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Are Some Children’s Imaginary Playmates Ghosts?
By Jill Stefko
on Feb 12, 2013
Parapsychological survival theory presumes a part of humans and animals survives the physical body’s death which may account for some children’s ghostly pals.
Many people think children’s unseen companions are mere fantasies of their imaginations. Some children claim imaginary friends don't always obey them, annoy them, are disruptive and/or don’t leave when told to. Imaginary playmates can be so real that there are children who believe they exist, while others say their friends are just “pretendsies;” however some children have imaginary friends who are ghosts.
Imaginary Playmates: University of Oregon Study
According to “Imaginary Friends: UO Researchers Study the World of Children’s Pretend Playmates,” by Laurie Notaro in The Register-Guard, www.registerguard.com/web/livinglifestyles/28148694-41/imaginary-noa-friends-imagination-research.html.csp, University of Oregon researchers discovered 64% of children have an imaginary friend by the time they’re seven-years-old. There’s an Imagination Lab where links between imaginary playmates and the parts they play in cognitive and social development are studied.
Children’s experiences vary. Some children have a different pretend friend every week; others have the same one for years. There are children who interact and talk to their friends and those who only write about them. Research evidences that imaginary friends have a positive effect on children who have them.
Imaginary Playmates: University of Berkeley Study
It’s normal and healthy for children to have imaginary pals, according to Marjorie Taylor and Alison b. Shawber, who wrote “With Friends like These,” Greater Good, greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/with_friends_like_these/, in spring, 2008. The authors’ research included observing children playing in their lab, separate interviews with children and parents, comparing their responses and follow-up consultations. Creating imaginary playmates is a frequent activity in early childhood and most playmates are supportive, pleasant, loving, and enjoyable additions to families; however some are liars, troublesome and unpleasant. There’s no distinctive type of imaginary friends that can include ghostly children, adults and animals, space aliens, heroes, monsters and angels. The results of this study agree with the Oregon one – that imaginary friends have positive effects.
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Are Some Children’s Imaginary Playmates Ghosts?
By Jill Stefko
on Feb 12, 2013
Parapsychological survival theory presumes a part of humans and animals survives the physical body’s death which may account for some children’s ghostly pals.
Many people think children’s unseen companions are mere fantasies of their imaginations. Some children claim imaginary friends don't always obey them, annoy them, are disruptive and/or don’t leave when told to. Imaginary playmates can be so real that there are children who believe they exist, while others say their friends are just “pretendsies;” however some children have imaginary friends who are ghosts.
Imaginary Playmates: University of Oregon Study
According to “Imaginary Friends: UO Researchers Study the World of Children’s Pretend Playmates,” by Laurie Notaro in The Register-Guard, www.registerguard.com/web/livinglifestyles/28148694-41/imaginary-noa-friends-imagination-research.html.csp, University of Oregon researchers discovered 64% of children have an imaginary friend by the time they’re seven-years-old. There’s an Imagination Lab where links between imaginary playmates and the parts they play in cognitive and social development are studied.
Children’s experiences vary. Some children have a different pretend friend every week; others have the same one for years. There are children who interact and talk to their friends and those who only write about them. Research evidences that imaginary friends have a positive effect on children who have them.
Imaginary Playmates: University of Berkeley Study
It’s normal and healthy for children to have imaginary pals, according to Marjorie Taylor and Alison b. Shawber, who wrote “With Friends like These,” Greater Good, greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/with_friends_like_these/, in spring, 2008. The authors’ research included observing children playing in their lab, separate interviews with children and parents, comparing their responses and follow-up consultations. Creating imaginary playmates is a frequent activity in early childhood and most playmates are supportive, pleasant, loving, and enjoyable additions to families; however some are liars, troublesome and unpleasant. There’s no distinctive type of imaginary friends that can include ghostly children, adults and animals, space aliens, heroes, monsters and angels. The results of this study agree with the Oregon one – that imaginary friends have positive effects.
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