2007-02-28 16:56:05 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
sorry. i mean long term, later in life.
2007-02-28 17:00:53 · update #1
i dont have kids yet but i thought this was an INTERESTING question
2007-02-28 17:50:57 · update #2
It's perfectly normal for children to have imaginary friends, especially if they have trouble connecting with other children at school or haven't started school yet at all. They generally grow out of it once they acquire more social skills and make some real friends.
2007-02-28 17:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by Alyeria 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Imaginary friends are perfectly normal for children under the age of 7. However, it is also important that a child develop real and lasting relationships with other children as well. An imaginary friend is a normal part of growing up but should not be allowed to continue for an extended period beyond the age of 6-7.
2007-03-01 01:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by tietzmeister 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's okay for kids to have an imaginary friend as long as they don't do it in front of somebody in public. They might feel that kids would be saying to themselves or may actually lie. Sometimes, kids become believers because they have been spending much time dreaming about something. Maybe an imaginary friend could be one of few reasons that kids do dream about.
2007-03-01 01:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by jonnyd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. I'll have to ask mine.
I think that they are fine but I don't encourage them. They don't look too healthy because when the children grow up they could end up being dependent on an imaginary friend and become anti-social or start to keep to themselves and relate problems to the imaginary friends instead of real friends. Real friends pawn imaginary ones anytime.
2007-03-01 01:00:49 · answer #4 · answered by lkraie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's normal in young kids- toddlers specially. They tend to create a imaginary friend because they have no other sibling to talk to. Someone that will and can understand them. So, I say it's normal for children to have imaginary friends.
2007-03-01 01:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by Drivliam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its really good in many ways, During childhood mind grows up exponentially. So for childrens imganative friends help in improving their creative minds, innovation.
And also they can get good morals from the stories build on these characters. They can make good friends in life. they can sense that good and bad in much effective way.
On the filp side there are some disadvantages, they always live in that imaginative world even while doing daily activities they try to resemble those incidents. but we should be always ready to bare them in childhood :)
2007-03-01 01:08:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are perfectly fine. Children grow out of that eventually. My daughter had an imaginary grandpa. I have to admit I often wondered if he was there in spirit with her. Especially when she did things like go fishing with him (she was pretending of course) as he loved fishing a great deal. She never knew him.
2007-03-01 01:00:51 · answer #7 · answered by Night Wind 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is any harm. It doesn't last long. When the kids were little they had
imaginary friends. And as they got older they disappeared.
2007-03-01 01:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by Garnet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imaginary friends for children seems natural, all it means it they have a great imagination.... It's nothing to be worried about!
2007-03-01 01:45:24 · answer #9 · answered by chelsmat2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most children will outgrow the whole "imaginary friend" thing. they're perfectly fine. I grew out of them, but if your child wants to have imaginary friends throughout their life (maybe filing the role of guardian angels?), then it's fine.
2007-03-01 01:26:09 · answer #10 · answered by Traveler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