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My mother thought I had a whole room full - not only did I talk to them - I would reply using different voices. I was an only child and imaginary friends were part and parcel of being one.

My husband had one called George - he used to help him back his bike up with it's trailer on it. Sadly George has long gone as it is left to me to stand out in the rain giving directions when he backs our trailer and vehicle down the drive.

Perse

Millions Liz :-)))))....been collecting since I was younger and daughters took over. Am just in the process of getting rid of them to grandaughter.

I just talk to the imaginary wall now :-))

Hi Len, nice to see you around. Hope you are keeping well.

I don't think my son ever had an imaginary friend but he manages well socially, perhaps because I took him with me to do jewellery parties from the age of 6 weeks and when he was a toddler he would walk round handing the trays of jewellery to people and would chat to them lol I am sure he helped me sell more than I would have - pity we couldn't keep going on with it, but had to stop when he started morning nursery as he couldn't have the late nights.


Susan, with numbers, I am still awaiting an answer re the amount of teddies you seem to live with!!

Lizx

My daughter - who is now in her 30's - had an imaginary friend called Puppy. It would amuse us no end when she chatted with Puppy and made room in bed or at the table for her friend. It was a sad day when we realised that Puppy had gone.

Sue xx

I had an imaginary friend. His name was Shim Sham and he was a spider who lived down the loo.

I can guess how he came about, no doubt I saw my mum disposing of one and decided that he should be my friend.

Thing is, I don't like spiders but I suppose he was my way of dealing with it.

PS we have Boris living behind the TV unit at the moment. I have no intentions of befriending him!

Hi Len,

Good to see you :-)


Now what I would like to know is....Does this also go for people who talk to Teddies?.......not saying that I do or did....just asking :-))))

Parents who worry about their child’s imaginary friend should relax said a team from Manchester University in the UK and La Trobe University in Australia. Children with invisible friends or personified toys were not misfits or loners but highly socially interactive and creative. “Having an imaginary friend is a good thing” said Dr Evan Kidd.

Children from ages 4 to 6 were asked to describe images in a book. Those with “imaginary” friends were significantly better at communicating than those who did not.

Dr Kidd said that to communicate information to another person you have understand what they need to know. Talking to an imaginary friend gave children practice at this “because they had to invent both sides of the conversation”. He said about two thirds of children between ages three and nine had imaginary friends and it was a myth that they could not differentiate between imaginary and real friends. The children also used their imaginary friends to help them understand the world about them
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