Can ‘dad jokes’ be good for your relationship with your child?

Can 'dad jokes' be good for your relationships?

Did your parents’ corny jokes stick with you throughout life? It might actually be a good thing.

In a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers at both Penn State University and Columbia College in Chicago found children whose parents used humor as a parenting tool had close relationships with their parents and believed their parents did a good job raising them.

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Mike Murillo

Mike Murillo is a reporter and anchor at WTOP. Before joining WTOP in 2013, he worked in radio in Orlando, New York City and Philadelphia.

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