Your 7-Year-Old: The jokester in the house

The jokester in the house

"Knock knock." "Who's there?" "Who." "Who who?" "I didn't know you talked like an owl!" Jokes that rely on word puns or other forms of wordplay are music to the ears of a young 7-year-old. Credit more sophisticated language skills and an eagerness to see the merry side of things. This makes your child delightful to be around – provided you can muster the patience for 20 consecutive knock-knock jokes. (He's persistent, too.)
這個階段的小孩會講笑話了！而且是利用他們愈來愈精熟的語言程度說笑話，當然，大多數的笑話都是他們自己笑得樂不可支，大人覺得其實不好笑，不過我們也會應景，融入小孩的笑話。小馨會講很多類似的笑話，多半都是聽來的，像「腦筋急轉彎」的謎語、押韻的歌謠，like星期一，猴子穿新衣....喝酒喝到馬英九...也有很多是她自己想出來的，總之，只要家裡充滿姐姐的笑聲，家中熱鬧多了！

Your 7-year-old now

A quick mind and advanced appreciation for wordplay mean that your child's sense of humor is terrific. Jokes he tells now actually make sense. And they're often told again and again because the payoff — your laughter and his sense of accomplishment — is so great.

Among the forms of humor popular now:

Silly wordplay. Dr. Seuss books, with their rhymes and absurdities, are particular favorites at this age, not least because your child can now read them to himself.
Riddle books. Bennett Cerf's Book of Riddles ("Why did the boy throw a clock out the window? He wanted to see if time flies.") is a classic for good reason.
Magic. Your child may enjoy learning some basic tricks or be fascinated by magicians.
唉啊！沒錯喔！小馨現在會自己變簡單魔術，前幾天還表演不純熟的「大拇指折斷了」的魔術給我看....
Movies with silly characters. Bumbling crooks and funny sidekicks appeal because they make your child feel smarter and more mature.

Your life now

Here's the secret to smoother playdates: Limit them to two kids at a time. Group play is wonderful and obviously has a place in your child's life. But when your child just wants to have a friend over for a few hours, things almost always go more smoothly with one than with three or four.

When there are three, triangles often form: Two want to do some thing together and the third is left out. Or arguments ensue, especially when there's more than one alpha personality in the group. That means you're more liable to have to stop what you're doing and intervene or referee.
三個人來我們家玩嗎？現在還沒有這種情形，不過三個人玩會造成一個人容易left out狀況。
小馨現在還是很需要有同伴一起玩，畢竟跟妹妹還是差了很多歲，妹妹現在會想要摸摸姐姐的玩具，但姐姐會抗議....我們只好將妹妹抱走啦！