Learning5 minHow the troublemaker saves the classroomSibylle Dubs has developed strategies for reacting appropriately to difficult situations in the classroom. But sometimes she doesn't succeed.
Learning4 minHumour takes teaching to a new levelAt first, Sybille Dubs struggled to get her class excited about music. But after a funny experience, she knows: Humour is the key.
Education3 min«Children also recognise the joke by the melody of the sentence»Psychologist Pauline Larrouy-Maestri researches the topic of irony and knows how to decipher its meaning.
Health5 minFrom what age do children understand irony?Parents often use ironic statements to avoid critical remarks. Not a bad idea in itself, but irony can also do harm.
Development3 min«Laughing together helps to overcome a lot»A mother and a father talk about the situations in which humour helps them and when there is nothing to laugh about.
Family2 min«I see myself in the fantasy worlds of my children»He often shares his children's childlike perspective and is happy about some of their nonsense. For his wife Pia, a special needs teacher, this sometimes goes too far.
Development6 minWhat children laugh about and why parents should laugh tooLaughter has many positive aspects. But how does children's understanding of humour develop and what do primary school children like to laugh about?
