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Imaginary companions and the children who create them / Marjorie Taylor.

By: Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: 215 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0195077040 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.413 TAY 21
LOC classification:
  • BF723.I5 T38 1999
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Contents:
Contents 1. Introduction ; 2. What Are Imaginary Companions Like? 3. The Characteristics of Children Who Create Imaginary Companions 4. Why Do Children Create Imaginary Companions? 5. Do Children Think Their Imaginary Companions Are Real? 6.What Happens to the Imaginary Companions Created in Early Childhood? 7.Do Older Children and Adults Create Imaginary Companions? 8. Fantasy in the Lives of Children and Adults Notes; References Acknowledgments Permissions Index
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index.

Contents
1. Introduction ;
2. What Are Imaginary Companions Like?
3. The Characteristics of Children Who Create Imaginary Companions
4. Why Do Children Create Imaginary Companions?
5. Do Children Think Their Imaginary Companions Are Real?
6.What Happens to the Imaginary Companions Created in Early Childhood?
7.Do Older Children and Adults Create Imaginary Companions?
8. Fantasy in the Lives of Children and Adults
Notes;
References
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Index