Imaginary friends...

Does your child have one?

Rhyley has one called Robbie (and sometimes one called Blob)

He will call Robbie - tell me hes sick (robbie that is) tell me things Robbie does and just now I found Rhyley in bed and asked why and he said

'cause I am with Robbie in here"

when asked where he was he said lying there (pointing to right next to him)

I find this harmless but thought should we be encouraging his imaginary friend or ignoring it and not 'talking' to robbie like hes there or having a conversation about Robbie.

my older kids have had imginary things before (Josh had dragons) but never lasted this long and never was named.

ETA Rhyley is 3 and half

Edited by Chickaboo

Isla talks away playing games with her friends all the time- they are always real life friends or family, but they are not there, lol! She loves it cos she gets to boss everyone around in her little world, lol!

hehe cute i want my kids to have one as kids need imagination to stimulate both sides of the brain.......i on the other hand as a kid aparently talked to dead people that existed but i had never met or heard people talking about,,,,could even tell you there dark secrets.......ty the other day while driving alon the country road to grandparents.......said as we passed a group of sheep............sheep is crying mummy.......i said why he said sheep hurt leg and needs to go doctors mummy.......he crying loudly he hurt bad.........crazy but there was a sheep limping .....that kinda spooked me and then i thought...mmmm i have a dr delittle........i said .....ok mummy ring the sheeps owner and tell him he needs to go to doctor...got my cell had no idea who the owner was but he was much happier that i foned a friend lol