In the movie Imaginary Friends, actor and director John Krasinski talks about his childhood with a friend who was a figment of his ardent imagination.
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A friend to not feel lonely or to experience fantastic adventures. A friend to face fears, such as fear of the dark, of being alone, of going to kindergarten for the first time, knowing that mom and dad have to go to work. And when that friend isn’t there, it’s left to the imagination to adapt it to fit.
In “Imaginary Friends,” actor and director John Krasinski decided to talk a little about his childhood and the magic that is part of childhood. “Imaginary friends are not only delightful creations of our minds, they are also time capsules for our hopes, dreams and ambitions,” he commented during the presentation of the movie. But what are they really and why do children feel the need to create them? We talked to Marta Rizzi, a psychologist and psychotherapist with a cognitive-constructivist orientation, about this.
“The real reason for their existence is still unknown. It is a phenomenon that can usually emerge around the 2nd or 3rd year of a child’s life and then disappear around the age of 8, which is the age at which a child “acquires a number of cognitive abilities and skills that allow them to reflect on themselves and manage their emotions”.
