Are imaginary friends good for children?

by Carol Gioia

Can an imaginary friend be beneficial to a child, and more importantly, should the parents encourage this fantasy? Around the age of three some children use their rapidly dev...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

Children have always had imaginary friends. I feel sure this is a natural part of childhood. Not all children have them of course, but many do. I don't expect having an imagin...read more

by Randy Scott

An imagination is a great thing to nurture in a child. The better the imagination the better the child can think in other circumstances, at least that has been my experience wit...read more

by Susan Lower

Three years ago, my daughter introduced us to her friend Maya. We had moved to a new town, another state, and hadn't yet unpacked all the boxes. Yet, here I was one morning st...read more

by Aria Quill

Most definitely imaginary friends are a wonderful part of childhood. Just imagine a childhood without the ability to seek out and find a wonderful friendship of an imaginary. ...read more

by Francesca Collins

For the average child, having imaginary friends are great. All those tea parties with teddy bears, dollies and 'my best friend Sam.' It is harmless - creative and fun. A child i...read more

by Everi Yue

The imagination is a field plentiful of life. A person must learn how to dig for the seeds an imaginary friend can help them search for the answer that they seek most: who they...read more

by Rixta Francis

As long as it's not getting too far, to the stage that a child doesn't have any real friends, or is scared because of the imaginary friend, I don't see what could be the problem...read more

by Renee Morgan

I think imaginary friends are good for everyone. I think that imaginary friends are a good sign that the mind is working. Myself I never had I imaginary friend until I got o...read more

by Karen Curran

I feel that it is very natural thing for kids to have an imaginary friend. My daughter when she was 4 always talked about Nathan. At the time she was going through therapy to h...read more

by Jeanette Harris

I remember when my mom and I, were watching this television show, or was it a movie on tv called {Drop Dead Fred ) it was about a little girl who had imaginary friend. Why was i...read more

by Peggy Molloy

I do not remember from whence my "Little People" came but they were my finest companions for my childhood years from 4-12. We moved from California to Oregon, and somehow, my co...read more

by Christine Bennett

I have to yes to this debate, because although we often say our children have imaginary friends are we sure they are just in the imagination or could they be as real as you and ...read more

by Melody Little

Are Imaginary friends good for children? Imaginary friends can be great for children they can prvide a sense of security for some. We have all at one time had an imaginary frien...read more

by Mary Vance

Imaginary friends can be a good thing. They help children work out their fears, and deal with feelings they might not be willing to talk about on their own. Imaginary friends...read more

by Genenda Milloy

When I was in first grade, I had just moved to a new school for the third time in my short career as a student. That's when I "met" Garla (I think this was a variation of my gr...read more

by Chris in Reborn

Personally, I never had an imagimanary friend when I was a child. I just didn't find the need of having one, since my parents were always active and there for me- well, I can sa...read more

by Ms. Kay

Children are not has simplistic and understandable as we may perceive them to be. They have an imagination that is out of this world, which makes them the ultimate creative subj...read more

by Michael Soileau

I don't think people are really considering what an imaginary friend consists of doing mentally. Your child must create a duplicate human, which is capable of sharing culpibili...read more

by Mike Shoemaker

The issue of imaginary friends being good or healthy for children, has gone on for decades. Some parents will say the they aren't good for children, because a child needs to lea...read more