My Son Is Seeing Things???

I'm not a believer in the paranormal, so my thought is what another poster said...maybe he watched a horror movie or something violent that has his imagination running wild. He could have seen something anywhere. Has he been to a friend's house lately where maybe they watched something he probably shouldn't have. Or even if he didn't watch something...does he go to daycare? He could have heard another child talking about it and now he's scared too.

This could be a phase he outgrows or it could be something deeper. Keep monitoring him and discuss this with his pediatrician.

My son has been "seeing" things too! He says someone calls his name and I am around and don't hear anything. We have a hallway that he refuses to go down alone. A few nights he acted scared of the dark but has been fine. I don't really believe that kinda stuff but I never rule anything out! But 3 year olds are starting to get huge imaginations and they pick up everything they see and hear...like TV and such.

K.,

First, because I think it may be a spiritual issue, I'd encourage you to pray to Jesus with your son before sleep, during the night when he wakes up and even in the morning. In your own prayer time, I'd seek the Lord's guidance in this. You may need to get some Christian guidance in your area on how to deal with this. Review the scriptures on resisting the devil and on spiritual battle.

Second, because it may also be added to by what he sees on tv, or movies, (and even stories read to him) I'd severely restrict any scary or violent shows, especially cartoons or any other shows that may be adding to this.

I'm praying for your son. My children had a horrible time sleeping in their room in one house we lived in. While we lived there, they slept with us, though they had been in their own room just fine before that house. Later, we found out there had been murders in the house. <sigh> How can we discount their tender and pure hearts?

D. S (mom to 5, granny to 1)

I think maybe he is seeing a spirit. Before you jump to concluions, you need to do some history on that place and make sure that there would be no reason at all that a spirit can be in there.

From the books I have read about toddlers, they are not looking to be told "there is no girl", because to him, there is one - remember they have very active imaginations that are very real to them. I have read in a couple of books to play up the safety aspect to him in an imaginary way. IE: equip his Pooh Bear with a "magic shield" to protect him and the family from the girl (play up the protection with a grand imaginary equivilant) and let him know he is safe with you and Pooh Bear and no one including the girl can steal his breath/toys/head with that shield. I think I read this in John Rosemond's book "making the terrible two's terrific" It might be worth a try. Good luck and let me know how if it works. My daughter is 22 months and I have not run into this yet but thought the advice in the book was interesting and insightful into the mind of a toddler.
BTW - After reading some of the other responses, I really feel compelled to add, your child does not need a shrink (not that I'm against them), he has a normal active imagination that nearly all toddlers have around this age. I had nightmares around age 3 and 4 as did all of my friends children. It probably seems scary that he is so upset but just let him know you and your husband are his protectors and he is safe and be fun in creative in your solution. Kids love that. And if you have the time, pick up the book I mentioned, it is worth the read.

Hi K.,

Do not underestimate what your child is saying. We are spirit beings some are more sensitive than others. Some see in the spirit and some feel and some hear. Please pray over your child. This is serious stuff. Open up the bible and pray scriptures over your children, your house and your family. You and your husband have over authority over your household. Take that authority in Jesus' Name and command those spirits to leave. Be bold, Be strong for the Lord thy God is with thee. Take care and God bless you and your family. I plead the blood of Jesus over you and your family right now, in Jesus' Name!

As an adult who saw things as a child, it is not impossible that what he is seeing is very real. Comfort him and do not brush it off as imagination or make-believe, because to him it is very real. If you are a religious family, open a bible up in his room and tell the spirit to leave. If nothing else, it should comfort your son. If he still complains of seeing this girl, maybe have daddy sleep in the room and your son in bed with you. My father did this once and saw the spirit, he commanded them to leave our house and to leave me alone in the name of Jesus Christ. This may not be it at all, but just wanted you to know that it is possible.

