How common is it for kids to have imaginary friends?

[Rhapture]

My lil cousin daughter just had a tea party with herself and it played out like a scene from Real housewives of Atlanta. Everyone else thought it was cute but I lowkey found it creepy because they say kids and animals can sense things we can't. What if she talking to redrum? It's all fun and games until she get sucked inside the TV like Carol Anne. Are imaginary friends normal? Did anyone have one and how old is too old to have one? She just turned 4

 

[The Fire]

I always saw this shyt on tv, never had an “imaginary friend”

 

[315]

nvm, not quite the same

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Relax man. Kids seeing things others don't see.. no need to get superstitious. Kids have wild imagination and a lot of their games involve imitating adults. So her having a tea party with friends you don't see doesn't mean she sees things. She's a normal kid with a normal imagination.

 

[Rhapture]

I always saw this shyt on tv, never had an “imaginary friend”

I come from a big family so I always had someone to play with. I wonder if it's an only child thing

 

[ReadOneBookAWeek]

I'd be more concerned her imaginary friends mirrored real housewives of Atlanta than anything else

 

[The Guru]

Keep holy water on deck just in case.

 

[Rhapture]

Relax man. Kids seeing things others don't see.. no need to get superstitious. Kids have wild imagination and a lot of their games involve imitating adults. So her having a tea party with friends you don't see doesn't mean she sees things. She's a normal kid with a normal imagination.

If you saw what I saw you would be alarmed too lol. It was an Oscar worthy performance.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I had imaginary friends...and one was some white girl modeled after some 90210 shyt

I think it’s common, especially for only kid or where there is a big age gap or a gender difference. I’d be worried if they were still talking to that friend after 7/8 years old.

But gaddamn @ her friends being real housewives

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

If you saw what I saw you would be alarmed too lol. It was an Oscar worthy performance.

Great she's observant and sharp. Keep her from bad influences. Don't fear her imagination.

 

[Vuvuzela]

Extremely common. Actually, kids with imaginary friends tend to have higher social intelligence. Don't worry unless they telling the kid to stab people .

 

[TL15]

Never had an imaginary friend but I had a running alias for myself as a secret agent

I went swimming one time when I was like 13 and was pretending to be on some “mission” and thought “this shyt is corny” and that was the end of that

 

[Rhapture]

I’d be worried if they were still talking to that friend after 7/8 years old.

I'm gonna keep this in mind and tell Brenda I said what's up

 

[Cadillac]

its normal

 

[UncleTomFord15]

Only white kids do that shyt