Parenting a Psychic Child
This is a topic that I am currently experiencing in my home. My daughter sees ghosts quite frequently. One thing that I do is to let her know that she is not seeing things and that she is not crazy or validated in what she sees.
So when she tells me about seeing ghosts, I ask questions. I ask:
What do the ghosts look like?
Does she know who they are?
Did they tell her their names?
Did they scare her?
I then also try to coach her on what to do when she sees them.
The ghosts must not scare her too much, because she doesn’t come to our room in the middle of the night. (She relays that they visit her between 2am and 3am.) Sometimes she says that Grandma visits her. My mom passed away before she was born. But even though she has never met my mom, I have several pictures around the house. I sometimes wonder if she has visitation dreams. Visitation dreams are when passed on loved ones visit you in your dreams. When you are in a dream state, it is easier for them to talk to you. Your preconceived notions about whether ghosts exist or not are dormant in your subconscious.
As a child, I really don’t remember seeing ghosts. But I do remember having claircognizant experiences. I would say things that sounded judgmental and my mom would scold me for saying them. I was accused of having a bad attitude. I can’t help it if I was saying things that were the brutally honest truth - things that no one wanted to hear. But the more I was told that I was having a bad attitude, the more I stopped trusting my claircognizance. I try not to do this with my children. I do feel that my son has claircognizance. He does not report seeing ghosts like his sister does. He, instead, says random off the wall things. Sometimes he is on point. Most of the time, he is not. Instead of scolding him, though, I correct his views and educate him on the subjects. However, what I do NOT want to do is to stifle either of their abilities. Both of my children are very gifted and I want them to embrace their gifts.
Another thing that I do, especially with my daughter, is to caution her about telling other people about her gifts. I know all too well that people allow fear to cloud their judgment. Discrimination, exclusion and even “witch hunts” are a result of what humans do when they fear what they do not understand. History has shown time and time again the heinous acts that humans will demonstrate when they are afraid of what they do not understand. In most cases, though, these heinous acts were motivated by something even greater than misunderstanding. The Holocaust was caused because one man was irate with his father. The Salem Witch Trials were a cause of jealousy, greed, and a need for control. I realize that these statements are grossly understated. But my point is that humans who are afraid are more dangerous than villains in fairy tales.
Thank you so much for reading this! I hope it helps someone out there!
Brightest Blessings!
