Toddler see's things

Belladonna 1 post 2-Feb-2006 8:04 AM	I have a 21 month old girl, who gets up every night around 2-3am.She points to her wall screaming and saying something. She refuses to go in her room, so I take her in mine, and she points at my walls screaming in fear, and is hugging me so tight. This is really disturbing me as I do not see anything there. Last night she didn't go to bed until 6am...and she fell asleep on me scared to look around! What is going on...do I have Ghosts?
gtank 7 post s 2-Feb-2006 9:05 AM	does she do this only in your home? try bringing her to someone else's house and see if she does the same thing....
Belladonna 2 post s 2-Feb-2006 10:16 AM	She once did it in my friends home...whom she says her grandmothers spirit is still there...but no. Its so weird...she is terrified, she will actually hit the wall. When she hurts herself on something she hits it and says bad. This is how she was with the wall...but so terrified to go near it and needed the lights to be on. I don't get it!
gtank 8 post s 2-Feb-2006 12:05 PM	hmmm. yeah that is weird. children are a little more keen to seeing things we sometimes don't. the strange thing is that she is only 18 months, so she's not old enough to make stuff up like that...but old enough to notice something strange. maybe you can do some research on the house, or find out what was there before....when my wife and were dating we lived in an apartment complex built back in the early 1900's. i'd experience a whole bunch of weird things that my wife wouldn't....that was weird. come to find out, some one had died in the there sometime during the 1900's...but i would be the only one to experience it.....
gtank 9 post s 2-Feb-2006 12:05 PM	my bad.... i meant to say 21 month old girl!!
Belladonna 3 post s 3-Feb-2006 6:06 AM	Ok...lastnight it happened again, she refuses to even sit on her bed...screaming, finally @ 1am, I brought her in my room, she went to sleep. However I couldn't sleep...I was concerned now, and I thought I was drifting off and I felt the bed shake, and said to my husband, honey did you feel that, he said no! He is a deep sleeper, I think I was just over tired. The buliding is 30 years old. And it belongs to hubby's father, he rented it out for years now we live in it. What do u think about smudging?
gtank 10 post s 3-Feb-2006 8:17 PM	yes, I was actually going to suggest that!! try it out.. I actually had my home blessed one time and it worked. (not trying to push religion on you). the weirdest thing happened to me today... i was laying around and my ceramic beagle statue stare at me in the eyes...and i know i moved it away the other day... today its back in the original position.. so thinking about smudging also....
PhenomInvestigator 54 post s 12-Feb-2006 1:27 AM	At 21+ months, your child is in a stage where they are beginning to integrate what they have been sensing up to this point in her life. These memories will bury themselves deep in her subconscious and likely will resurface decades from now and color her future behavior. But how about this current behavior? While I would love to tell you that grandma is the culprit, and she might even be, its a bit far-fetched to believe that this child so young could even identify her grandma that clearly (I am presuming grandma has passed). It is far more likely that she is seeing plays of light and dark on the wall and has yet to integrate those shapes and images into her own conscious mind, recognizing them for the harmless shapes they are. We often forget our decades of learning that children don't have. Your one encounter can be chalked up to stress and a very late night. Were the activity to pick up and you began to experience things similar to your child, I would think differently. The best advice: hold her, nurture her, distract her, be straight with her. Let her see how the light plays on the walls during the daytime or perhaps outside. This will quietly set into motion the necessary learning I believe she needs to do to get past this period. Check her diet. Young children can be quite susceptible to excesses of sugar for example that can cause some amazing behaviors. See a neurologist if this behavior persists for another year. If you feel comfortable smudging by all means do so. It just might clear everything out after all. You never know. Last Edited PhenomInvestigator on 12-Feb-2006 1:31 AM
lesley40 1 post 21-Feb-2006 12:34 PM	i have some odd things happening in this house! we have lived here almost two years and when we first moved in i had a snse there was someting here. not malevolent , but wary.. does that make sense. anyway my daughterin law is finding herslef to be extremely psychic.she has been all her life but was afraid if it.. is now getting less scared and allowing herself to explore her talents. she has had some of the things checked out(eg she lives in a 300 year old house and 'knew' the names of past residents cos they told her!! checked it on the deeds and she was right. lots of things like this have happened. ) anyway she recently told me that every time she comes into this hous she gets the name jean... she thought that it was a message for someone called jean. we aske our neighbour who told us a woman used to live here called jean(!!!!) who now lives a few doors away. anyway my daughter in law was sat on the loo and an ornament that is heavy, secure and wasnt touched flew accross the room! this has since happened to me in the same room... and tonight a small vase exploded without being touched..... my oldest cat sometimes acts very oddly and stares into space! whats going on and what do i need to do? lesley.
