In the course of developing our products, Make Baby Laugh! spends many long hours researching the topics of “laughter,” “children’s humor” and “developing a child’s sense of humor.” Click on the following links to see what we, with Dr. Kori Levos Skidmore validation, consider to be the very best research, information and data we uncovered on these topics:

SesameWorkshop - Sense of Humor — The things children find funny can release a great deal about what they're thinking and feeling including their deepest concerns and anxieties. Sense of humor, which begins to develop in early infancy, is a trait that can be learned from and nurtured by parents. (www.sesameworkship.org)

Baby’s Early Laughs — A child's sense of humor, from first smiles to potty jokes. Brought to by American Baby (www.americanbaby.com).

10 Ways to Encourage Your Child's Sense of Humor — Is there anything you can do to help your child appreciate the lighter side of life? Sure there is. Try these tactics to develop her respect for what’s funny. Brought to you by Scholastic (www.scholastic.com).

Why Did Laughter Evolve? — To many researchers, laughter is about strengthening social bonds. Laughter occurs when people are comfortable with one another, when they feel open and free. And the more laughter, the more bonding within the group. Brought to you by Global Ideas Bank (www.globalideasbank.org).

Rx Laughter Research Articles — A collection of well over 100 articles concerning humor, health and the healing effects of laughter. Brought to you by Rx Laughter (www.rxlaughter.org).

What is Laughter? — First of all, laughter is not the same as humor. Laughter is the physiological response to humor. Laughter consists of two parts — a set of gestures and the production of a sound… Brought to you by How Stuff Works (www.howstuffworks.com).