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Scenario

When children's imaginary play seems unusually elaborate

My 4-year-old's imaginary friends have elaborate backstories and I sometimes worry this fantasy life is too intense or means she's not connecting with real people.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The adult is witnessing the child's remarkable capacity for world-building and meaning-making, mistaking richness for pathology.

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Worth thinking about

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