I agree with Samantha...I have a nephew that would tell his parents things that a 3 year old wouldn't even know. For instance, they were someplace and Richard said "I remember being here, we had to carry kegs up these stairs" A 3 yr old wouldn't know what a keg was! It kind of freaked them out. He also saw a man standing at the foot of his bed in the middle of the night, but a friendly man. He sees this man on occassion sitting in a rocking chair in his room too. He was never afraid of the man and just thought it was "normal" and that everbody could see "spirits". Richard is now 29 years old, very rarely does he see the "man" but as an adult had this experience numerous times. Our family always felt it is a family member watching over him. Unlike your son it was a pleasant expeience for him. Richard started seeing this man at about 3 and continued to through adolesents and the teen years and into adulthood. Please take your son seriously, you never know. Just have an open mind. Good luck.
J.

Hi K.,

First thing I would do is to pray with him and tell him is nothing to be afraid, because Jesus send his angels to protect him and pray in your house, too. My son was doing something like that and I told him when he is afraid he needs to pray and we did and do together before my kids go to bed.
Pray with them.
God Bless you and your family.

E.

Well, I agree with Beth...and a friend of mine had a child that kept seeing a child in there house so...she got some herbs dried sage and stuff like that twined it together lite some candles walked around the house burning with a lighter the dried herbs around the doorways and she in front of her kids told all spirits to leave the windows where open....she told the kids that she asked them to leave and it was her house and she wanted her family to be safe....her little girl slept all night after that. Was it real like spirits??? I don't know she didn't either but it did one of two things either got spirits out that needed to be released if you believe in those things if not it gave her little girl peace of mind by feeling like she did something about the situation.
She was not professional on the subject she did some reading and figured it couldn't hurt either way. My best wishes to you.

You may think we're all nuts, but after reading the other responses, at least I'm not the only one! Yes, my totally logical part of the brain tells me this is some reaction to seeing a scary commercial or part of a scary movie or even hearing a scary story (maybe one he overheard and you didn't read to him). Perhaps he's experiencing horrible anxiety over a situation. I would certainly speak to his pediatrician and, if the situation continues for more than a week or two, I would get some recommendations for a good child psychologist. I'm not saying your son is disturbed, but a good child therapist could help to root out any underlying anxiety or issues. However, because of several completely unexplainable experiences I have had regarding those who have passed on and those very close to me have also had (like my extremely conservative and logical father), I also urge you to find out about any previous owners and occurances in your house -and the property if possible. Ask him how the girl is dressed, what she looks like, does she look like a little girl he would see outside (at the grocery, preschool, etc. or is she dressed differently -like from an older age) -and ask him if he knows why she wants to hurt him. Why is she angry and mean? Please let us know if you find a resolution! Due to different spiritual and religious beliefs there are a number of different ways people will tell you to rid your house of spirits, but at least do some research about the place.

When you are in school and in working, who keeps him? Is he in contact w/ any little girls that may have teased him or purposely tried to scare him? Does he watch any tv shows/movies that may put these ideas in his head?? Sorry for questions - I can imagine how disturbing this is for you!! L.

SERIOUSLY consider a good therapist to determine what is bothering him. What will it hurt? A one hour discussion with someone whose specialty is children can only benefit you and your entire family.

We can GUESS all day long but it doesn't help your little one.

May God truly be with you as you do everything you can for your child! My prayers are with you, dear! TRULY!

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

L.

K.,

This may sound strange, but my recommendation is if the girl is "angry because he won't share his toys," maybe you should ask him what would make the girl stop being angry. Perhaps simply offering to share his toys will solve the problem.

I firmly believe that children are wiser than we give them credit for. Something in your sons psyche is disturbing him. Help him find his solution, don't just band-aid or write-off these episodes as "childish." Let this be an opportunity for him to learn problem solving tools and for the two of you to strengthen your "trust relationship."

Whether you believe this is "real," it is "real" in his mind and you need to help him solve his real problem and in doing so you will earn a trust from him that you will not expect. Treating this as a child's imagination problem belittles him and weakens the trust relationship.

K. G, in my opinion you should believe in your son. I am studying psychology and what I hear your son saying is "help". I figure one of two things is going on with him. First, he is experiencing some type of trauma due to something happening to him that you may not be aware of. Try questioning your son about things that go on when you are at work.

