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Laughter really is the best medicine for good physical, mental, and spiritual health.
You don't need to be a comedian or a good joke teller. You just need to smile a lot and be open to seeing and using humor, especially in times of tension or difficulty. Some even would go so far as to consider humor essential in raising children. What better way is there to let kids be kids. Seeing the funny side of offenses, mistakes, and childish behavior helps to model appropriate responses to some unavoidable experiences.