The Power of Make-Believe. Sora Song.
by Song, Sora; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 26Health. Publisher: Time, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Child psychology | Friendship in children | Imagination in children | PlayDDC classification: 050 Summary: "It's not likely to win any Oscars, but the new Robert De Niro thriller, Hide and Seek, which revolves around a little girl's obsession with an imaginary friend named Charlie, taps into something quite real: the confusion and fear parents experience when their children start paying more attention to made-up companions than flesh-and-blood friends. Are kids who do so lonely or crazy or crying for help? In most cases, none of the above, says psychologist Marjorie Taylor of the University of Oregon." (TIME) This article reveals that play with imaginary friends is a common and normal part of childhood and may even "give children who dream them up a developmental advantage."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Power of Make-Believe, Feb. 14, 2005; pp. 48-49.
"It's not likely to win any Oscars, but the new Robert De Niro thriller, Hide and Seek, which revolves around a little girl's obsession with an imaginary friend named Charlie, taps into something quite real: the confusion and fear parents experience when their children start paying more attention to made-up companions than flesh-and-blood friends. Are kids who do so lonely or crazy or crying for help? In most cases, none of the above, says psychologist Marjorie Taylor of the University of Oregon." (TIME) This article reveals that play with imaginary friends is a common and normal part of childhood and may even "give children who dream them up a developmental advantage."
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