Research by Dr. Jacqueline Harding of Middlesex University has shown that laughter reduces cortisol and epinephrine, raises dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, strengthens immunity, and activates the working memory and frontal lobes. Shared play and humor belong at the center of early childhood development, not at its edges.
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Laughter builds children’s brains, making them more resilient to struggle

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Research by Dr. Jacqueline Harding of Middlesex University has shown that laughter reduces cortisol and epinephrine, raises dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, strengthens immunity, and activates the working memory and frontal lobes. Shared play and humor belong at the center of early childhood development, not at its edges.

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