Children do make imaginative stories. Many a times these enthrall us. But sometimes parents get worried if their child is becoming a liar. I always consider it as part of blooming of the creativity. It is not only the logic that is part of genuine creative process. Imagination and fantasy are also integral to it. Child’s imaginative made-up stories should not cause a concern just because these are not factual truth. Let the mind take its flight into invented truth. All inventions start out of dreams.
Yes, I do agree that if the content is shocking, we’ll get disturbed as parents. In such cases we should try to find out the very germination of that content instead of taking it too literally on the face value as factual. A TV programme that the child had watched may have the roots of the twisted tale. An unrelated piece of conversation may have shaped up like this. Some incident in the family or neighbourhood might trigger a very different storyline in child’s imagination. Mind has very complicated ways of processing the information.
As you appreciate the imagination of your child, do not ignore the unhealthy part of it. Always keep a watch on your child’s behaviour. Most of the times made-up stories are not worrisome but if the same is also reflected in child’s behaviour then you should try to get to the root of it. Do not panic and do not subject your child to ‘interrogation’. Try to find out in a cool indirect manner.
If it is just a wild imagination of the adventure in the world of fairies, demons and flowers, then enjoy it and appreciate your child’s creative talent.
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