I know lots of children go through this but this is dc3 and my first experience. There are a couple flitting about but the main protaginist (who has a name that I have never heard of, but dd is quite definite that is her name) pops in several times a day. This friend tells her to do certain things and wants certain things and is apparently " her best friend" to which I usually respond " I thought that was me". Wrong? Sometimes I humour her, sometimes I ask her to tell her friend it is time to go home. Tonight she had planned on staying the night . Dd is 3 and a tad too young for this planned sleepover I felt.
What I really want to know, from those of you who have had experience of this is
- Why? Is there something lacking in her life that she feels she has to introduce this other element?
- How will this progress and how should I play it?
Thanks in advance