Why Kids Learn Better When They Laugh

You have two choices. You could berate the kid for procrastinating and tell him if he doesn't eat the spinach he is going to bed early with no snack. Or you could explain the necessary benefits spinach offers by way of fiber, vitamin B-6, magnesium and phosphorous. Good luck with that. Actually, there is one other option. You could introduce him to the hilarious antics of a cartoon sailor who pops a can of the greens every time he needs super hero strength to defend his sweetheart Olive Oil from a bully named Brutus. And then he'll insist on a regular helping of spinach, minus the drama. Why is it, after all these decades, we're still convinced this leafy vegetable can make our biceps explode out of our shirt? If "Big Spinach" wasn't in on the campaign, they should have been. It's high pressure for kids these days. They have to know the material in school in order to pass the regulated state testing or else...or else. They still get to play outside and eat cake. So maybe it's the teachers and parents that are under the pressure. Still the question remains, "In what environment are children most receptive to learn, grow and be influenced for good?" I'll never forget a Spanish language class I took. The teacher droned on and on about nouns and verbs, none of which I could find in the textbook. It was as if she were speaking a foreign language. The atmosphere was serious and threatening and, as a result, learning was difficult. The only reprieve from the pressure was when ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news