When was the last time you and your family laughed so hard you couldn’t control yourselves?

Most of the time, teens are like an emotional time bomb. They walk around with a short fuse and a matchstick, just ready to explode. So if you don’t want your home to feel like a minefield of tension, try finding ways to laugh a little more.

For example, ask everyone in your family to come to the dinner table with a joke to tell. Even if they sound awkward or hokey, at least you’ll get a good laugh!

Everybody needs a little break from the pressures of life. So have fun, lighten up a bit, and quit making every conversation so serious. The old proverb is right, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.”

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