Children's Imaginary Friends podcast

Adams, K. (Speaker)

School of Education

Activity: Other Knowledge Exchange › Public and community engagement - Other

Description

An invited podcast as part of the Children's Friends Matter project at Sheffield Hallam University.

Period	31 Oct 2023
Degree of Recognition	National

Keywords

imaginary friends
invisible friends
imaginary companions
children's play

Documents & Links

The podcast is the fourth in a series on children's friendships. This talk explores 'imaginary friends'. For many children these are very important, but adults can easily overlook them. Different cultural understandings of 'imaginary' friends are also discussed.