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  Imaginary friends 16 Dec 2005  
Sign of a healthy imagination?

A recent study claims that more than half of children will have an imaginary friend by the age of seven. Are imaginary friends the sign of a healthy imagination or a worrying indicator of a lonely or introspective child?

Martha talks to Karen Majors, Educational Psychologist at Barking psychology service and a tutor at the Institute of Education and Liz, whose child had an imaginary friend.


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