Dr Caspar Addyman

Dr Caspar Addyman is a developmental psychologist interested in learning, laughter and behaviour change. He is mostly interested in babies and what makes them happy. For many years he was the director of the Baby Laughter Project at Goldsmiths University examining why babies laugh and why laughter is important for their cognitive and emotional development.

Caspar is the author of ‘The Laughing Baby: The Extraordinary Science Behind what Makes Babies Happy’.  He is also the author of four books for babies:

• Babies Laugh at Tickle Time
• Babies Laugh All Day Long
• Babies Laugh at Everything
• Babies Laugh at Pekaboo

Caspar has one REC Parenting masterclass: Why Do Babies Laugh?