Second, maybe there actually is a little girl in his room in the spiritual form. I don't know how much you know about paranormal activity or how much you believe in spirits, but I recommend that you research who used to live in your house or what used to be on your property. By doing this at least you can provide truth to your sons story.

Children his age usually talk about monsters in the closet to get attention and to get into the parents bed. Studying psychology I have learned that a child at three years old does not have the ability to understand what you are saying that he experienced.

the 'take my breath away' comment makes me think of sleep apnea.. has he ever done anything like that before? does he snore? have allergies/asthma? if so, i'd talk to your dr about testing. i don't have any clue if it can happen at this young age, but if it can, a lack of oxygen can do funky things to your cognition and processing of thoughts..

good luck! i personally don't beleive in the paranormal. i'd look for something physical.

2 things I thought it might be. 1- invisible friend or overactive imagination? Some kids have them, maybe he wants some attention or something. Maybe he got it from somewhere else. Have you watched any ghost movies or had a conversation about something similar around him? Kids pick up on everything and translate differently. Maybe he got it somewhere, school, TV, something.

The other is paranormal. This option kinda freaks me out thinking about it, as I am sure it does you. My parents used to say that my daughter would talk to this one doorway at my old house. My mom was all into the paranormal and such and said that children have better senses to this stuff than adults. She was CONVINCED my baby was talking to a 'ghost' of some sort. I just brushed it off. My brother used to do the same when he was a baby and had a name for the person he talked too. I perfer to think it is a phase, because the idea of a actual ghost in my home, kinda scares me so I choose not to believe it. I dont discourage the talking though. Maybe spirits can talk to children easier. But in the end, it's all a MIND thing. Just like with your child. Give him a toy or something special, a locket with Jesus, something of yours like a picture, what have you, and tell him THAT will protect him. It's like tricking your kid to eat veggies. ;) I wouldnt 'feed' the fantasy too much though because he is 3, can you really believe what he says? Maybe he's scared, telling a story, whatever. At least until you get more information and try a few things to get 'rid' of the ghost... Good luck! Let us know how it turns out.

Hi K.,

Something that I didn't see in the list of problems that the other moms mentioned is medications. There are a lot of prescribed pharmaceuticals as well as over-the-counter meds that can cause hallucinations. My daughter had frightening hallucinations from Dimetap. I just wanted to mention it because sometimes there are things we think are safe because everyone else uses them and we don't realize our kid's physiology is different and reacts differently. Some of these drugs can stay in a child's system for months.

Just a thought. God bless!

M.

I don't know if you believe in the whole ghost thing or life after death or not. As a kid I had the same problems and so did my son. What you should do is spread salt round the outside of your house in a big circle and at night with your son, cause he sees her, Go home to the white light of the holy ghost. It make take a few tries, but it works! Ask for protection of the lord and his angles to watch over your family.

I'm not some crazy religious freak, I embrace all forms of beliefs. And when it comes to protecting your children anythings worth a try.

Pray Psalms 91.
As scary as this may seem to some, it is common for our children to have to deal with fear and the reality of evil spirits. Most times it has to do with generational spirits we carry with us (lust, anger, jealousy, unforgiveness) and it takes on a form that is very unpleasing to ourselves and our families. Even some music or television shows carry spirits that are not good for us and give our children bad dreams.
If it were me, I would ask a lot of questions of this girl and teach him to tell this spirit to GO AWAY and do it IN THE NAME OF JESUS. It is the power that we all have and do not use it all the time. Also, teach him the Bible verse I mentioned earlier - Psalms 91. You learn it, and pray it every night over you and your children. Your children will sleep soundly knowing they have the power to destroy every fear.

Have you watched the movie "The Sixth Sense" or "Stir of Echoes" or perhaps he has been a friends house and the parents there were watching one of them or perhaps a babysitter. My reason for asking is in both of those movies there was a girl and she was upset (dead) and in both movies there was a scene where breath or lack there of was an issue. Paranormal? I dont know. Opinions vary on that like everything else. You know your son, this is out of the ordinary behavior. You know he is scared. Watch him all day, see if any other unusual behavior is happening. Ask him during the day to explain the dream to you. The anxiety here is what you have to worry about. Listen uncritically, you may be able to feel what this dream is really about. But what matters the most is that you reassure him that he is safe, you are there for him, and that it was just a dream.

