We should never stifle the vivid imaginations of our children. But sometimes, it would be nice if they didn't imagine such creepy things!

While on vacation my daughter started talking about an imaginary friend. The name she chose shocked me.Courtesy of Alexandra Meyer. I was enjoying a family vacation when my daughter started playing ...

Screens are winning kids' time and attention, and now AI companions are stepping in to claim their friendships, too. Why it ...

Imaginary friends are common in early childhood and are usually a normal feature of cognitive and emotional development. For clinicians, the key challenge is distinguishing typical imaginative play ...

"Mom/Dad! I'm SOOO bored!" Hearing this can conjure a rolling of the eyes in most parents. Decades ago, playing outside until sunset cured the "I am bored" declaration. Children happily imagined being ...

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 ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

Discover What’s Streaming On: In the battle between Imaginary (now streaming on Starz) and If, what movie would win? The concept of the imaginary friend is apparently a hot one in Hollywood this year, ...

Trinity Theatre Company has announced their Grown Up Stage's production of IFs (Imaginary Friends) by Thomas J. Misuraca running from November 28th - December 14th. The production is directed by Mia ...

Gretna Theatre and Imaginary Friends puppet theatre will present a new musical to life that looks at the effects of bullying from the victim's perspective and how being bullied can get passed on to ...

I was enjoying a family vacation when my daughter started playing with some imaginary friends. I was horrified to learn that she had named one of them 'Instagram' after the social media app. This made ...