Laughter can help your family in a crisis situation! Yes Moms, research shows that those who laugh often psychologically and physically are healthier.
Laughter is also known to increase immunity, drain more blood into the brain, relax muscles, make the heart healthier, release endorphins, reduce stress hormones to improve mood.
This was explained by Prof. Richard Wiseman, a psychologist from the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England, as quoted from page LaughLab – a scientific study to find what can make people laugh and its impact to overcome the problems or conditions of the crisis mentioned earlier.
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Of course, the crisis in question includes the condition of the corona virus pandemic or COVID-19 that we are experiencing. Wiseman recommends that we laugh more during social distancing or # action at RumahAja .
We also need to remember that laughter is contagious! By laughing, you can make family members (who hear or see you laugh) laugh too.
“If you find something funny, try to convey or tell other family members. This is good for improving mood,” Wiseman who is a professor in Public Understanding of Psychology gives tips. Be healthier together!
So how can our family members laugh more? There are lots of ways, Moms. For example, by watching TV programs, movies, videos or reading books that we think are funny.
In addition, you can try 10 ideas from the following coil coil:
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1. Play Face Scribbles
You can make various games with ‘punishment’ in the form of scribbles. Just start with the easiest, for example playing hompimpa or suit. The losers are crossed out using face powder, lipstick or markers that are easy to wash. All can!
2. Play Guess the Motion
Move your body to demonstrate something and ask your child to guess it. It can be objects, people or work. Ducks, race cars, washing clothes or ondel-ondel for example. The choices are endless and it’s easy to provoke laughter from all family members.
After the child guesses your movements, ask him to change. In addition to guessing motion, guessing pictures can also be tried.
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3. Ridiculous Silly
Have you ever taken family or wefie photos with masks? Exciting, you know! At the same time it can be a memento when the pandemic has passed.
Besides masks, try other silly ideas with various properties or themes. Compact sticking out tongues, closing each other’s eyes, wefie in bed or wefie in swimwear but inside the house?
4. Jogged Together
Choose a cheerful and fun song, then invite all family members to jog together. Look, who joged the most excited? Ha ha ha…
If necessary, look for videos on Youtube and follow the joged movements there. Do you want to make TikTok? May also!
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Challenge
Challenge or challenges? So contemporary! But make sure you choose a challenge that is safe and easy for children to follow, Moms.
The challenge of licking your elbows, blowing bubbles or the biggest soap bubbles, saying the inverted hijab starting from the letters Z to A, keeping the spoon balanced at the tip of the nose, or the challenge of who is the longest who doesn’t blink until who laughs the funniest?
Sing with New Lyrics
Choose a song that is usually sung by children, but replace one of the words in the lyrics with a new word. Then, try singing together.
Replace the word “balloon” with “cat” in the song “Balonku Ada Lima” for example. Guaranteed, make everyone laugh!
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Play Parpet Plots
Even at home you can too! Ask the child to hide then search. Give time even though you already know where the child is hiding, Moms.
Say, “Where is it? Behind the sofa? Uh, how come it’s not there? Ah, you know … it’s definitely behind the door! Well, it’s not there either. This will make him happier.
Of course you can also invite children to play chases. To be more exciting, make it part of the role play. For example, read a child from the story “Timun Mas” after that you could be Buto Ijo chasing your child.
Play water
Playing water is always fun and it’s easy to invite laughter. You can invite children to wash the car, then spray the child with a hose. Or fill a balloon with water, then play a pile in the yard.
Pillow fight
Like playing water, a pillow fight can also be considered anti-fail. Always able to make a scene and exciting.
Dress Mother up
The latter? Take out your cosmetic wallet and ask your child to be a special makeup artist. Do you want to dress Daddy? May also! Guaranteed everyone will laugh.
