Baby Laughter

SOURCE:  https://x.com/DanWuori/status/1853785096186470525

KEYWORDS: Laughter, Social, Community, Fellowship, Babies

Long before babies can speak conventionally, they begin laughing - making it one of humankind’s earliest and most important forms of communication. 

And according to Caspar Addyman - a British researcher who specializes in baby laughter (and whose job I will now envy until the end of time), laughter is not only a signal that your baby is feeling relaxed and comfortable - but also that they are finding real pleasure in the company of others. 

In fact, Addyman’s research suggests that - exposed to the same stimuli - babies are up to eight times more likely to laugh in the presence of another child or trusted adult. 

That’s because laughter is fundamentally social. 

Think of it as your baby’s way of saying, “I’m enjoying our connection.”