Television provides a great opportunity for your child to see unfamiliar people, places, and things. Take advantage of this by making these people, places, and events the topics of conversation. Point out the unique features of what you are watching. Or, when the shows are about familiar situations, highlight the similarity between what occurs on screen and what takes place in your child's daily life. Some of your child's earliest experiences with humor may involve situations shown on television.
Children are delighted to see funny characters, or ordinary people doing sill things.
Many times, the child's sense of humor develops as a result of parents and their child laughing at the TV event together, then discussing what was funny and why. Television can also influence your child's sense of right and wrong. Your child observes people relating to one another and solving problems. This, in turn, can contribute to how your child thinks and talks about people and situations. Through discussion, you can positively shape your child's growing sense of values.