Imaginary Friends Make You Awesome

New research shows that kids who grow up with an imaginary friend are able to tackle life as an adult so much better than kids who don't. Laci and Anthony join up to explain why. Read More: For Hurdles, Even a Pretend Friend Will Help http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303376904579135603062785122 "Young children's habit of talking to imaginary friends can spur the development of an inner dialogue that they can use to talk themselves through challenging tasks now and later as adults, a study in the November issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests." Study: Imaginary friends have real benefits http://www.hlntv.com/article/2013/10/15/imaginary-friends-study-problem-solvers "Kids are awesome, science continues to confirm. Who else invents their own playmates and imagines whole adventures, outings or sports games with the creative companionship of only their make-believe pals?" Imaginary Friends: Are invisible friends a sign of social problems? http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/growing-friendships/201301/imaginary-friends "A friend told me that she once had a moment of sheer terror in her own driveway. Her three kids were sitting in the back seat of the car." Subscribe to Loot Crate and Support DNews! www.lootcrate.com/dnews Watch More: Baby Talk Is Real Talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVTTnt9ej8 TestTube Wild Card: http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-264-strange-eating-disorder-ramen-addiction?utm_source=YT&utm_medium=DNews&utm_campaign=DNWC When Kids Learn Sarcasm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coBBfe_-uOo ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com