Humor makes you a better parent, Penn State experts say: 'It's very effective'

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A lot of love and even more laughter: it’s the no-longer secret recipe parents should follow to cook up great, long-lasting relationships with their kids, per new findings from Penn State University.

For their evaluation, Levi and his team probed 312 people ranging in age from 18 to 45. The researchers determined that humor not only positively affects an adult’s relationship with their parents, but that it, too, benefits his or her bond with their own children. Lucy Emery, a co-author of the study, added that a little levity often acts as a panacea in high-pressure scenarios — be they at work or home. Over half of the study participants, who were parented with humor, said they do or plan to use humor while raising their own little ones.“There’s an interesting parallel between business and parenting, which are both hierarchical,” said the PSU medical student.

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