Is your family in the habit of making sarcastic jokes to each other?
If so, you might want to consider toning it down a bit.
A recent study showed that young children can suffer lasting emotional damage when they are the butt of teasing that they dont understand. They found that kids under 10 years old almost always interpret sarcastic remarks as being serious, even when they are intended as a joke. Kids under five dont get them at all. They're not old enough to grasp the concept of sarcasm, so they take every word seriously.
It's still not clar why some kids are more easily affected by sarcasm than others, but researchers suspect it may have to do with the child's home life.
Kids who hear this kind of humour at home are more likely to tease others. No one likes to be made fun of, so let's watch what we say to our kids.
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