Your son maybe sensitive to the paranormal I would do a search of history on your house and the surrounding land. and tell him that the next time he see's her to tell the little girl that she isnt being nice and should go away if she is bothering him. If he puts his little foot down and tells her that she isnt welcome in the house she should go away. Children are much more sensative to everything more than Adults are. As well as animals , they can see things we can't.

Your son is too young to make this up. I would seek counseling for him.

I have probably watched too much tv or movies, but have you ever seen Hide and Seek (movie) or watched Ghosthunters or Psychic Kids (tv shows)?

How long have you lived there? Has your child watched any scary things like ghosts or been around someone who would discuss it? There are a lot of questions you need to ask and research is vital.

Wow! I have been reading all the responses and you have advice from A to Z! And most of it is good advice and a lot to address. I just wanted you to know that I am sensitive to the spiritual world and have been as far back as I remmeber. SO do not deny that this could be very real. The most important thing is to support your child. It could be TV, I suppose but I doubt it. He may have the gift. Do your research, there is a lot of books with guidance on this subject. This topic is hot in the media right now. I think you can turn the TV and find a show about this stuff at any time. And has made a lot of people aware of the subject. He is only 3, I would get advice from a spiritual professional before you try any radical rituals on your own. The spiritual world can be tricky and at times dangerous. Like any other problem seek a professional.

I must say that I feel for your situation. I can't give any specific advice because I did not experience this with any of my children, but I pray that it is something that can be easily resolved. I have watched Supernanny on TV and she always comes up with such creative ideas to solve problems. I wish I was that creative. Maybe if you took your son to one of those Build a Bear stores...do they have them here? He can pick out a stuffed animal and you place a heart inside of it and make a wish. I was thinking that he could pick one with the specific idea that it would take care of him or keep this "girl" away. But if it continues to happen, I would not hesitate to talk with a professional. I am not a religious person, but teaching him that God will protect him and saying a simple prayer before bedtime can be very powerful. Their little hearts are so pure and willing to believe. I wish your family the best and that his little heart will not be afraid. Take care.

Hey K., I know it's disturbing to hear such things out of you own child's mouth but you need to just talk to your son with not distractions around. I thought that my son had created an imaginary friend at one time but his imaginary friend was mean. He even had a name for his friend that wanted to hurt him. I asked him everything... who is he, where did he come from, why did he want to hurt you, did you make it up for attention, did you make it up because you don't want to be out at nanny and papa's house, etc. In my case it only lasted a week. It was very weird but he hasn't brought it up again so I haven't either.
As for your child, find out what the girl looks like, where did she come from, when did she first come, has he seen her somewhere else, did someone tell him about her. There are allot of movies out there that are really freaky. I want to say that it reminds me of a trailer i saw on tv called Mirror... I think that's what it is called. It could be a movie that's getting to him, it could be a medical condition and he's getting a loss of breath when he lays down at first or he may actually see something. With the information that your son gives you, look into who has been living in your home previous to you moving in if possible. In my paranoid silliness, I would start throwing salt on whoever came into my house or whatever new that enters my house. If you're wondering what I mean... if you go to a funeral, you have someone waiting to throw salt on you before you enter your own home so that you don't have spirits follow you in or if an item is inherited, you throw salt on the particular item so that any spirits attached to the item doesn't come in with it. I hope you're able to figure this out. Oh... just remembered. I designated a special stuffed animal that would protect my son from bad things. Good Luck.

Has anyone in your family been watching horror movies that perhaps your little boy could have seen? Or does he have access to a television where he could have watched something on television like this? This just sounds like the plot to a horror movie I had seen parts of before, but I can't recall the name of it. Children can watch things and pick up things when you think they are not listening or paying attention. One more thought, is he ever around any older children who could have scared him by telling him things like this? I do hope things get better for him.

