Imaginary Friends?

6th

Reading an article recently and had me wondering if many of the parents on here had experiences with their children and imaginary friends?

My daughter had 1 for a week but that was it.

What age did they have them at? How long did they have them? Did they ever blame them for bad behavior etc? Any funny stories?

I dont think I had one as a kid but I believe they are more common nowdays.

Quackles

6th wrote: »

Reading an article recently and had me wondering if many of the parents on here had experiences with their children and imaginary friends?

My daughter had 1 for a week but that was it.

What age did they have them at? How long did they have them? Did they ever blame them for bad behavior etc? Any funny stories?

I dont think I had one as a kid but I believe they are more common nowdays.

Our son had an imaginary enemy Baby Garrett used to come into his room at night after we had tucked him in and 'scare' and 'annoy' him. Our house is built behind an old famine graveyard and he used to talk about baby garrett and potatoes, I thought I needed an exorcism for a while there This happened when he was 2, I think it was just to engage us in conversation rather than go to sleep on his own.

My brother used to talk to a seagull in the toilet. And my username is from my imaginary friend as a child. I didn't really think he was real, but I used to dance with a mop called quackles.

Crea

My daughter has names for her hands and feet. Her feet are Coppa and Mami, and her hands are Maggie and Ninny. She started when she was nearly 3 and she's 4 and they are still around. She plays little games with them - puts her feet in a dolls house and her hands come to visit. Coppa is the one who has all the mishaps and the rest have to rescue her.
I heard about a report that said that children who have imaginary friends are very good at socialising in later life and excellent communicators so i'm less worried.

mymo

My Daughter had an imaginary friend called Cosey, he came from Spain by plane the down from Dublin on a bus. He was around from about 3yrs to 7yrs, but towards the end he had moved home and only came for visits.
He was smart and very polite and always asked before joining us for dinner or a day out.
Cosey once suggested they mummify all the teddies, and they used four rolls of toilet paper!
Mostly he just came to play, my daughter is an only child and I thought maybe she was lonely and needed a playmate, she had no shortage of friends but when alone Cosey was there. She made up fantastic adventures involving mysterious trips Cosey went on, but rarely blamed him for trouble.
We also had a dragon called Sniffy living in the attic and a lost tiger under the bed! (no name as he was wild) And numerous relatives of Cosey visiting.
I was worried for a while but think Cosey was just another way to express herself and she still remembers things he said and did, just like he was a real person.
My girl has a gift for writing stories and poems, we're off tonight for a presentation as she has one being published from a school competition, so my advice would be encourage and enjoy the adventures.

CJhaughey

My son of 4 1/2 had a friend called Smoke, he wasn't around for long maybe a month.