ScarlettMina 9 post s 5-Jan-2007 12:23 PM	I disagree with Phenominvestigator. Babies & toddlers are often associated with paranormal phenomena such as this. Grandparents frequently hang around them too. I would have the house blessed in whatever religion or to go along with whatever spiritual beliefs you have. I do not know why she would be afriad of the ghost, unless her grandma was evil etc. It could be pretending to be the grandma, or an evil spirit with the grandma. If this continues to be a problem I would contact a psychic for more answers. There are many things you can do. Do research online too. Scarlett Last Edited on 21-Mar-2007 2:24 PM
BatBoy 83 post s 13-Jan-2007 2:45 PM	Actually, Phenominvestigator is right on target. BatBoy
sherryg 1 post 30-Jan-2007 5:20 AM	I almost died when I read this! I googled "toddler sees ghosts" and this came up. My daughter started doing the EXACT SAME THING around 18 months and still does it at 32 months! And this was before she could really communicate. We knew she was scared of something in her room but didn't know what since she couldn't really talk. We took out all of her stuffed animals. Then she started talking about 'kitchens". She had a toy kitchen and we thought it was making shadows on the wall or something so we took it out. THen once she could communicate more, she started saying that someone was standing by her crib at night. She calls him "kitchens" and another one in there she calls "tree". We assume she named them these things because at that age, she doesn't really know any appropriate names. Anyways, we moved her crib from against the wall she's terrified of to the center of the room. She still cried every night. We put blankets over the top of the crib like a fort and she would hide under them, still scared. Well we moved her to a toddler bed and she is still SO SCARED! She says they just stand over her and watch her. She has to have the lights on, even during the day. She sleeps with it on too. She points to the wall and cries. It's EVERY NIGHT! We tell her nothing is there and she just can't comprehend it. It has shocked me that this woman before me has the same exact problem. She's never slept anywhere but in our home, so I don't know if she does it elsewhere. People see her room and think we're crazy because of the way it's dimantled. The hutch is off the dresser because we thought she was scared of it. Her bed is in the middle of the room because we can't have them against a wall. Her toys are all pulled out into the hall. What can we do??? We're at our whits end, we just want a good nights sleep and we want her at peace!
raeleyfan 1 post 21-Feb-2007 7:24 AM	I am a stay home mom who keeps 3 children in my home. I noticed one of the little girls acting the same EXACT way these other toddlers are acting! She is 24 months old and very normal, loving, and friendly. Theses "episodes" that happen to her happen in day and at night, at my home and now her mothers home. She will be playing and carrying on like any 2 year old and then out of the blue she points to one specific corner in my living room and starts yelling at the wall, screaming and sometimes crying. This only lasts for a minute or so, then it is back to normal, like nothing ever happened. She has done this in my home approximately 4 times , last night her mother called me and explained that she had done the same thing in her bedroom and ended up sleepint whith her last night, but she still was afraid of something even in mom's room. This has us very comcerned now that she is exhibiting this behavior in other places/ Could this be her spirit guide, an evil spirit scaring her, or does she need to see a therapist?? I read the post about light play on the walls, but the corner that she sees this is not in any direct light where there could be any light play, i have payed attention to this too. Any suggestions i can pass on to her mother?
PhenomInvestigator 113 post s 3-Apr-2007 12:49 AM	I am not a medical doctor, and this is not medical advice. However, from what you are reporting and my own personal experience, I would suggest consulting a neurologist.
