has your child ever told you theyhave an imaginary friend? how did u handle it...?

Answer 1

2 of my 4 kids have had imaginary friends. The older of the 2 kids had just one friend, her name was Monica. Monica was the source of some very entertaining stories. I think Monica joined our family when our daughter was about 2. When our daughter was about 2 1/2, one day she came into the living room where I was. I kept looking at my daughter trying to figure out why she looked so different. Finally, I realized that one of her eyebrows was completely missing! I said, "What happened to your eyebrow?" She said, without missing a beat, "Monica pushed me down a hill and it fell off." What REALLY happened, was she figured out how to climb up on the bathtub edge and reach my razor in the shower. I don't know how she shaved the entire thing off without cutting herself. The eyebrow grew back and Monica eventually moved away to California when our daughter was about 6. Our youngest daughter had 3 imaginary friends, all boys. She called them her "sons" and they were named Michael, John, and Drew. When our daughter was about 5, her boys just gradually stopped being around. What we did, was just listen to our daughters talk about their friends, enjoyed their stories and imagination, and let that phase of child-hood run its course. Those 2 daughters are now 22 and 10. Both are very creative in many ways. My brother had an imaginary friend named Timmy and he (my brother, not Timmy!) is a Colonel in the Air Force.

Answer 2

It's a normal thing for kids to do, just make sure they are still socializing with other kids their age. But it's not a big deal to set an extra place at the table for imaginary friends, stuff like that. Its ok to play along, as long as they arent using it as a substitution for human interaction. If it continues for a long time, you might want to talk to a school counselour, or the childs doctor to see what they suggest. It's probably nothing.

Answer 3

My kids used to play this game my daughter invented called "Save" on long car rides and they would have an imaginary friend that they had to "rescue" from outside the car. This involved opening their window, putting an object such as a backpack outside, and then waiting for the imaginary friend to "grab onto" it and then pulling the backpack inside with the imaginary friend on the other end. And then the imaginary friend would sit next to them or if there was no room they would tell me to pull the car over "so Jessica/Jason can sit in the front next to you". (Their imaginary friends were called Jessica and Jason.) Then for the rest of the car ride they would talk to Jessica and Jason, and it got really annoying when my kids said, "Mommy, Jessica/Jason is hungry", "Jessica/Jason has to use the washroom", "Jessica/Jason is bored", "Jessica/Jason doesn't like this music", and especially when I was on the phone, "Shhhh, Jessica/Jason is sleeping!" Then I would have to do whatever Jessica and Jason wanted for the rest of the day and if they didn't finish their dinner, it would be, "I'm saving the rest for Jessica/Jason", if they got into trouble, it would be, "Jessica/Jason told me to", and at bedtime, it would be, "I have to be almost falling off the bed to leave room for Jessica/Jason", and the worst was when I was lying down to read to them, "Mommy! You sat/lay down on Jessica/Jason!" And then they would have to give Jessica/Jason lots of hugs and kisses to make up for it. They had very active imaginations. Thankfully, they are now twelve and ten and they haven't played with Jessica and Jason for about four years now. I hope they never return! :)

Answer 4

My oldest that is now 12 did when she was about 3. His name was Jella. She had a great imagination and I just went along with it. Now we both laugh about it. She remembers and finds it funny that I would play along. The only time that I would worry about it is if this imaginary friend is telling them to do things that are wrong. Then I would talk to the child's Dr. about it. But in my case it was always harmless. Her friend was a protector and came about after my father (whom we both lived with along with my mom) passed away.

Answer 5

My 3 year old has an imaginary friend named Sarah. We all play along. (heck-I love Sarah, now, too) It's perfectly normal & shows a great imagination.

Answer 6

well, all you have to do is sit your child down with her imaginary friend and talk to them both. If she wants to keep her imaginary friends then it needs to stay safy and not get your child in trouble

Answer 7

nope. i know all his friends, i just don't know why their parents lets them stay in our house indefinitely. come to think of it, i haven't met any of their parents.