Ghost Children
Pitter patter of tiny feet running down the hall past the stroke of midnight, the faint giggles or crying in the night. Only…you don’t have any children.
The subject of a ghost child strikes sadness and woe in the hearts and souls of all. Picturing anyone passing away is difficult enough, but the untimely death of a child is so much more than some can bear.
When dealing with these unique spirits, special considerations and behaviors are a must. A ghost hunter must take into consideration that this child entity may have no comprehension of what has happened to them. Passing on with a youthful spirituality may leave the child ghost with a misunderstanding of the other side.
As with every being, we are given free will and choice in all that we do, including whether or not we decide to go directly home in the afterlife, or stick around for a while. Children, being blissfully naive and full of light and love, may enjoy the initial sensations of being free and weightless so very much, that they choose to stay right where they are. Also, they are impressed upon from a very early age that they are to go nowhere without their parents permission. With these considerations in mind, it can actually be quite difficult to convince a child to listen to you and go where they belong.
This type of spirit can be particularly difficult to locate, let alone to get them to stay in one place long enough for you to communicate with or get any type of evidence. Children, even ghost children, are naturally tenacious, which can be both good and bad.
Often sprightly and mischievous, they usually find a favorite person living in the household and cling to them. Sometimes they choose another child to be their friend, resulting in the phenomena known as the imaginary friend.
Occasionally they pick a favorite parent, one, like their own parent that they may have been closer to in life.
These situations, though seemingly innocent and harmless, can turn upsetting rather quickly. Ghost children can become very upset if routine is disrupted. If their favorite living person is gone for a day or two, they may become pouty and destructive. When their demands aren’t met to their standards, they can behave quite immaturely. Hiding items, damaging things and making noise is not uncommon.
One of my clients reported a child ghost often climbing into bed with him late at night and snuggling as a child with their father. When he would turn over to look, of course, there was no one there. This particular ghost was so attached to her father figure, she was would get jealous and upset if anyone else were to spend time with him.
Though rarely violent, it can be a challenge to get these determined and free spirited beings to head towards the light. Speak to them with the tones you would use with a living child. Kind and patient, yet firm and authoritative. They must be told point blank that their parents or loved ones are waiting for them elsewhere. If their parents are still alive, then the communicator must convince the child of the glorious lands awaiting them.
Copyright Danielle Lee All Rights Reserved 2008
I can’t even sleep anymore with this child in my room at night. I have even contacted paranormal state. Never in my life had I had to take sleeping pills, but the energy is so intense I feel it when I’m awake & if I am sleeping it jolts me that I am instantly awake.
Many of the houses I have lived in are haunted I’ve been able to see them romeing around I just can’t explain it. Some of my friends can too.
I would do all I could to help the child find their way… Never could I be mean… I would want it to find peace.
I just acquired one recently. It sounds like a little girl and seems
to have a great time trying to startle me, which she has. Thanks
for the input and I will talk to her.
I’ve always wondered why the powers that be cant help gost children get to the other side. Especially child ghosts that have passed through trama. I wonder why heaven, God, the Universe, would not just take them directly there, even if they didnt realize they were dead, or wanted to stay around. What about the parents of the child, who have also passed on, would they not try to help their child caight in limbo to cross over? How does this all work?
Hi there Karen, very important questions, thank you.
Even without our earthly bodies, we are still under the Universal Law of Free Will. Any spirit that so chooses to remain on the third density plane with do so even with attempts from higher sources of energy guiding them. There is really no difference between the energy of an adult ghost compared to a child ghost.
If they feel the need to complete a mission or are ’stuck’ on the earthly plane, it is viewed the same as a ‘experience’ in spiritual terms. The spirit may simply not feel ready to move on to the higher realms. It is similar to living human experiences when we question why others would stay in unfavorable conditions on earth, example, abusive relationships or self inflicted negative conditioning.
A spirit is no different, each have their own unique reasoning as to why they would chose to cling to the earthly realm. Children may want to stay near their parents or feel that they were somehow cheated out of their time here.
While spirit guides and higher conscious entities do try to reach these individuals, the ghost simply will not listen or even acknowledge the issues. I’m sure we all know stubborn living human beings who repeatedly ignore the wise words of others. Ghosts are no different in that respect. Free will is universal among all sources of conscious entities.
I hope that helps Karen. Take care.
