns from its environment, why humor is funny, and what humor can tell us about being human. This singular text: Reviews theories and findings on humor and its critical role in social behavior. Analyzes the challenges of researching humor in infants and young children. Differentiates among concepts and contexts of humor and playfulness. Situates humor as a social-emotional as well as cognitive experience. Details current research on humor in atypically developing children. Examines the role of culture in humor. Humor in Infants is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in developmental psychology, infant mental health, social psychology, cognitive science, and pediatrics.

Kids who Laugh

Kids who Laugh
Author: Louis R. Franzini
Publisher: Square One Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780757000089

"Instilling the gift of laughter as a lifetime tool for success"--Cover.

Children's Humour

Children's Humour
Author: Paul E. McGhee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1980
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

97 Ways to Make a Baby Laugh

97 Ways to Make a Baby Laugh
Author: Jack Moore
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780761107361

Provides sight gags, skits, parlor tricks, and practical jokes designed to make an infant laugh

Research on Young Children’s Humor

Research on Young Children’s Humor
Author: Eleni Loizou
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2019-07-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030152022

This book provides a wide spectrum of research on young children’s humor and illuminates the depth and complexity of humor development in children from birth through age 8 and beyond. It highlights the work of pioneers in young children’s humor research including Paul McGhee, Doris Bergen, and Vasu Reddy. Presenting a variety of new perspectives, the book examines such issues as play, humor, laughing and pleasure within the context of learning and development. It looks at humor, wordplay and cartoons that can be used as educational tools in the classroom. Finally, it provides explorations of humor within a cultural and spiritual context. The book presents diverse and creative methods to study humor and provides practical implications for adults working with children. The book offers a powerful springboard for moving research and practice toward a deeper understanding of young children’s humor as an integral and meaningful component of early development and learning.

Kids Who Laugh

Kids Who Laugh
Author: Louis R. Franzini
Publisher: Square One Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013-04-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0757050085

While some children are born with an innate sense of humor, for most kids, humor is a learned behavior. Kids Who Laugh is the first book to examine the psychology of humor in children and explore the many benefits that this characteristic has to offer, including self-confidence, coping skills, creativity, self-control, and more. Most important, it offers the actual tools that parents can use to give their child the gift of laughter.

Experimenting with Babies

Experimenting with Babies
Author: Shaun Gallagher
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1101599693

Babies can be a joy—and hard work. Now, they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit! This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development—using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is acquiring new skills—everything from recognizing faces, voices, and shapes to understanding new words, learning to walk, and even distinguishing between right and wrong. Whether your little research subject is a newborn, a few months old, or a toddler, these simple, surprising projects will help you see the world through your baby’s eyes—and discover ways to strengthen newly acquired skills during your everyday interactions.

To What Miserable Wretches Have I Been Born?

To What Miserable Wretches Have I Been Born?
Author: Suzanne Weber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1451660677

Q: How do you breed contempt? A: Have a baby. Hey. It’s me. Your baby. Let me say, first off, that I love you. I do. You’re a great parent. You do a lot of things right. I know how devoted you are to me and how invested you are in hitting this whole parenting thing out of the playground. Okay. Now that I’ve given you the validation I know you need, let’s get a few things clear . . . I’m not as innocent as you think I am. You don’t realize it because you’re blinded by my sweet good looks, but I am aware of way more than I can convey. I feel more than I can express. I have more going on in my soft, little baby brain than you could possibly imagine. Until now. The book you’re holding finally reveals the complexities and nuances of my life so far. From my point of view. Unapologetic. Unplugged. Unswaddled. Be warned . . . it’s not always adorable.

The Psychology of Humor

The Psychology of Humor
Author: Rod A. Martin
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 550
Release: 2018-07-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0128135093

Most of us laugh at something funny multiple times during a typical day. Humor serves multiple purposes, and although there is a sizable and expanding research literature on the subject, the research is spread in a variety of disciplines. The Psychology of Humor, 2e reviews the literature, integrating research from across subdisciplines in psychology, as well as related fields such as anthropology, biology, computer science, linguistics, sociology, and more. This book begins by defining humor and presenting theories of humor. Later chapters cover cognitive processes involved in humor and the effects of humor on cognition. Individual differences in personality and humor are identified as well as the physiology of humor, the social functions of humor, and how humor develops and changes over the lifespan. This book concludes noting the association of humor with physical and mental health, and outlines applications of humor use in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace. In addition to being fully updated with recent research, the second edition includes a variety of new materials. More graphs, tables, and figures now illustrate concepts, processes, and theories. It provides new brief interviews with prominent humor scholars via text boxes. The end of each chapter now includes a list of key concepts, critical thinking questions, and a list of resources for further reading. Covers research on humor and laughter in every area of psychology Integrates research findings into a coherent conceptual framework Includes brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research Integrates related information from sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology Explores applications of humor in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace Provides new research, plus key concepts and chapter summaries

Humor and Aging

Humor and Aging
Author: Lucille Nahemow
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1483269949

Humor and Aging deals with humor throughout the life span, although primary attention is given to humor about and by the elderly. The book contains theoretical and review material from infancy to old age and includes empirical studies of death and dying in both our own and other societies. The book is divided into four parts. Part I considers theoretical models of humor development across the life span and discusses physiological, psychological, and sociological processes. Part II deals with ways of considering humor and aging from different vantage points. These include (1) humor about people of different ages; (2) humor for people of different ages; and (3) humor by people of different ages. Part III addresses the grim subject of death and dying and how it lends itself to humorous treatment in our own and other societies. Part IV contains brief empirical reports. Since scientific research in humor and aging is only beginning, it seems important to discuss pilot work in hopes that others will follow. Finally, an epilogue by Loeb and Wood presents a compelling theoretical approach.