Imaginary Friends: Preschooler
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3 Year Old Has Imaginary Friend.....
Asked by A.M. from Louisville
on November 10, 2006
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Hello everyone. I am new to this so I am not sure how to state my problem so here it goes.... My 3 year old daughter is very smart and outgoing. She loves to be the ce...
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- While most child psychologist will tell you that it is normal for children to develop "imaginary" friends as a healthy way to imagination. It is also a way that a chil...
- My daughter had an imaginary friend "freaky" (what a name!). We even had to put "freaky's" coat on him/her/it when we left the house and make sure that he/she/it had ...
- My 6 year old had his very own "Pikachu" (yes...the Pokemon) for about 3 years now. Pikacuh at first would have to go everywhere with us, and I even had to buckle his...
Imaginary Friend
Asked by H.B. from Detroit
on February 19, 2008
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My 2 year old kind of freaked me out the other day (about a week ago) when he was pointing past me telling me to tell the lady to go away....I asked what her name was ...
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- I don't want to sound weird and I don't know what your faith or beliefs are, but..My Mom is a psychic and I have lived with things like this my whole life. Sounds lik...
- i have no idea. i've heard of kids seeing "spirits" and heard of animals acting up in a home that is haunted. but, maybe it's just his age??? my daughter, who is 2 1/2...
- Realistically although I agree with the other posts regarding imaginery friends, I have to admit that when I read your post, my first thought was that of psychic Sylvi...
Imaginary Friend
Asked by J.B. from New York
on April 15, 2007
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For the last two weeks, my daughter has been talking about an imaginary friend of hers, named Jessica. She is asking us to do whatever we do for her to this friend, t...
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- My son had an imaginary friend who he called "Henny Menny" (I found out later it was Handy Manny from the TV show). Anyway, to nip her stalling in the bud, try to ...
- That is freaky, my imaginary friend was Mighty Mouse but I got married to him at 4 LOL. Jealous? My oldest son had an imaginary friend who didn't have a name, would j...
- all kids have imaginary friends.. YOU need to make Jessica more independent. if jessica isnt outside in time for the car ride its her fault and needs to catch up at th...
Imaginary Friends
Asked by K.N. from Austin
on January 16, 2009
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Ok, quick question: Our almost 3 year old has recently started having imaginary friends. It started with her telling us "Sandy is coming over to play with me... Oh, s...
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- Hi K., My son had an imaginary friend from the time he was about 3 years old until about 8 years old. Him and "Jake" used to do things together. They would hunt b...
- How cute is that! This will probably go away, so I would say just enjoy it while it lasts. Play along as much as you can, except make it part of the game that you ar...
- K., My son is almost 6 and he has had an imaginary dog since he was 3. He went with us everywhere until a few months ago. Don't worry about her imagination. It is ...
Imaginary Friend Anyone?
Asked by C.S. from Las Vegas
on November 25, 2008
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My husband just shared with me that our 3 YO has an imaginary friend who apparently likes to sit on the back of the car and play in the rocks. He was holding our litt...
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- C.:) How fun for your child! Lots of children have imaginary friends! My husband had one, and we named one of our sons after him! Imaginary friends indicate a higher ...
- Congrats, C.! Imaginary friends are a sign of a creative personality! Good for your daughter. Our four year-old son's friend is named Buddy. It's a riot when ...
- they talk about imaginary friends in What to Expect the Toddler Years and that it's very common at this age..you might want to check out the book?
Imaginary Sister
Asked by M.S. from Minneapolis
on February 25, 2012
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Hi, all. My four year old has an imaginary family (big sister, baby sister and baby brother, but big sister is most consistent). I know this is normal and thus far w...
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- No, let her figure it out. I have a feeling she will deal with it just fine.
- No, let her speak about her sister if she wants. It is not embarrassing her. Just remind her, that she is the only one that can see her sister, so it will confuse othe...
- my daughter has an imaginary friend maddison shes a fly... yes a fly... what i tell her is that when she goes to school maddison needs to stay home or go to fly school.
Concerned with Imaginary Friend
Asked by G.S. from Wichita
on September 12, 2008
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My four yaer old son has just started preschool this year and also created an imaginary friend, "Jackson". Right now he only accompanies us in the car. Last night my...
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- G.- I would go along with it... my husband had an imaginary friend at the same age named Scotty Lambchimer.(no joke) His mom set a place at the table every night. My ...
- If it isn't interfering with his school or home life, and his personality isn't changing (He just has a "friend") I think that it wouldn't hurt to have an imaginary fr...
- My daughter has an imaginary friend as well. She actually has more than one. I don't see it as a bad thing at all. She plays well with them. It doesn't concern me at a...
Imaginary Friend-At What Age?
Asked by A.M. from Lakeland
on November 23, 2010
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At what age do you think kids can have an imaginary friend? My sister-in-law baby sat our 2 and 1/2 year old the other night. When we got home she told my husband an...
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- I wouldn't worry! Mine started around 3 and was really into it for a while. He's now 4 and doesn't talk as much to his imaginary friend...just likes to pretend a lot.
- My little man had an imaginary friend at around 3 who he talked about, and to, all the time. He always had an amusing story to tell us about "David". he was around for...
- Absolutely!!! To make you feel better...they say that having an imaginary friend is a sign of intelligence and all sorts of other positive things!! My oldest child ( w...
Imaginary Friends
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on November 9, 2009
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My almost three year old granddaughter has an imaginary friend. My daughter isn't sure what to think about it. Does anyone have any experience with this and how to h...
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- Imaginary friends are perfectly normal at that age. But I would suggest doing as I did and let the girl with the big imagination know that she is responsible for all ...
- It's wonderful that your granddaughter has such a wonderful imagination! My 5 year old had an imaginary friend for 2 years. When she turned 5, she stopped talking ab...
- You don't have to 'handle' it because it is normal and fun for her. Play along and enjoy her imagination.
Imaginary Friends
Asked by N.J. from Dayton
on February 8, 2011
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My daughter will be three in May. She has an imaginary friend that showed up about three weeks ago.
This friend is a horse and shows up once in a while - about onc...
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- No need to be concerned. It is very normal and even good for kids this age to have imaginary friends. My daughter is 4 and she has an imaginary Mimi. Her Mimi doesn...
- I think its Cute ~ I never hand an imaginary friend..... and now I kinda feel I've "missed out" on something .... lol
- Not at all. Completely normal. You can use this horse to your advantage! Have her draw pictures of the horse. Ask the horse questions, for opinions, etc. and ask h...
