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Yes, those 3 imaginary friends from IF? You might have seen them before. Some of the imaginary friends in IF are more than ...

Dr Mary O’Kane reveals what to do if your child introduces an imaginary friend to the family Imaginary friends are normally a sign your child has an advanced understanding of social relationships.

A Vox reader asks, “Why do children often have imaginary friends?” Sometime in the doldrums of Covid lockdown, when day care was closed and social life felt like a distant memory, I caught my ...

IF looks like a kids’ movie. It has that playful, colorful surface, the kind of light-hearted fantasy that feels made for ...

Your child knows their friend is imaginary, but at the same time they’ll love it if you keep up the pretence. However, there may be some circumstances to look out for. First, and by far the ...

It will never be like this forever ... A new person for Mr Imaginary Friend to look after.