Parenting Also Requires A Good Mood
Any advice that is useful in the education of children is welcome, because it is the most difficult stage in the life of a parent, therefore a touch of good humor in parenting should never be too much.
Extremes are always harmful. For example, if we are too strict or very accommodating to the little ones, we can affect their development in many ways; therefore the most advisable thing is the balance.
One of the greatest fears of parents is failing in the education of their child, so they try to be as firm as possible; Which doesn’t give them many opportunities to be fun, a touch that would not hurt at all in this stressful task.
The benefits of a good mood
The sense of humor is much more appreciated in society, than it is believed. Without good humor, life would be a bit black and gray, because there would be no freedom for the social, playful and kind being that lives within us.
For its part, bad humor is the object of contempt, saddens and bothers many people who suffer from it and those around them.
Good humor, on the other hand, favors many aspects of our life, it is reflected in the body, interpersonal relationships and cognitive development, among other benefits.
Many specialists conceive good humor as a key to improving our health and our social life. Being happy and transmitting that good energy helps us in the following:
- It reduces stress
- Strengthens the immune system
- Encourage group integration
- Reduces changes in blood pressure
- Promotes the enjoyment of many situations
- Allows you to think more clearly
- Facilitates decision making
- Stabilizes sugar levels
- Laughter encourages exercise and calorie burning
- Being cheerful promotes gratitude, enthusiasm, and willingness
“Laughter professionals make people learn to laugh, breathe better, inhale better and have more health” Mari Cruz García
Good humor in Parenting
If we know that good humor can relax us to the point of affecting our health, is it possible that with this we fall into a state in which we are so happy that the bad actions of our children do not matter to us?
Well no, for every rule there is an exception and when there is balance, things happen by themselves. It is not necessary to go to extremes to improve our lives, because everything needs to happen.
Our children will not be left unattended if we are happy, because they have the ability to make us come back to ourselves. Being fun in front of your children is an element that favors family confidence.
Many conflictive moments can be solved with a sense of humor, this also applies to parenting, which already has many difficult moments.
However, the main thing is that there are limits to act; For this reason we can mention the conditions to include good humor in the education of children:
- Reserve a space for calm. This period must be previously regulated, so that the child knows that at some point of the day there will be a “happy hour”, in which there will be room for fun and relaxation.
- Keep the decision. We must promote our moment of good humor as if it were a medical prescription, because we must recognize the benefits that this activity can bring us. Thus, we must remain calm and be consistent in the activity of enjoyment.
- Be tolerant. Some people do not respond well to humorous actions, this perhaps as a consequence of the fear of weakening in our attitude of power; but with children it is different, because they do not know how to measure levels of relaxation. That is why parents must be tolerant of any excess.
- Constancy and moderation. The touch of good humor connects us with anyone, especially with children, because they stop seeing us as an authoritarian being who cannot be trusted.
However, it is important to be moderate in games, jokes or funny moments, because when limits are exceeded it can become disrespectful and this is far from what you want to achieve.
That children see us as someone they can make laugh and who at the same time is capable of promoting fun, is a reason for better coexistence. Not being excessive in the day to day, facilitates parenting, relieves us of tension and unites the family much more.
