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Imaginary friends |
16ÌýDec 2005 |
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Sign of a healthy imagination?
AÌýrecent study claims that more than half of children will have an imaginary friend by the age of seven. Are imaginary friends the sign of a healthy imagination or a worrying indicator of a lonely or introspective child?
Martha talks to Karen Majors, Educational Psychologist at Barking psychology service and a tutor at the Institute of Education and Liz, whose child had an imaginary friend.
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