OHbaby! Forums : imaginary friends https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:55:29 +0000 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:02:43 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=39666 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[imaginary friends : Clodagh has an imaginary friends...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1361815&title=imaginary-friends#1361815 Author: Emmecat
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Posted: 13 July 2011 at 8:02am

Clodagh has an imaginary friends called 'Meeks'. He doesn't turn up in person, they only speak on the phone (her toy one )lol ]]> Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:02:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1361815&title=imaginary-friends#1361815 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : I keep expecting it to happen,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353913&title=imaginary-friends#1353913 Author: FionaO
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 7:56pm

I keep expecting it to happen, Fin has long in depth talks with certain teddies, I can hear him in his room doing it, and he then wants me to talk to them and if the teddy asks him to do something then he will do it, even though quite clearly its me saying it.

He is forever telling the teddy off putting it on the naughty step and then telling me what he has done and that he's waiting for said teddy to say sorry. I can very much see him having imaginary friends.

Our friends wee boy has one, has had for a while, can come up with the most amazing stories, less so now, he is about 4 now but for a while it was very funny.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:56:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353913&title=imaginary-friends#1353913 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : Hmmmmm well its still happening....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353482&title=imaginary-friends#1353482 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 39666
Posted: 27 June 2011 at 7:14am

Hmmmmm well its still happening. Although its mainly her telling them off. Or telling them not to do stuff. She hasnt blamed them for anything yet so i guess that might come next ]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:14:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353482&title=imaginary-friends#1353482 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : I had two lol they were brother...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353478&title=imaginary-friends#1353478 Author: Whateversville
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Posted: 27 June 2011 at 7:01am

I had two lol they were brother and sister jessica and dylan I remember them clear as anything. I knew they were imaginary but they were still my friends who came to play. I was a little old tho.
Anyway one day on their way here they had a bus crash (not sure why???) and never came again lol
Definatley think it makes for a great imagination, I was a fantastic story writer in school!]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:01:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353478&title=imaginary-friends#1353478 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : Yep the animals think is hilarious,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353193&title=imaginary-friends#1353193 Author: NovMum
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Posted: 26 June 2011 at 1:34pm

Yep the animals think is hilarious, I am apparently a dog at the moment and am forever being offered bones! "They are pretend to be bones mum" lol]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:34:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353193&title=imaginary-friends#1353193 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : My DD2 has a couple of imaginary...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353030&title=imaginary-friends#1353030 Author: freckle
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Posted: 25 June 2011 at 8:22pm

My DD2 has a couple of imaginary friends - Peter Maka and Wiki (dunno where those names came from?)... it cracks me up listening to her talking to them or blaming them for naughty stuff... it's completely normal

Edited by freckle]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:22:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353030&title=imaginary-friends#1353030 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : From a different perspective......]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353025&title=imaginary-friends#1353025 Author: kelzie_rose
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Posted: 25 June 2011 at 8:15pm

From a different perspective... I had imaginary friends! Two Chinese kids, a boy and a girl and they would come over when we had pizza. They eventually left. I only vaguely remember this, but my folks remember it. I'm pretty normal!]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 20:15:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1353025&title=imaginary-friends#1353025 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : LOL tishy mine like being the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352711&title=imaginary-friends#1352711 Author: Bizzy
Subject: 39666
Posted: 24 June 2011 at 10:16pm

LOL tishy mine like being the chipmunks or ben 10 or spiderman... ]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:16:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352711&title=imaginary-friends#1352711 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : No imaginary friends here buy...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352704&title=imaginary-friends#1352704 Author: tishy
Subject: 39666
Posted: 24 June 2011 at 9:52pm

No imaginary friends here buy my 3.5 yo girls spent 3 months convinced they were 'Hairy MaClary' and 'White Doggie'. I was 'Black Doggie' and DH was 'Bottomely Potts' and they would refuse to answer to anything else
Thankfully that phased out but still weekly they will rename the whole family. This week I'm a giraffe! ]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:52:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352704&title=imaginary-friends#1352704 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : Oh yes totally normal as the others...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352419&title=imaginary-friends#1352419 Author: NovMum
Subject: 39666
Posted: 24 June 2011 at 1:12pm

Oh yes totally normal as the others have said. My DD is 3 1/2 and has had imaginary friends for ages, I kinda think its cute, she's always there mumbling away to them and herself. Keeps her occupied too which is great ]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:12:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352419&title=imaginary-friends#1352419 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : They say kids are more intune...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352407&title=imaginary-friends#1352407 Author: Emmi_
Subject: 39666
Posted: 24 June 2011 at 12:52pm

They say kids are more intune with ahh spirits and stuff.. ]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:52:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1352407&title=imaginary-friends#1352407 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : It just shows that your daughter...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351786&title=imaginary-friends#1351786 Author: myfullhouse
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Posted: 23 June 2011 at 1:37pm

It just shows that your daughter has developed a wonderful imagination, a great developmental stage. Definately nothing to worry about]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:37:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351786&title=imaginary-friends#1351786 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : yes totally normal. Ella doesn&#039;t...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351774&title=imaginary-friends#1351774 Author: Mum2ET
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Posted: 23 June 2011 at 1:22pm

yes totally normal.

Ella doesn't have a specific imaginary friend but she talks to herself a lot when she plays makes up names etc for them.  At  times has a whole imaginary family. Last xmas she told us that she couldn't go on the family holiday with us because she had to go camping with her other family

Definitely helps with their imaginations and I find it really interesting just to listen her talk (you can learn a lot about what they thinking/feeling by listening to them talk to their imaginery friends)

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:22:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351774&title=imaginary-friends#1351774 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : i stood on Edens imaginary bear...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351761&title=imaginary-friends#1351761 Author: Bizzy
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Posted: 23 June 2011 at 12:59pm

i stood on Edens imaginary bear friend this morning! i told her to tell the bear to move so she did and then she "watched" the bear walk to the other side of the room. I was watching her eyes follow the path of the "bear".

it shows great imagination if you ask me to invent a friend to play with.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:59:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351761&title=imaginary-friends#1351761 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : My son doesn&#039;t do this but...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351752&title=imaginary-friends#1351752 Author: Two_Puddle_Ducks
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Posted: 23 June 2011 at 12:47pm

My son doesn't do this but he has a little friend who has a friend that seems as real to her as anyone else. I wouldn't worry about it. It is a good imagination.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:47:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351752&title=imaginary-friends#1351752 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : I can&#039;t help because I have...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351634&title=imaginary-friends#1351634 Author: KiwiL
Subject: 39666
Posted: 23 June 2011 at 9:32am

I can't help because I have not experienced it with my son, but I do know my little sister had an imaginary friend who seemed as real as any other, except we couldn't see her. It freaked my mum too. Eventually she just stopped 'coming'.

I am quite fascinated by this topic, so am interested in seeing replies!]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:32:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351634&title=imaginary-friends#1351634 <![CDATA[imaginary friends : Is it normal for toddlers to have...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351569&title=imaginary-friends#1351569 Author: _SMS_
Subject: 39666
Posted: 23 June 2011 at 7:29am

Is it normal for toddlers to have imaginary friends?

DD is 2.5 years and has just started talking to 2 different people all day long. She will tell them off etc. She has names for them.

I hear things like.....
"No ..... its Taylah's toy, please dont touch"
"are you coming ......., we are going in the car"
"Come play in Taylahs room with me"

just heaps of things like that.

After listening & watching her its actually like she sees these 'friends' and TBH it completely freaks me out.

DP thinks she has gone mental lol. But im still hoping its pretty normal. ]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:29:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39666&PID=1351569&title=imaginary-friends#1351569