Is your child all of a sudden playing with an imaginary friend? Parents whose children develop an invisible playmate might be wondering why this is happening or what it means. Dr. Ashley M. Whitaker, ...

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It is fascinating how synchronicity comes into play at times. I was meeting a group of people I did not know too well when the conversation turned to a topic of interest to me - children's imaginary ...

Sometimes when I reach for a bag of frozen mixed vegetables, I’ll find a hamster in our freezer. My daughter put the disintegrating stuffed toy in a Caboodle, a clear plastic case meant for organizing ...

Kenneth is the typical young adult living in upstate New York. He works at a local bookstore and every day after work, he unwinds at a bar with his childhood best friend, Bert, over rounds of mai tais ...

While imaginary friends can be a useful tool created by your mind to help process emotions, the problem with this coping mechanism arises when people can no longer distinguish reality from their ...