4 yr old is having imaginary friend..........

[stan24]

hi friends,
i have only one child.my son is 4 yrs old and he has 2-3 imaginary friends, he  call them with different names n chat with them on phone n personnally,i dont know what is it? n the amazing thing is that all the names he tells me r very new to me, we dont know any person of such name.
some times when he he does some thing wrong n i ask him abt that, he takes those names.
i m realy worried abt him...is this normal in this age to  have  imaginary friends?
otherwise he is a very normal child, gud in studies, very talkative n full of energy.
plz help me.

[stan24]

thanks a lot .

[musicmama]

My three year old had one for a couple of days.  We humored her when she talked about her, but we didn't bring it up or encourage it.  I can't say I would let my child blame his/her imaginary friends for things he/she has done.  

[treazzure007]

sounds cute.  I had an imaginary friend at the age of 3 and she disappeared shortly after my mom had my little brother.  My mom still jokes about it and how I made her fix my "friend" a plate at dinner too.  Iv seen movies and cartoons on imaginary friends and it seems the concept is that they fade away after child moves on to school, or meets new playmates, has siblings and so on

[mom@homenow]

It sounds to me like he has a very active imagination and has found a creative way to entertain himself. I don't see any reason for concern as long as he also socializes with other children when he is with them. It is normal for young children to have imaginary friends, and it seems likely that it would be even more common among children without siblings to play with at home.