A new study looked into how humor develops as kids age.
They identify 21 different types of humor through the ages and find one month is the earliest age babies start to appreciate humor. The study also tells us what kids find most funny as they grow up:
- The majority of kids are laughing at just two months old
- Around 50% start making their own jokes by 11 months old and keep them coming often while engaged with others.
- Babies younger than 12 months respond most to physical, visual and auditory humor through play, like a game of peek-a-boo, tickling, and using silly voices
- When they’re about a year old, kids start to appreciate play-acting, like making animal sounds, and trying to startle others
- By the time they’re two, they enjoy what researchers call “nonsense humor” which can be funny statements like “dogs say ‘moo.’”
- Understanding more complex gags, like puns, hand tricks and using no-no words comes around age three.
Source: New York Post