Your son is seeing a spirit. Let him know that he is perfectly safe and that she cannot hurt him. A lot of times all they want to do is play and have the company. It sounds like this is the spirit of a little girl who is confused and doesn't realize that she has passed over. You can both tell her that it is time for her to go into the light, that there are people waiting there for her who are going to take care of her. The most important thing for your son is to help him understand that she cannot hurt him and that it is perfectly normal and ok that he sees her when you cannot. I recently read a book by Sylvia Browne, Psychic Children, that would help you. If you don't think I am totally crazy and if you believe that God gives people the ability to see his angels, this would be a great book for you and your husband to read. I hope this helps. Take care.

I am a clinical mental health professional, but first I am a God fearing, loving, and praying mom. Ms. K. I ask that you pray a pray of protection around your son, your house. Ask elders or spirtual leaders that you trust to do a intersessory prayer for you.

I also suggest asking your son to draw a picture of what he is seeing. It will serve as a possible release for your son, as well as tangible symbol of what is bothering your son. Also go to a preist and get holy water and sprinkle it in your son's room as well annointing the door post in your home. You may also want a spirtual leader to come and bless your house, and your child's room.

Your home may hold a spirtual history you are unaware of. Pray, Protect, and do the research on this home.

I ask in the name of Jesus that all evil seen and unseen be removed from your home, and only continued love, peace, and harmony remain, this I ask in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Hi K. ~ I recommend the book "Psychic Children" by Sylvia Brown with all my heart. I have NO DOUBT your boy is seeing exactly what he is describing. My 3 year old also "sees things" and as an adult who once "saw things" I can assure you that what he is seeing is very real to him even if it isn't to anyone else. Good luck and blessings to you and your family.

spooky! sounds like a case for Sylvia Brown!
We had a boy ghost in our home, ended up following us when we moved to Colorado. He would show up in pictures, turn off our tv, open our cabinets, throw stuff around, did I mention show up in pictures?? We had a neighbor who was spiritually gifted and showed him the way out.
so it's either that or he happened to catch a glimpse of a scary movie trailer or show.
Dreams are confusing and my son doesn't understand how he can see and feel things that aren't real. Maybe there is a book or video out there that explains them to kids?
if he is truely afraid, you should honor that and make him feel as safe as possible.

I urge you to keep an open mind. It sounds like your son has a gift of seeing people from the other side. Please don't call his gift imagination or seeing things as many parents do which leads children to fight the gift, discount it and eventually lose the gift. It is a great gift to have. I think he is frightened because he doesn't understand what he is seeing and how to verbalize it to you. In my reading and research spirits from the other side cannot hurt you nor do they want to.

A great place to start in your own research would be with reading any book by Sylvia Brown and a book called Indigo Children. Be careful there are many fakes out there who will take your money and say negative things like evil spirits and such. There is no such thing. There is negative and positive energy but not negative spirts who will try to hurt you or your family (that is just made-up great movie making).

Please take the journey with your son and daughter this could lead to a wonderful experience for you all. After exploring this and if he decides that he does not want this gift; pray for him and imagine a white light of protection around him (this will keep out negative energy) and eventually the gift will go away. I do hope that he decides that this is something that he wants to explore with your help and guidance. I somewhat envy those who have the gift of sight (seeing people from the other side)I have only been blessed with feelings and I can do some dream interpretation for myself. Really he is very lucky. Stay positive; Stay blessed and good luck. Please give us an update. SMILE!

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Don't tell him that he is just imagining it. In his mind he REALLY is seeing these things! I know that with my son, I would show him that I was looking it up and finding a solution. This would work for him. In Charleston, they believe that if you paint the window sills and door jams light blue it would ward of the "boo hag". Maybe something like that would work for your son. HTH

