Thursday, June 18, 2009

KIDS WITH IMAGINARY FRIENDS HAVE BETTER SUCCESS SKILLS

Here is a supportive study for intuitive children...surveys estimate that 65% of all children have imaginary friends during their first eight years of life. Surveys have also shown that these kids develop faster than others in communication skills and social skills. Imagine, then, what percentage of intuitive children have imaginary friends...it must be very high if two-thirds of the children in the general population have imaginary friends, which I don't believe are all that "imaginary."

Two researchers in psychology at the University of Manchester in England found that the children in their small research sample were more emotionally responsive, achievement-oriented, and more creative. In fact, heightened creativity was a marked feature of the children in this study.

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Tara Paterson

Tara Paterson

A certified coach for parents of intuitives and the co-author of the book- Raising Intuitive Children (New Page Books, '09), Tara Paterson is raising 4 highly intuitive children with her husband. She is a corporate spokesperson, a syndicated columnist, parent advisor, and author of 100 plus parenting and spiritual articles.

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