Ms.homes 1 post 19-Nov-2007 9:19 AM	I have a 2 1/2yr old that is on the autistic spectrum. Well, one night he woke up screaming wanting me to hold him. He would not touch the bed and kept looking at the center of the bed, and then burrying his face into my chest. He then jumped off the bed and shifted his focus to the side of the bed screaming histarically at what ever he saw. It seemed as if there was really something there because he would walk back over to the side of the bed,look for a second then get startled and run screaming again. He did not want to go back to sleep and kept looking around the room in fear of it coming back. Everytime I fell asleep, he would tap me. A month ago he woke up and kept staring at my window,(laying in the total opposite direction of the window)and would keep looking back at it. Now I've been living there for 2yrs and the person before me moved out leaving behind alot of personal and important things ( birth certificates, shot recordes, income tax etc.), and she was there less than a year. I called her to come pick them up but she never came. The lady down the hall approached me when I first moved in and from what I could make out,( she has a very heavy carribean accent)she said that the last woman who lived there for awhile was crazy. Should I be concerned about the house or should I take my son to a psychiatrist
sdparanormal 227 post s 19-Nov-2007 9:37 AM	Hi Ms. Homes, My advice would be rule things out as much as you can. It is very odd that the former tenant left her belongings and never came back. I would follow up on this again and see if you can speak with the former tenant. Be honest about what is happening with your son and see if she had similiar experiences in the home. If she did, then you might want to consider moving. I am concerned that your son is so scared. If he is truly seeing a spirit, most professionals will not believe him and will put him on medication. On the other side of the coin if he is already on medication check and see what complications are noted with that medication. There are so many things that can cause this type of thing. I would check with medical professionals first and make sure he is ok physically and mentally. Be sure to stay calm yourself when these events happen. If you act scared he will too. I hope this helps! Please keep us posted on what happens. Bonnie Vent San Diego Paranormal Research Project www.sdparanormal.com
Misty 1 post 10-Dec-2007 6:30 PM	I have a three year old little boy who says he sees ghosts. This has been going on about six months now and I don't know what to do. He's seeing very vivid images of things that at three, he should not know. My child does not watch scary movies yet he seen one person/ghost and said she had no hands and feet. I had a uncle who passed away a few weeks ago and he swears he talks to him. My son wasn't that close to him because we moved away from my home town before my son was born. He probably saw my uncle 3 times. I laid out 10 pics across the table and he picked my uncles' pic and said that was uncle Tim and he's now a man ghost. Please help !! I don't know how to deal with this. I can find him in corners crying and talking to someone who isn't there. I really need some advice this is scaring my child and I don't know how to help.
gemini74 1 post 25-Feb-2008 6:35 PM	My niece called me today and told me her two year old is possibly seeing a ghost? She was in the bathtub when her little boy said he needed to go potty. The two year old was standing at the toilet when he started screaming at the doorway, "scary man, mama,scary man!" His mom said, "what scary man, baby? There is no scary man! Her two year old said, "right there, mama and he jumped into the bathtub with her and clinged to her crying with his clothes on. She is not sure what to do or think. She just moved into this brand-new home, but it is in an old neighborhood. Please share your thoughts!
alyjoe16 1 post 28-Feb-2008 7:53 AM	I stumbled upon this sight while searching for my 2 1/2 year old who has been "seeing things" at night. She has always been a great sleeper, never any problems, until the last couple of weeks. Last night was the worst of it. She woke up talking about a "mean witch lady" that she was seeing in the shadows. She is a very verbal 2 1/2 year old, and can tell me whatever she needs to in order to get a point across. What made me the most nervous was that when I went into her room, it was FREEZING. The house is only 50 years old, but 20 years ago, the owner died in the house. She was in a hospice bed in the dining room for months. Paranormal activity seems to follow me, since my father passed away when I was 3, I have always sensed him. My oldest daughter (now 11), used to see him when she was 3. She used to tell me that her grampy was under the bed, and he used to tell her to "sssh sssh, go to sleep" at night. She described him to a tee, and obviously had never seen him. Very strange stuff!