Many ladies had brought up valid points on somethings however Mimi H did mention something no one else did...any medications something simple like an over the counter antihistimine or maybe he's on a medication and he had something natural like some kind of tea that doesn't mix with it. Sometimes kinds have bad dreams and maybe it's from something he has seen on tv as well. I don't know if you have a babysitter that watches him but sometimes older folks or kids think a child won't pay attention to something on tv and they do...bam! you've got a child that has had a bad dream from watching something they are really too young to watch. That maybe also something else you may want to check into. Listen my husband wanted to watch cops and my kids a few years ago and now to me are too young to watch that show...so he did with them in the room playing but they watch more then a person thinks they do and here's what happened...my sister was watching my kids one Christmas walking her dog in her very nice expensive houses's neighborhood while a police cruser drove into the neighborhood while looking at Christmas lights walking the dog...my kids ages 3,4 the two youngest put their arms in the air while the police were driving by then laid down on the ground..yes you saw this correctly....my sister wanted to just die they police stopped turned on their lights thought it was funny...yes, again my sister was very up set. I got a call from her as soon as they returned from the dog walk, looking at Christmas lights. She proceeded to tell me how the kids watch COPS with dad and what happened...so things on tv or a movie (dvd) can have an effect on kids...needless to say COPS is not on at our house anymore it's all rated G or it's no. Well, hope this helps maybe it will give you some ideas you have over looked.

I have a 6 year old son. About a year ago he started talking about his Uncle who died from a gun shot. His biological father who is not a part of my sons life had an older brother who commited suicide by shooting himself. His brothers name was Jimmy and he died a few weeks before his brother and I got married. I never met Jimmy. Shortly after I had my son his father and I split up and he has not been a part of my sons life since. My son doesn't even remember his biological father being he was so young when his father and I divorced. There was no way for my son to know about this Uncle that he was telling me about. When he told me he had an Uncle who died from a gunshot I told him that he didn't. He got very upset with me and insisted that he did and then he told me his name. That's when I realized what who he was talking about. I had never met Jimmy. He was never a part of my life and being his father and I have been divorced for so long and he has not been a part of our lives I didn't even think of Jimmy when Kason told me he had this Uncle. There was no way for my son to know about this Uncle, how he died, and what his name is. I have never spoken about him. No one from his biological fathers family is involved in my life or my sons so this isn't something that he could have heard someone talking about. What was even more strange was what my son said next. He told me that his Uncle wanted to go to heaven but that he can't. He told me that he came out of his body when he died and that now he can't go to heaven. He said that at night his Uncle comes and they play with his Pokeman cards. He said that his Uncle didn't like me before but that now he does and that he tells my son he's a good boy. I panicked when my son told me all of this. I was putting him to bed when he started telling me all of this. I listened to what he said and then I tucked him and told him to sleep tight and then left his room. I went to my boyfriend, whom my son and I live with, and whom has raised my son as his own since he was 2, and explained to him what my son had just told me and about how what he was saying was the truth and that there was no way for him to know this information. He and I both didn't know what to do so I contacted a child psychologist and took my son to see him. I explained to the doctor what my son had told me and he suggested that I find a picture of his Uncle Jimmy and then place it in a stack of pictures and then go through the pictures with my son and see if he has any reaction when we get to the picture of his Uncle. Other then that he didn't know what to say as he had never dealt with something like this before. I did what he said to do and my son pointed him right away and said there he is mom, that's Jimmy. I told him he was right and that this was Jimmy and then we just kept flipping through pictures. I didn't want to make a deal out of it. As it was I had to pull up the archives of the newspaper that his obituary had ran in with his picture just so that I could have a picture of his Uncle to place in the stack of photos. I didn't have any pictures of his Uncle because I had never met him. He died before I was married and when I divorced my husband he took his family photos with him. Since this has happened every now and then my son will say things that are very surprising to my boyfriend and I. One night while I was tucking my son in to bed he told me my Guardian Angel was going to come to our home that night. Another time, my boyfriend, my son and I had taken a trip up to Dahloniga, GA to spend the day going through the shops and etc. We parked in front of this big white house that was for sale. It was a very old home but in good condition. We decided to take a look at it before we headed to all of the shops. Before we even got out of the car my son started telling us about the old man that use to live there. We asked him how he knew about this old man and he said he didn't know. That he just knows things sometimes. Then as we were walking around town we passed a church and my son told us that this is where that old man went to church and then when we passed a store he told us that the old man use to work at that store. We always just listened and never made a big deal about any of it. But then he started becoming frightened at night. He would tell us his dreams were real and that his room wasn't safe anymore. He insisted that the door was open at all times and that his light was on all night. Even telling us to not turn the light off after he fell asleep and to just keep it on all night for him. Then one night he told me that he had a safety plan. He wanted to tie a rope from his bedroom to mine and he wanted to hang bells on the rope so that if he needed us all he would have to do is pull the rope and then the bells would ring and then we would know to come help him. He said there was a monster coming at night and that the monster would get mad at him if he ignored it. He said he was in danger. I didn't know what to say to him but I did chose to believe him. Not because I believe in monsters but because he clearly was so terrified that he had concocted a plan for a rope and bells. He had given it a lot of thought and although to me it sounded like a bad dream and all a part of his imagination, it was still very real to him. So we would pray at night. We would pray that Jesus would surround him and our family and home with the bright white light of the holy spirit and that Kason be allowed to sleep peacefully throughout the night and that he be kept safe from all evil and all harm and especially from monsters. We started doing this prayer every night and after a few days we were allowed to turn out the light after he fell asleep and then we were allowed to turn the light off when he went to bed as long as his lamp on his dresser was on and then we were allowed to turn that off too. Now he sleeps with his door open and the hall light on but that's it and he's no longer fearful of his room or his dreams. Praying gave him peace and comfort and the feeling of safety so I would suggest you pray with your child every night when you put them to sleep. I told you about my sons other experiences because there was truth in what he was saying. Mine was easier to research as all I had to do was find a picture of his uncle but he knew things that there was no way for him to know. He says things sometimes that I don't understand and have no way of finding out if there is truth to them but I don't dismiss what he says. I listen intently and sometimes I may ask a few questions and other times I just listen but there are children out there who know things. Is this a gift? I don't know. All I know is that my son is a very sensitive child and wise beyond his years sometimes. We can't always dismiss what our children are saying as their imagination or as a nightmare. Whether you believe them or not, if you take them seriously and give them the feeling of comfort and safety then as a parent you are doing the best job you can. I think praying for the bright white light of the holy spirit to come and surround your son and his sister and your family and home to keep you each safe from all harm and evil then your son will feel safe and over time he will no longer need all of those lights and toys to keep him comfortable. Good Luck.

