Anyone who is a parent will know that having a sense of humor is paramount to success. This is not only important for you as a parent but also for your children to learn as well as there will be many times where they will need to simply laugh things off instead of dwelling or letting the issue eat at them.
Whether it is a diaper blow out when you have guests over, your children doing something that simply baffles your understanding, or simply some other idiotic issue that makes you simply scratch your head in bewilderment afterward, we all need to learn to be able to simply laugh and let go.
This is not always an easy thing to do, but it is important, for both your and your children’s mental state of mind. As many people have said in the past, you cannot take yourself too seriously.
Above all else: go out with a sense of humor. It is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life. ~Hugh Sidey
“Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is”
Francis Bacon,
In researching this post I came up with a number of resources that I wanted to share with you all:
- http://stress.about.com/od/positiveattitude/ht/humor.htm
- http://www.personal-development.com/chuck/humor.htm
- http://www.bblocks.samhsa.gov/family/talkingListening/Dhumandkids.aspx
- http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/learning/child_humor.html
Today’s task is for you read the information listed within the above three sites and to do as many of the items as you can in the next day. Once you do them, come back here and let us all know what you did and how it made you feel. Also, let us know what other Kid like things you plan to do in the future.
I am interested to know where you find inner child disappearing and what you have done in the past or what you plan to do to find this inner child again. If you are so inclined please leave your responses in a comment below or link to a blog post if you are going to commit to joining me on this journey so that others can learn from you as well.
Good luck with day 7 and I look forward to your thoughts and comments!
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Oh so true! I’d suggest having a sense of humor is a NECESSARY ingredient to having a happy life – plus Gratitude! #DadChat
Too true Bruce…sometimes I have a problem with this, but I try…I really do!