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::whello::  Hello! Here is a positive news story about the power of laughter to stimulate immune function in children (and, presumably, adults).  We are all concerned about the health of our children.  Now there is scientific evidence supporting the need to laugh with our children and never go to bed angry. 
 
Do you share laughter with your kids?  Please tell us your story!






Laughter eases hospital pain
Thursday, 21 February, 2002, 18:01 GMT
BBC News Health
 
The old adage "laughter is the best medicine" has proved its worth among children coping with pain, research suggests.

Medical experts in the USA found laughter helped children relax, which had a major impact on how they dealt with and accepted pain.

They believe the healing power of humour can reduce pain and stimulate immune function in children with cancer, Aids or diabetes and in children receiving organ transplants and bone marrow treatments.

Their study reinforces practices adopted by UK hospitals, where laughter is used as a tool to make hospital wards a friendlier place.

"Laughter is such a good tool, if you can make someone laugh and forget the pain, it's a bonus ."
-Sylvia Buckingham, child health expert

Dr Margaret Stuber, who led the US research, said: "We think laughter could be used to help children who are undergoing painful procedures or who suffer from pain-expectation anxiety."

"In the future, patients watching humorous videos could become a standard component of some medical procedures."

The US study, Rx Laughter, is a collaboration between the entertainment industry, paediatrics and psychiatry.

They asked 21 children aged eight to 14 to put their hand into cold water and found the whole group tolerated the temperature longer while watching a funny video.

Those who laughed most remembered less of the pain and hormone tests on their saliva showed their stress levels were lower after laughing.

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Hi Britt!! ::whello::

Doesn't laughter make more endorphins?

My kids usually laugh AT me!! ::chuckle::
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HAHAHAHA!  My kids laugh at me, too.  I am notoriously silly.  There is nothing finer than making your own children laugh!

Yep, you're right about the endorphins.  Good stuff!  And absolutely free.

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Yeah it's when they start to hide from you in public you know you have issues!! ::chuckle::
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Hahaha.  Two years ago, I went to my children's respective schools and sang them both "Unforgettable" for Valentine's Day.  Yes, I know: "Britt, you sang to them in front of their teacher and classmates?"  Yes, I sure did.  I then presented them each with a rose.  My daughter took it all in stride; she is accustomed to my odd-ball ways.  My son, however, was mortified.  "Mom," he said when he returned home from school.  "That was nice and everything but did you have to do it IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE?!?"  Needless to say, I shall not do that again.  Well, not until his wedding, anyway.

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::omg::

Ha ha yeah wedding day hey?? Remember to take those baby photos!!!


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