Ghosts

Sharon had a great idea to tell her it's an angel. I also believe in the spirit world and have had many things happen in my home that are simply unexplainable. But with a little one there, you certainly don't want to scare her anymore than she is. I wouldn't try to convince her that she was dreaming though. What she saw was very real to her.

I would tend to believe your daughter if you've had enough "weird" stuff going on that you can think to mention it here.
Call or visit www.theatlanticparanormalsociety.com. Yes, it's the people from the Ghost Hunters show. They help a lot of homes, and are always particularly interested to help people with small children that are scared. If nothing else, they may be able to talk you through a few things or refer you to one of their local partners that could come out and visit.

I would believe your daughter. I believe in spirits and kids are able to see things more so than adults. If you have heard strange things in the room then i would do something to help get rid of the spirits. I have heard people say that if you just nicely ask them to leave they will. There are things you can do to the room to help them leave also. You may have to research it online. You dont know what kind of a spirit it may be either. I would say ask them to leave and pray with your daughter and then see what happens from there. Good luck!

You can, also bless the room yourself. When our kids are having nightmares or strange things are happening....we take a little holy water, and bless the room. Nightmares or strange things always stop....

And, yes, I agree with the other posters here, have your child pray to her guardian angel too.
~sahmatwork

First of all do you have sleeping issues..why are you awake at 3:45 am. I would believe your daughter. A child so small would not be sophicated enough to make somehing up like that. Unless she recently saw a horror with ghosts in it.
They say children are more open to seeing such things. Why don't you have some body like a Catholic priest bless the room. Good luck.

I totally beleive in spirits. When I was 25 I went to Italy with my grandfather and slept in his mothers old bedroom. Not only was I visited by a spirit but we got into a physical toussle to where I pulled a sheet over this "ghost" and wresteled with it in my bed. Needless to say I slept on a cot at the foot of my grandfather's bed for the rest of my stay. I always saw spirits as a child. My son as a baby always looked passed my shoulder and would smile up at something I knew he saw in his room. Later after my beloved grandfather died my son had/has many conversations in his bedroom with his grandfather. There is definitly a dialogue going on becasue my son is answering questions. Completly freaks my hubs out. LOL. Since you also believe in spirits you shouldn't dismiss what your daughter is experiencing as an over active imagination. Children are without barriers and can experience things we can no longer tap into. She will outgrow it, but soothing her and telling the spirit it has to go is your best option till you feel you have to go for Ghost Hunters. Best of luck.

Hi. She's a 2yr with an active imagination !!... so when it comes up again, you need to have a plan to turn it into something not intimidating. My almost 3yr old used to tell me about the ghosts that were coming after him... and I used to say "oh really.... where?" .. and the I'd jump around the corner to whereever my son was pointing and shout BOO! .. and scare the ghost away... one time , I corrected my son and told him the ghost really just wanted to borrow his shoes.
Another time, I gave the ghost directions to his aunt's house, because I decided to tell my son that the ghost was trying to get to his aunt's birthday party.
Maybe you can make an "anti-ghost" label and tape it to a spraycan of air freshner.... help her spray the room... maybe open the window first.. and be all dramatic with something like "did you see that ? ... wow this stuff really works....I think the ghost just flew out the window..." YAY teamwork!
Now my son switched to monstors.... there are monstors watching us. So I go through the same kind of goofy routine. Recently, I decided to share my dinner with a monstor. Yesterday, it was a nice monster in the next room. He just sat there hungry because he was too shy to ask for some food. (yes, I usually help embellish his story)
My son doesn't seem to be scared of ghosts or monstors these days...he really brings it up for some imaginary fun.
I really think the noises are not likely paranormal. I don't think you'd be second guessing yourself in that situation....

She probably had a nightmare. And you're right, putting in the air conditioner means new, unpredictable noises, and cold air blowing across her, so that can be scary for her.

If you're nervous about the room, she will be, too.

If she needs the overhead light on, I'd allow that. I'd also offer to sleep in her bed. If she sees you are willing to be there, she'll be less worried.

Do you have any religious beliefs? You might say, "Honey, if someone was in your room, it's an angel. Angels watch over you all the time." It would also help to teach her to pray when she's afraid.

Good luck! :)

If you do have the people from Ghost Hunters come, try to do it when your daughter isnt around, as that may scare her more. Hopefully she will have forgotten about it by tonight.

I took the liberty of forwarding your question to a paranormal investigator I know. Here is the answer:

There is a lot going on here. What you have is a child that is confirming the experiences of the adults in this location. The confirmation also is supported by the cats who "look" in that direction from time to time. Many times adults will rationalize the activity in order to elay their fears of not being alone in the location. Children and animals especially cats will see or experience ghosts more easily than adults, Why? no one is real sure why children see ghosts when adults will not; however children are more honest about what they experience and do not rationalize experiences the way adults do.

