Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 7
Preface 9
Section 1 Opening the Conversation 15
What Are Ghosts? 15
Where Is the Other Side? 16
Mendizza Explains What Humans See 17
How Do We See and Understand Our Worldview? 18
Black Swans 19
Are People Who See Ghosts Crazy? 20
From the Fringe to Convention 21
Section 2 Kids Who See Ghosts and Their Parents 23
The Monk Who Stole My Hot Shower 24
Kathleen Dunham's Ghostly Playmate 29
Susan Gale on Spirit Walkers 30
A Ghost Follows Lucy Home 32
Doreen Fisher and Her Children 37
Donna Seebo's Advice for Parents 44
Kendall Helps Eric Address the Ghosts of Childhood 54
Brad Steiger's Lifetime of Ghostly Experiences 55
Lynn Andrews Offers a View of Changes 63
Section 3 Psychic Children Become Psychic Adults 69
What Is Normal? 69
John Holland's Mediumship 71
Spirits Were a Part of Sonia Choquette's Family 77
Melissa Peil Shares Two Stories 84
Hillary Raimo Always Understood the Unseen 87
The Childhoods of Psychic Mentors Andye Murphy & Gavin Harrill 95
P. M. H Atwater's Research and Personal Experiences 101
Section 4 "Is My Child Psychic?" 111
Athena Drewes Responds 111
Section 5 How Parents' Beliefs Affect Kids Who See Ghosts 129
Michael Mendizza on Brain-Wave States and the Ability to See Ghosts 130
"Do I Need to Believe in Ghosts to Help My Child?" 134
How Children Experience Fear 136
How Parents Respond to Fear 137
Robert Flower Explains How Using Exceptional Thinking Can Break Through Fears 140
The Skeptic's View from Joe Nickell 147
Section 6 Empowering Children 157
Coping Skills 158
Touch 159
Acupressure 160
Play to Integrate the Scary Emotions 161
Talking It Through 162
Self-Affirmation 163
Using Books and Stories 164
Sensei Robert Tallack on Confidence and Character 165
Terri Jay Endorses Inner Strength and Grounding 173
Hillary Raimo on Dreaming and Kids 181
Melissa Peil's Meetup Support Group 186
Susan Gale on the Heart and Nature 195
Donna Seebo on Children Learning to Trust Intuition 202
Conclusion 209
Interviewee Bios 213
Resources 217
