When parents find that their children always talk to the air from time to time, they can't help but worry, thinking that there is something wrong with their children's psychology. But in fact, the child just has imaginary friends, which is a normal thing.
Children who develop earlier begin to have imaginative activities around the age of 1, and by the age of 3 to 4, this ability to imagine reaches its peak, at this time, their concern for society also increases. When these two factors are combined, they create imaginary friends.
3-year-old children, and real-life friends have not yet established a good relationship, so imaginary friends occupy a very important position in their lives.
Imaginary friends are generally only 1, sometimes there can be 2 or 3, and young children play fun games with such friends in an imaginary way.
Imaginary friends are close companions to most children, or close to the embodiment of people they understand and respect.
A little boy named his imaginary friend Big Bear. When he was faced with a choice, he said to himself, "If the bear were me, he would definitely choose to eat obediently", and then used this as his choice, so that even if it was difficult, he could bravely go all out, because he forced himself to look up to the ideal idol.
If his mother knows that her child has such a friend, she can use it cleverly, such as "If you change into a big bear, you must want to finish it quickly." "If Big Bear were you, what would he do?" Words like that motivate him and guide him. As long as this method is not too reluctant, it is worth promoting.
Non-social toddlers who lack friends in real life are even more inextricably linked to imaginary friends, as if they did exist. He would talk to imaginary friends, give them half of their food, and even reserve a seat for "him" to share everything together, and adults would usually feel uneasy when they saw this.
This kind of child who relies too much on imaginary friends is detached from real society and is not interested in actual friends, which can also cause problems. Parents should try to expose him to the actual society and shift his attention to real life. Therefore, imagining friends is like a bridge to send a toddler to a group of friends.