Does your child have a pretend friend?

[tigwig]

My 4yr old does! She pretends that a new girl at school is with her constantly. She lives with us, goes out with us, gets dressed at the same time and even gets a bath and goes to the toilet with my daughter! You get the picture. Now I have heard of kids having pretend friends before but she seems obsessed by it and it is a tad embarrassing when she calls her 'friend' loudly when we are out and really there is no one there! Do you think this is a problem in anyway?

[Ichigopuddin]

I don't think it's much to worry about. When I was younger, I had a pretend friend named Logan, an imaginary hedgehog named Wedge, and an imaginary horse named Clyde who used to give me advice. I was a bit of a weird kid... But i outgrew all those guys :) I think it's really creative and fun for a kid to have a pretend friend. It also helps them learn to keep themselves entertained, so if I were you I wouldn't dwell on it too much. I'm sure it will work itself out.
Best Wishes!

[flump2]

Paranoid Schizophrenia is what it is commonly called. I feel very bad for you.

[tigwig]

Thanks again everyone. It's funny just as I was beginning to think it was sweet she has actually stopped doing it half as much! Maybe she's gone to live somewhere else!

[sssssteve]

I used to have lots of imaginary friends, they were all real people but I just imagined they were my friends.....

Sorry, I know.....old joke.