In Stranger Things season 5, Holly Wheeler's imaginary friend causes concern. (Netflix) After nearly a decade, Netflix hit Stranger Things is drawing to an end with season five – and Mike and Nancy's ...

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 ...

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

In recent years, The Sims 4 has added quite a bit of gameplay for child Sims, and it's truly made Sims' childhoods feel meaningful and like they impact their lives in the future. The Adventure Awaits ...

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.

"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 ...

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 ...

When I discussed imaginary friends a few years ago, one father shared his experience: "We'll put him to bed and he'll be quiet. When we get back downstairs he'll start talking, normal stuff, about our ...

Actor Jay Ellis (right with 'Insecure' star and creator Issa Rae) has penned a new memoir about growing up with Mikey, his imaginary friend. As an only child growing up in a military family, Jay Ellis ...

“I wrote what I thought was five chapters,” says actor Jay Ellis, star of Insecure and Running Point, on the tentative first draft of his memoir, Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?: ...