Rosey08 1 post 12-Mar-2008 3:32 PM	My 2 1/2 yr old has had some weird things over the last few days. Day 1 - 11:45pm runs out screaming from her room, when we meet her she points back to her room saying "lady talking" we take her into her room and she points to the cnr saying "lady, Lady!". Of course we can't see anything. So it then takes us about 30mins to calm her down after she says - "you stay, you stay". Then nothing for the rest of the night Day 2 - 11:50pm same thing except she says the lady is talking on the phone. Again 30mins to calm down after daddy searching inside and around her window. Day 3 - 12am midnight - Same again. Day 4 - 7:30pm bedtime - "Where's my lady gone?", Me - "Maybe it's an angel", Her - "She says hello to me" Day 4 - 12midnight - crying in her room, we go in, she is pointing to the same spot, but only crying. She doesn't say a word until I try to leave and then - "you stay, lady talking". then nothing We thought maybe she was just wanting me to stay, but when she wakes up at other time in the night, I give her a cuddle and she has no probs with me leaving her. She has nothing in the cnr that could reflect light, nothing that can move in the wind etc. House is only 2 yrs old........?? any ideas???? Rosey08
sci-fichic300 13 post s 18-Mar-2008 2:05 PM	Most tots are psychic, they will lose it by the time they are 5 or 6 very rarly do they keep it there whole lifes
PhenomInvestigator 139 post s 19-Mar-2008 5:48 PM	Rosey, I notice that most of the events you report are happening at the same time, late each night. I'm wondering if this is a case of your girl seeking attention or feeling uncomfortable for some other normal reason. While it is possible your child is seeing someone, it may be that this is a ploy to attract you. Think about not only what you are doing at that time, but also what the significance of a 'lady' might be to her. This could go back to the first weeks of life. Are there other children in the house? If so what are the personal dynamics? Given the reaction and the time required to settle the child, whatever is going on clearly has personal import. Keep us informed of your progress, and all the best to you. Last Edited on 19-Mar-2008 5:49 PM
BatBoy 134 post s 21-Mar-2008 1:52 PM	Toddlers are about as psychic as a wash rag! At this stage the child's mind is constantly developing that is always under construction as children began to take in the world around them they occasionally will rehearse conversations and patterns of speech that might seem odd to adults, talking to walls talking to stuffed animals this is completely normal. The second part of this behavior which has already been discussed, if a child notices that this behavior is getting your attention they would do it quite often just to get a reaction. Believe me children children watch you very closely unlike adults they don't have a thousand distractions there zeroed in on you. To link to this normal developmental behavior to anything paranormal is doing both you and most importantly your child a great disservice. If for whatever reason you are completely at a loss I would highly recommend that you talk to your pediatrician. Best of luck, BatBoy
angela 1 post 28-Mar-2008 11:43 AM	For the past couple of days my 28 month old boy has acted scared in his room. Last night I put him in bed, and he came to the livingroom and told me that he was scared, he is usually fine in his room and sleeps well. When he fell asleep I took him back to his bed and then I went to my bed. He wakes up in the middle of the night crying and wanting to sleep in our bed. He cuddles up between my husband and I and keeps staring at the hallway, he then says that he is scared and would try to hide under the blanket, then he would look up and turn into my husband and bury his face. He is shaking, and looks very terrified in his eyes. Is he possibly seeing something? He's never acted like this before. Even today, I layed him down for a nap and he ran in here and said the same thing. He asked for his cars out of his room, and to test him I told him to go get them, and he just looked terrified telling me he was scared again. But, if it was something in the kitchen that he wanted he didn't have an issue to go get it. We then went to my room to play, throw him on the bed or what not, (trying to defer his attention) and then he looked at the first part of the room where you walk in and acted as if he saw something and wanted to leave. I am confused because we are not in a house but in an apartment, that have only been built for a couple of years, if. So, I doubt if there is any history. Also, about an hour ago, I asked him if he was still scared and he looked over his shoulder and around the room then said no. Any suggestions would be great!
sci-fichic300 16 post s 10-Apr-2008 5:55 PM	most children are psychic. They have ability's up until they are 6 or 7. Tell him they won't hurt him. (i can see them and I promise they won't)
lolleypop 1 post 11-Apr-2008 7:20 AM	I have a 21 month old daughter, whom I belive is seeing things, be it a ghost or whatever. She has started talking about a "woman" in her room. This started three nights ago she woke up around 5 am. I heard her talking for a little while but i couldnt understand what she was saying through the monitor but then she just started crying and screaming. When I went to check on her she wasnt standing up at the crib rail like she usually does, she was laying flat down when her eyes wide open. When I asked her what was wrong she replyed, "woman....crying....woman.....talking". I picked her up and kissed her and told her it was just a dream, not real, and that it was ok to just shut her eyes and go back to sleep. When she woke up again about an hour later saying the same thing but not crying. I took her to my room to play while I got ready for work. As we were walking out the door she stopped and ran back to her room tell me "woman crying....go get her", " get her mama...crying". I went in the room and told her no one was there and we needed to go. She ran back into the room and sayed "bye-bye woman" and left with me. She didnt say anything else about it all day unil we got back home that evening and she started telling about a woman crying "in there" pointing toward her room. She kept talking about her saying "woman crying... talking...Where's Sissy?... hear it?" She knows no one by the name of sissy. Shes tells me about the woman cryin and talking and asking where sissy is everyday since. If it were just a dream she would have forgotten about it by now, whouldnt she? Shes not acting afaid at all now, but she constantly telling me about the "woman" now. Does anyone have any advise on how to handle this?
