Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / January 2006

My DD (almost 4yo) is extremely bright for her age and speaks/expresses
herself very well.  She has a very active imagination and can recall her
dreams in vivid detail.  Recently, though, she has been complaining of
"voices" in her head, and gets visibly frustrated and will bang her head
when she hears the "voice".  Today when she did it, I asked her what the
voice was saying and who it was and she said it was her own voice, and it
was just repeating what she had just said, over and over.  She said it was
very "distracting", which I though was an amazing way to describe this
sensation from a 3 year old.

I had previously dismissed this as an over-active imagination, but now I am
getting worried about it, as this has occured a few times in the past weeks.
Does it warrant an evaluation, or is this kind of thing typical of a young
child with a vivid imgination? Could it just be the beginnings of internal
dialogue?  What other things should I look out for?

I appreciate any insight!

TIA,
CY