RJA #10c: Ideas for the Application Project–

****A Personal Letter to my Mother****

I asked my mother if any of her children have had imaginary friends. Since I now know that I was the only one of her children that had an imaginary friend, it will be easy for me to construct a personal letter asking about that experience. The letter would suggest how it affected me and how I interacted with other children. It will also explain to her how the imaginary friend help mold me into the child I was. Instead of making the letter all about me, i would also like to ask her how it affected her and my father. I would like to ask if the imaginary friend developed before or after their divorce. Did I act out against the situation? How did I cope?


****Short Story****

I would like to demonstrate the arguments and the counterarguments into a story about a child and their imaginary friend. If I can suggest the behavioral issues involved with an imaginary friend, a short story would be a great example. The story will provide the assumptive age of children who create imaginary friends and exploit all of the characteristics of this type of child.

****News Article****

There are many things i can offer in a news article. I think the best option would be to write about Preschool and School age kids who have an imaginary friend. The article could provide the pros and cons of invisible buddies and how teachers/parents should react. It would also include what type of outcomes occur depending on how the adult reacts to the child.

****Editorial****

I could provide my own opinions on Imaginary Friends. I would also like to provide the input of other people who share the same opinions and views on the topic. I would explain why I think having imaginary friends is a healthy and normal part of development and what type of resources made me choose this argument.