If You Were the Parent of a 4-Year-Old, and Your

question 58

Multiple Choice

If you were the parent of a 4-year-old, and your child began to talk to her "imaginary friend," whom she described as a boy who was a clown and who had red hair, which of the following responses should you make?

• A) You should probably have her evaluated by a psychologist for an early-onset mental disorder.
• B) You should take her to your family doctor, to have her evaluated for a vitamin deficiency.
• C) You should encourage her to continue to play with her "friend."
• D) You should discourage her from playing with her friends, and continue to tell her that he does not really exist.

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