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Direct linkDigney, John – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
Emotional pain which manifests itself in problem behaviours is, for many children and youth, a part of their everyday struggle through life. Kids growing up in residential care or in a dysfunctional family or setting suffer this pain. Connecting with kids in pain, the primary task for youth workers, is made all the more difficult, the greater the…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Children, Adolescents, Humor
Berg, Rachelle G.; Parr, Gerald; Bradley, Loretta J.; Berry, Jeremy J. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2009
Counselors utilize many strategies, techniques, and tools when building a therapeutic alliance or addressing children's issues. Due to the serious nature of discussing problems or perhaps because of the fear of seeming insensitive, counselors often overlook humor as a means to enhance therapy. Whether deliberate or spontaneous, humor can add…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Humor, Therapy, Counseling Effectiveness
Beckman, Aileen K. – 1984
To perceive the incongruous in fiction, children must have internalized the events of the everyday world. Then they can appreciate the kind of joke "frame" (or pattern) that exists in literature. Elements of humor were tested in a study of eight and nine year old children in England and the United States--22 in each country. Selections from eight…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Literature, Comics (Publications)
Peer reviewedBernstein, Deena K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1986
The comprehension of humor is described as a developmental ability related to children's cognitive, linguistic, and metalinguistic development. Examples illustrate the content and structure of riddles and jokes, as well as developmental changes in children's understanding. Ways to assess and develop humor comprehension are also discussed.…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Developmental Stages
Rieger, Alicja – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2004
Perspectives on humor of families who have a member with a disability were examined using a qualitative methodology. Findings offer complex and challenging lessons for those who work with and for families of children with disabilities. I compared the traditional view that families of children with disabilities go through a constant process of…
Descriptors: Humor, Family (Sociological Unit), Children, Disabilities
Breslin, Deirdre – Young Children, 2005
Resiliency is not a fixed attribute. Rather it is a set of protective mechanisms that modify a person's response to risk situations. This article focuses on the child's resiliency development. The author identifies and describes four factors of resiliency development through heightened sensory awareness; high, positive expectations; a clear…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Listening Skills, Humor, Coping