hb4hikes 1 post 14-Apr-2008 4:09 PM	Hi, I am new to the board: I just came in from work this evening...as I walked in the door my 25 month old meets me, grabs my hand & is continually asking, "what's that" while pointing to the dining area by a window and when she is not pointing she is chewing on her nails and fingers. Her paternal grandmother kept her while i worked and says to me, "the weirdest thing just happened"...she goes on to say Emma was rocking on her lap, hopped down and started whining and pointing to the dining area saying "what's that" over & over and she has not stopped asking for about 30 min prior my arrival. The grandmother had done the same thing I did when I got home, by taking her over to the area and trying to see something different, but she just fixed her gaze toward the window. Emma can identify birds, bugs, etc if she sees one. When asked, she would say "monster" or "ghost", now she does have a 12yr old brother who will aggravate her and say he is a monster and chase her around the house, she laughs when he "catches" her & she has watched some Scooby Doo with him,which has the theme of monsters/ghost. Now I am concerned due to her bewildered gaze and continual questioning. The house was built by my father in the 60s. My oldest brother (died at 7), mother (59) & father (69) have all passed but lived their until their deaths. A distant relative (5) was crushed by an old horse drawn mower years ago in the field by my house (died as my grandfather was trying to get her to a doctor) and her "ghost" was actually seen by my brother as a young child, we learned about the story after he saw "her". Finially, it is rumored that their is native american burial sites around our property. My great uncle would tell us stories as children about the sites and how the "mules" would refuse to go near the sites. I grew up on this rural property in NC and have had strange experiences over the years. As kids we played with Ouja boards with weird experiences related to that too. I have never felt afraid in the house, but have had some chilling occurances while outside that I donot share with people as they think i am nuts. Is their anything I should be concerned with?
tanamom 1 post 17-Apr-2008 6:34 PM	My toddler is 2 1/2 and this afternoon when she woke from her nap she was acting really weird. She wanted me to hold her constantly and she was looking around saying no no no. She would look behind me as if there was something there. Then she got out of my arms and ran behind me like she was hiding from something. We went into the bedroom and she starting screaming close the door. She has never acted like this before. I was thinking maybe she had a bad dream and was still scared. The babysitter said that she had been acting really weird all day. The sitter stated that she would start screaming and crying all of a sudden and didn't want anyone to get near her. The only think I could think of to do was to read out loud some bible scriptues for protection and to cast out anything ungodly that's in the house. She has me so spooked that I'm starting to look behind my back to see if anything is there. Last Edited on 17-Apr-2008 6:35 PM
PhenomInvestigator 142 post s 19-Apr-2008 10:21 PM	As I was re-reading these posts, something just came to mind. While I can't offer you a 'cure' perhaps some knowledge will be useful instead. We have been looking at complex magnetic fields as sources of hallucinations producing very rich experiences that are quite similar to hauntings and apparitional events. There is nothing supernatural about this, it is an area of inquiry that is beginning to solidify nicely. So it may not be anyone or anything where you live beyond the location itself. You might try re-orienting where you spend your time. If you live in a small place this could be more difficult. See if your children ever report these events away from the house. These could also be light-related effects. A colleague of mine in Los Angeles first noticed this in the 1970s in the now famous "Entity" case. It appears that ultraviolet light, to which children are more sensitive than many adults, may enable them to have visual experiences most adults cannot. How they interpret these experiences is likely highly variable. I offer these as alternative explanations, while respecting the possibility they are exactly what they otherwise seem.

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