Thank you so much, I see what you’re saying, that makes sense. It’s good to know there are people out there than can help them go to the other side, if they feel they are ready to go. I’m a Mother, so I feel comforted knowing that some people with special talents try to help the souls of childreen who have passed. When I see these shows like Paranormal State, etc, and they talk about a child spirit being trapped there, I always felt uncomfortable knowing a gost child was calling for it’s “Mama”. But you have explained it really well to me, so thanks. Take care,
Karen
Lovely piece, very sad but hopeful, but are you aware it also appears here? http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=62222056066&topic=9067#/topic.php?uid=62222056066&topic=8637
If you are one and the same author then no problem, but if not…
Thank you, Concerned, I have contacted the facebook user and informed her of copyright laws.
I appreciate your help.
Danielle
Hi am dealing with a ghost child now. It is a little boy about 2 or three. I dont know his stroy but I have been trying to find out why he is in my house. He is always around me but I never noticed because he is invisible. But I heard the footsteps of little feet he pokes at my boyfreind and I when we are sleep. He even yelled in my ear once to get my attention. He runs around the house giggling all the time. At first I was terrified of him becasue late at night I can hear him in the room. He would also get in the bed with me and curl up under me. I didnt realize it until I started intercating more with him. I remmeber waking up sometimes so cold or wondering why my arm is so cold. Thats how I can tell that he is in the bed or next to me because he feels cold. I soon realized he was just a child and brought him some toys from the dollar store. Also baloons. He loves the baloons. He was so excited to see the bag of toys that anytime he sees a bag u can hear him opening to see if it is any toys for him. I am working with this ghost mover company that is going to cross him over. He will be missed but he does not belong here. I do not fear him anymore. He is just a lost child that need help.
That is a beautiful story, thank you so much! Thank you for sharing and being so wonderfully compassionate to that sweet little ghost boy.
Danielle
Hello,
My girlfriend’s little sister has an imaginary friend that is not so imaginary if you know what I mean. My girlfriend and her father have both seen this little girl several times running from them. My girlfriends sister says that her “friend” is afraid of everybody else. We had her sister ask some questions, and we found out her “friend”’s name and age. Oddly enough, her “friend” has decided to take the families last name instead of using her own. The two are quite attached to each other. I’m not sure what to do. I am currently trying to research the history of their neighborhood (it’s brand new, nothing but pasture before) and am not coming up with many results. This little girl seems to be pretty happy where she is, and I don’t want to upset her and cause a negative reaction by trying to talk to her. Any advice?
Thanks,
Tim
Thank you for writing Tim, it’s nice to know that you are taking the little sister seriously. Many adults tend to find it easier to tell a child that it’s just their imagination.
Even though the spirit seems to run away from people, she can still hear you if you were to speak with her. If you can locate a room or area in the house where you can ’sense’ her presence strongest, that would be a great place to begin communicating with her. The more you talk out loud to her, the more she will begin to trust you and anyone else attempting to befriend her. She is absolutely no different than a living human child, just without the body. She still has the instinct of self preservation and ’stranger’ awareness as a living child.
Pretend that she is simply a neighbour child or any other that you’d like to befriend. Speak to her normally as you would anyone else, she will eventually begin to trust you more. She may not understand however that she is dead, it might be best to refrain from that type of discussion until you know she is trusting in you.
The little sister is the best person to speak with the little girl and just let her know that no one there will hurt her.
I hope this helps a bit, keep in touch and let me know of any updates.
Take care,
Danielle Lee
I had my own little experience earlier tonight with a little boy ‘ghost.’ I would say he is about 3 or so. I had a ‘nightmare’ that seemed so real. When I awoke around midnight or so I couldn’t move. I tried to get off my couch and I just felt so heavy. Finally I was able to move and my thought was get out of the house because things were getting weird. I then heard children outside my house. Thinking it was my neighbors I peared out the window trying to figure out why they were outside that late. When I did, it was not them. There was little boy wearing a t-shirt and some jeans and sneakers in my driveway. He looked so real. Then he turned and looked at me pearing out the window. He smiled, held his hands out and started coming towards the house. I had an OBE that I was standing on my porch waiting for him. When he reached the steps of my porch, he disappeared. Then I was back in my house pearing thru the window. I then started to gather my things to get out when my cat went crazy and the lights started to flicker. I’m actually at my boyfriend’s typing this right now. I’m a bit freaked out. Any insight will help very much. Thank you.