Humor and Children's Development
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-99228-3 (ISBN)
Here is the first book that is geared toward practical applications of humor with children. Health care professionals, counselors, social workers, students, and parents will find this to be a fascinating, instructive volume that illustrates how to effectively incorporate humor into children’s lives to produce enormously positive results. With a strong “how to” focus, this enlightening volume addresses the use of humor in the classroom--to promote learning and to foster higher levels of creative thinking. Experts who are on the cutting edge of humor and its benefits for children examine the importance of humor in fostering social and emotional development and in adapting to stressful situations. And for the scholarly reader, Humor and Children’s Development documents the major research trends focusing on humor and its development. This excellent resource--certain to spark further debate and research--offers an unrivaled opportunity to further understand children’s behavior and development.Humor and Children’s Development was featured in the February 1990 issue of Working Mother magazine in article titled “Let Laughter Ring!” by Eva Conrad.The chapter entitled “Humor in Children’s Literature” by Janice Alberghene was one of the finalists for the Children’s Literature Association’s Literary Criticism Award for the best critical article of 1988 on the subject of children’s literature.
Paul E. McGhee
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Recent Developments in Humor Research
Part I: Developmental Changes in Children’s Humor
Introduction
Age Differences in Children’s Humor
Part II: Cognitive Benefits
Introduction
Using Humor to Promote Learning in the Classroom
Going West to Get East: Using Metaphors as Instructional Tools
Using Humor to Develop Creative Thinking
Part III: Social and Emotional Benefits
Introduction
The Contribution of Humor to Children’s Social Development
Humor and the Mastery of Living: Using Humor to Cope With the Daily Stresses of Growing Up
Part IV: Using Humor as an Intervention Technique
Introduction
The Use of Humor With Children in Hospital Settings
The Use of Humor by Pediatric Dentists
Guidelines for Using Humor in Therapy With Children and Young Adolescents
Part V: Mass Media Uses of Humor
Introduction
Guidelines for the Effective Use of Humor in Children’s Educational Television Programs
Humor in Children’s Literature
Part VI: Chapter Commentary
Introduction
The Role of Humor in Enhancing Children’s Development and Adjustment: Chapter Commentary
Subject Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.07.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-99228-3 / 1138992283 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-99228-3 / 9781138992283 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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