My 3.5 year old daughter has many imaginary friends.?

Question

The problem is that lately
1) all they do is that she tell me that they hit her and
2)she blames everything wrong she does on her imaginary friends, and she would not admit that she did those things? Any suggestions?

Answer 1

It's normal, just make it clear it's her bottom that's on the line when she does something wrong, not her imaginary friends.

Answer 2

1. I would first make sure that this is not her way of telling you that someone else is hitting her. Make a random stop at her daycare and/or keep a close eye when she's playing with other kids. If you don't have reason to believe that someone else is hitting her, this could be her passive way of trying to get rid of her imaginary friends. I would make sure to tell her that what her imaginary friends are "doing" isn't right and that if they are not nice then she should tell them to go away.

2. It is very common for children to blame their wrong doings on their imaginary friends....no one likes getting into trouble. Also, this could be another passive way of her trying to get rid of them. I would first tell her that because the imaginary friends are "her guests" that she is responsible for what they do....so if they do something naughty then she has to take the discipline for it. Then tell her, as an alternative, if they are doing naughty things then she should send them away because friends don't hurt eachother and get eachother into trouble.

Imaginary friends are a totally normal phase...don't worry-she'll grow out of it soon. She may even be growing out of it now and these are just the growing pains.

Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Its normal... Though #1 is a bit unusual.

If she doesn't have siblings that makes sense. She can't blame the others. Right now she is at a neglect of friends. Try getting her some stuffed animals right now and look around to see if you can find her a friend.

She should be out of the stage fairly soon. Just keep track of her and make sure nothing to abnormal is going on. Just sit down with her and talk to her, she may be young but you know how creative children can be. Ask her about her friends, or play a game. Atleast for the time being of course. You choices, Good luck to you.

Answer 4

My daughter's imaginary buddy got here to our domicile authentic around the time my daughter replaced into 4. Her imaginary buddy replaced into sixteen and had to stay with us through fact her domicile blew away in a typhoon. She had an surprisingly tricky back tale that throughout the time of no way replaced over the subsequent 3 years. Marjie had to have her very own plate on the table, her very own bathe, and mandatory her seat belt buckled through fact there have been no longer automobiles previously the typhoon got here and he or she did no longer comprehend what one replaced into. I on occasion questioned concerning the full challenge, yet my daughter had a nicely stepped forward mind's eye and a expertise for tale telling even then.

Answer 5

Its just a wee phase shes going through. My son is also 3 an hlf years old a he believes that he is sportacus from the cartoon lazy town!! He lies on floor doing the press ups an jumps of sofa an all sorts!! Its easy for her to blame these imaginary friends for what shes doing wrong coz she knows you cant see them!! Im sure it will pass soon! x

Answer 6

Thats perfectly normal. I got this from the third website I listed:

If the friend is always to blame when the child does something wrong it will be helpful to take it out of a "blame" situation. For example if the child says his magic bunny spilt the milk you could say that mistakes are to learn from and that you will help him to clean up the mess for the bunny.

Answer 7

help her to make some real friends who are mannered and disciplined. and don't let your daughter be free or alone. a time she is going to free is will get a more time to make more imaginary friends.let her go to some work shop for kids.

Answer 8

Make it sure that she is not losing her minds. or normal thinking