The parents should not try and tell the child that there is not a ghost, they should take her statements as they are. If they start telling the child that there are no ghosts the child will be more confused and traumatized. The parents should explain that not all ghosts are bad or will hurt people. This will make it easier for the child to want to be in the room as opposed to ghosts are bad and there is nothing going on it the room, it's your imagination .

As far as the air conditioner, when you use an air conditioner you are taking water out of the room and increasing the static electrical charge of the room. This atmosphere is consistent with hauntings and increased activity. My question, (rhetorical) is why is it okay for the parents to say there is odd activity in the room but when the child does the parents want to explain it away?

C.,
If I was you I would have a pastor come and bless the apartment and her room. Have them anoint the room, her bed, etc. If she brings it up again, try talking to her and see if she can explain what she saw, what is ugly, how did she know it was scary? did it just make her feel scary? Try laying down in her room with or without her one night and see if you feel anything.
Let her know that she has a guardian angel that will protect her, but if she is so afraid, please don't force her to sleep in her room.
Calling TAPS is also a good idea, they also work with people that can come and bless your house. So if you don't have a pastor or priest that can do it, they'll probably be able to bring someone for you. I would also start a log, and log in all kinds of noises that you can't explain. The air conditioner will make noises, but it will not give you a scary feeling. So, go in her room and see if you feel what she feels, that would only add more credibility to her.
I know that it is easier said than done, but take authority, this is your house! and your child!! Don't let that scare you guys!!! Pray it out of your house alltogether, not just her room!
If your daughter is okay in the sofa, then just let her sleep there, but if I was you I would try to get some help.
I will be praying for you.
Blessings

Hi so we had/have this problem. There's at least 2 maybe 4 spirits in our house (it's pretty old). I've seen them as has my daughter. She was really young so I don't think she realized what they were. She was also able to talk to them. Hubby didn't believe it until they started turning on/off his bedside lamp. hahaha It got really bad one night and I prayed and then told everyone that they are welcome to stay but that they all have to stay outside. Creepy thing is once I was done saying this and praying (all in my head) my daughter turned to me and said "Mommy, the man and the little boy said that they're going to go outside but stay by my window"! I think there's one more (a little girl) that didn't get the memo but she stays in the attic room.

Try asking/telling them they have to get out, that it's your house and they are not welcome. Any time my daughter has asked about ghost/spirits/angels in her room I've told her that if she doesn't want them there she has every right to tell them to leave. I don't recommend telling her that she's seeing things that aren't real. To her they are and she needs to feel empowered to be in charge of the situation.

Best of luck. Let us know how it ends up!

~Kristal

If you have religious or spiritual beliefs or support that you can use to either bless the house, free the spirit or other ideas moms' mentioned, definitely try it. If not, I would definitely look into the ghost hunters option and see if there is someone in your area that could check things out. Either way, I would not make something up to tell her that you don't believe yourself. Especially since you seem to have your own concerns/doubts about the room. I would definitely rearrange the furniture and, if you have air in the rest of the apartment, I would remove the AC unit from her room and just leave her door open enough to get cool air from the apartment in there.

She may have just had a bad dream, but I don't know where she would have gotten the idea to even process into a dream. Definitely look into the shadows of the light or night light, a sweet big-eyed stuffed animal in the light, becomes a terrifying being in the dark.

Also, kids your daughter's age start pulling every delay-tactic invented when it comes to going to bed. And while this episode at 3:45 definitely wasn't that, the outcome of sleeping on the couch may become a request every night from now thru college, so you want your daughter to feel safe sleeping in her room, and to get back into it as quickly as possible.

I don't know if ghosts exist, I'm thankful I haven't seen one, but I've never written them off completely. Good luck! Just do what you have to do to comfort your daughter and keep her safe.

I saw a ghost coming through the wall when I was in the fourth grade. It is not in her imagination. It was four of us in the bed staying at my grandparent's house in Ga...I was the only one that use to wake up and see this thing...Fully awake just watching it...I will never forget it and I believe this...Poor baby! so early in her life that she has to experienced a thing such as this...It is real...You may need some help with this...to help her...I am 57 years old, and I can still see it and tell you exactly what it looked like. It happened to me every night...My grandparents tried to calm me down, one day I was eavesdropping on their conversation and they was saying that it was a man that use to live there. Go figure...I knew I saw something and no one was seeming to believe me...But it's true...I hope you find a remedy to help your baby...God Bless you...feeling so sad for her...