However, it is very easy for children to do this because between two and five years of age, they are highly imaginative and often get reality mixed up with fantasy. When your daughter or son gets tangled up in Mom's or Dad's books, art projects, or pots and pans, the imaginary friend may be blamed. When your children find a make-believe friend, it may be because they don't feel strong enough or ready to face up to the real situation. Sometimes the imaginary friend is used to get attention. It also may be used to escape punishment, to keep from being lonely or to keep from feeling overwhelmed by other brothers and sisters.
Children use imaginary friends as a crutch rather than as a lie.
Parents should calmly and naturally accept such behavior and allow their child to have this experience. But not be allowed to get away with the misbehavior. We should accept them as little people with personalities and needs of their own. During the day, we occasionally need to give them our full attention, involve them in our family life and become interested in their world, which is large and important to them although it may seem small to us. If parents apply these principles, their child will soon be able to face and handle the situation alone.