Parenting: My five-year-old still has an imaginary friend

About this episode

Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions about imaginary friends.

Child Psychotherapist Joanna Fortune joins Seán Moncrieff to answer your parenting questions…

People in this episode

Host: Seán Moncrieff

Guest: Joanna Fortune

Topics covered

• imaginary friends
• child psychology
• parenting advice
• child development
• family dynamics

Keywords

• imaginary friend
• child psychotherapist
• parenting questions
• child behavior
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Newstalk

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