The Importance of Humour in Children

More important than maths is just the development of a positive sense of humour. In early years, you know, children's humour is going to be about poo - isn't it? You can't expect a three-year-old to use complex word play or biting political satire... It's just the age they're at. And yet we do sometimes hear adults going, oh, don't be so rude. Well, no, it isn't rude. It's a child who's using a developmental step on the road to a sense of humour and that will stand them in more stead than any amount of learning. Play gives such a broad range of experience from even simple things like playing hide