Imaginary Friends in Children: Experts Tell Whether Parents Should Worry
Scientific publications on the topic of imaginary friends began to appear relatively recently, although this topic is not new.
Some parents immediately start to panic and show their child to specialists.
Other adults understand that children outgrow this stage of their lives.
Should parents be concerned about their child's imaginary friends?
If we are talking about small children, whose age is between 3 and 5 years, then there is no reason to worry. At such an early age, the child begins to know himself better.
After all, imaginary friends are also parts of his personality, with whom he is just beginning to get to know, experts note.
If children's behavior fits into the concept of the norm, then imaginary games do not cause any harm to their real life. As soon as ordinary friends begin to appear in life, imaginary comrades disappear.
By the time you reach first grade, you should already be playing games like this.
If the child feels more comfortable in his imagination than in real life, then he definitely won’t be able to do without the help of a good specialist.
Earlier we talked about the methods children use to manipulate their parents .
