imaginary friends
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Topic: imaginary friends
Posted By: rosewood
Subject: imaginary friends
Date Posted: 21 April 2008 at 9:40pm
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Does anyone know much about imaginary friends?
My DD has recently started to talk to some friends that I cannot see but she clearly can. Has anyone else had this? Is it a good/bad thing? Should I ignore it or go along with it? ------------- Gill http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 8:32am
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Imaginary friends are great (IMHO)
there was a thing on tv not so long ago about imaginary friends and its harmless, and as long as it doesnt interfer with them interacting with other children then i would go along with it. I remember my mother setting out an extra plate or something for my imaginary friend ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:16am
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Same here - I had an imaginary friend called 'friend'. Mum would set a place at the table, read us both stories.....
I say just go with it. Apparently it is very good for a childs developing mind to have an imaginary friend. Lucky her! |
Posted By: shaz
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:18am
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My nephew had one for a while. Apart from watching where you sit hehe it wasn't a problem. He mainly talked about him while it was just him and my sister home. She just went along with it and he(the friend)eventually went away.
My nephew now 16 still remembers him. He is now an extremely imaginative and artist boy. IMHO I think it shows great imagination. ------------- Mum to Natasha Aroha 9/12/1995, Alexandra Makareta Waimarie 22/4/1998 and....Alyssa Frances Hopaea 18/03/2007 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:33am
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My niece had an imaginary spider that lived under her bed, she would talk to and about her. When she was 3 she moved house and the imaginary spider stayed behind.
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:38am
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Andrew does this all the time and I just play along with it. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: rosewood
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 8:37am
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Thanks. I have done some research and found that artistic and creative adults are ones that had imaginary friends as toddlers. So I wont fret. ------------- Gill http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:05am
I had one called Snoopy K. His mum's name was Peggy.  Can't remember what happened to them, but I guess I just outgrew it. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 23 April 2008 at 9:22am
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I love it, I am so happy that Cailin has a new friend, her name is Bobo, and she lives "just over there".
She wanted to go to Bobos pool party the other night at about 7pm, she went to the front door with her togs and said that she was going to Bobos house for a pool party and she would see me soon tomorrow.....LOVED IT   ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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