Early last week, Will began telling us all about “My Boy,” a young tot whose true name “was a secret” and who possessed a staggering array of goodies including a rocket ship and a dinosaur, all of which he eagerly shares with Will. We made note of the new friend and life went on.<\/p>\n
Over the weekend, two more friends appeared in his lexicon. “My Girls,” named “Alicia” and “Johnnie,” jumped into his conversation. In fact, he told us this morning that he was going to go play at “My Girls” house this afternoon with the “whole lot of toys” they have at home. He also told us that “My Boy” is named “Frank.” <\/p>\n
There are a few clues to the details of his collection of imaginary friends (how he misses the girls next door, now moved back to their old neighborhood, as an example), but as a whole, we’re intrigued at this new development. It does tickle me a little bit that Will has not invented just one imaginary friend, but THREE. <\/p>\n
Anyone have leads on developmental\/educational literature (academic and other) related to the creation of imaginary friends?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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