Hi, years ago we had an unusual experience with one of our children who said there was a man in the woods telling her to burn the house down. She was very upset about this. We were mortified. We took her to a pyschologist for advice and testing and found out that she had an anxiety disorder(nervous child) and that sometimes anxiety can manifest itself in this way. Could your child be stressed about something that is going on or has happened recently? Anyway, the ordeal passed and nothing else like that ever happened again. Good luck!

Do some research on night terrors as this sounds like it could fit the mold. The good news is most kids grow out of them by the time they start school. I haven't experienced them directly, however our cousin's little boy has them. There are thing s that can be done to help reduce the number and the severity, you'll just have to do some in depth research and talk to you pediatrician. Good luck and we are here as you need us.

Instead of trying to convince your son that he his wrong or misunderstanding things, go with it. Whatever your religion or spirituality may be, use this as an opportunity to strengthen that in your son. Sit with your son and ask the saints or angels or Jesus or spirits (research and find the right one(s), even) to not only protect him from harm, but also to help the girl in his room find the light.

This will not only help your son build his faith, but will also give him self-assurance and a way through a scary time
that will certainly be beneficial for everyone involved.

Hi K.,

I don't know how active you are in any sort of religion, but we pray every night for my son to have "good, fun, silly, wonderful, funny, very good dreams", and to feel safe and protected in his own bed so he can get a good night's rest. He used to wake up screaming, too, and this has worked for years. We pray protection over he and his sister, and then the whole house. Since he has an active part in this, he feel even more secure than if I was just saying not to worry.
Blessings and restful nights to you and your family.
K.

Please pray over your son and your household. I agree with many of the responses that this may be some kind of evil spirit, and if you rebuke it and tell it to flee in the name of Jesus it must go.
I pray right now protection over this family and this house. I rebuke any spirit that is not of God to leave this house, in the name of Jesus. Amen
I am not a "religious freak" either. They are the ones that persucuted Jesus. I believe in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Please keep us posted on how you and your family are doing.