Tips for a child with a naughty imaginary friend?

Hello!

“I have a nearly four year old and the latest trend is her imaginary friend ‘ghosty’ is to blame for any naughty behavior. What do you do ..ignore….talk about the imaginary naughty friend ???? Help x” Any tips for a child with a naughty imaginary friend?

Posted by Mel, 03/05/13

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- - neddie said
  - 08 Aug 2014
    9:48 pm
Sounds like ‘Drop Dead Fred’ Good Luck
- - nida saeed said
  - 29 May 2014
    12:40 am
Hi I loved the naught stool idea too. Hope it worked for u
- - no1ladydj said
  - 10 May 2014
    8:37 pm
I’d go with the “naughty stool” (or mat) and say that, because your daughter is 4, she will stay on the naughty stool for 4 minutes for her, and another 4 minutes for her friend. 8 minutes is a long time for a little girl, and she’ll soon learn that if she does something wrong, and owns up herself, she’ll only spend 4 minutes of “time out”, instead of double that for blaming her “friend”.
- - jodie80 said
  - 25 Mar 2014
    8:42 pm
thats kind of cute hey … i wish i had someone to blame when i was young
- - coppin85 said
  - 31 Dec 2013
    8:02 am
what did you end up doing?
- - kathryn said
  - 28 Dec 2013
    10:49 pm
I think that both of them getting in trouble is a great idea – will have to try to remember that one
- - ljsalomon said
  - 23 Dec 2013
    8:46 am
Very cute – what did you end up having to do?
- - meltingmoment said
  - 20 Dec 2013
    10:22 am
What did you end up doing?
- - snoopy said
  - 31 Oct 2013
    6:06 pm
Oh gosh, 2 naughty stools, how cute-practical though.
- - meltingmoment said
  - 30 Oct 2013
    9:56 pm
I like the idea of two naughty stools.
- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Oct 2013
    3:49 pm
What did you end up doing?
- - have a happy day said
  - 20 Oct 2013
    12:08 am
I would look into the reason your child has the need for an imaginary friend and would not encourage this behaviour.
- - liz007 said
  - 12 Oct 2013
    6:51 pm
Two naughty stools in the naughty corner it’s very simple no dessert for the two naughty people. A early night no tv. For both of them… Oh yes I would be punishing the friend to… As a child I had a friend and. Mine was very real… So yes. Punish both. The friend will leave because it will not like getting in trouble tooo. I know it sounds silly but it works …
- - freeone1 said
  - 23 Sep 2013
    9:30 pm
my son has an imaginary friend and has had for years, just talk to her and explain to both about it good luck
- - maureen3 said
  - 23 Sep 2013
    8:44 pm
I hope you were able to solve the problem with all the useful tips
- - azmaz said
  - 18 Sep 2013
    4:52 pm
i think its wonderful! maybe you could tell her that ghostie will be banned from your house if the bad behaviour continues. my toddler blames everything on her older sister!
- - maureen3 said
  - 15 Sep 2013
    9:20 pm
So cute at some time or the other as children we too had imaginary friends
- - mrsdew17 said
  - 06 Sep 2013
    10:12 am
I just love this!! I think it shows your daughter has a fabulous imagination and is trying to work through some issues in her own way. Wait til she’s grown up and you can tell her about this…priceless…
- - beccyg17 said
  - 28 Aug 2013
    6:47 pm
I had many imaginary friends. One day my sister “rode her bike over” my friend and I was distraught! That was the end of my imaginary friends. Must have been my way of letting go.
- - nicole_pfeiffer said
  - 27 Aug 2013
    10:18 am
I would say discipline the imaginary friend as you could you child, put them in time out.