Dr. Stephen Farmer

was invited a few months back to be a guest on a show that’s on A&E called Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal. I had never seen the program so I checked out a couple of re-runs. Typically they’d have two or three children with identifiable psychic gifts go through various situations using their intuitive and mediumistic gifts, such as visiting a house where there were suspected ghosts or spirits, or helping find missing persons.

I watched a couple of episodes and found they were produced to maximize their shock effect and entertainment value, with odd angles and very quick cuts along with the music that lent an eerie quality to much of program. Typically they would take the children to a house that was supposed to be haunted and see what they came up with, usually with results that confirmed that the kids truly were psychic.

The production was a little too over the top for my tastes, but it apparently worked as they were now on their third season; plus the program gave considerable validity to the fact that some children have these remarkable God-given gifts. And I’m sure it helped these children and others who saw things other people didn’t see know that they weren’t messed up or crazy. The guidance provided by the two hosts, an experienced psychic/medium and a spiritual psychotherapist helped them further accept their gifts.

I was asked to come on as a guest to work with the kids about spirit animals. One of them, Anissa, reportedly had a spirit animal, a wolf she naturally called “Wolfie”, that sat at the end of her bed at night. She was somewhat frightened of him although he never did anything to harm her. She just didn’t know what to make of it. The other child, Nick, was frightened about various apparitions that appeared to him, apparently spirits of deceased people.

That afternoon a driver picked me up from the hotel and transported me to the “haunted” house where everyone had gathered to investigate strange noises and happenings. I met Nick and Anissa, as well as Anissa’s mother and Nick’s father. I was feeling nervous but confident that I could be of service to these children, particular Anissa, who already had a spirit animal, Wolfie, that unbeknownst to her was actually serving as a guardian spirit.

My assignment while here was to talk with Nick and Anissa and offer them some guidance about spirit animals. I brought with me soapstone carvings of a wolf for Anissa and a raven, for Nick, that they could use as their totem animals to help them feel protected. In addition I gave them copies of my Power Animal Oracle Cards and Animal Spirit Guides.

I met separately with each child and talked with them about spirit animals and animal spirit guides. Anissa was particularly keen on learning that Wolfie was actually her main spirit animal, a strong guardian and protector. Nick was receptive but seemed distractible, most likely because of the intensity of the filming schedule and the work that they had been doing (I’m sure it can be exhausting dealing with spirits of the deceased all day long!) They both loved the totems of their spirit animals as well as the books and oracle cards.

Alas, due to the constraints of the filming, I was later informed that the segment they filmed with me and the kids would not be part of the show. If you want to view a sample of this particular show, go to www.aetv.com/psychic-kids/episodes and look for season three, episode 17. In spite of not appearing on the show, I was very gratified that I could have some impact on each of these children, as evidenced by an email I received from Anissa’s mother, Kim, several weeks later. She wrote:

Even though the time Anissa spent with you was short it made a huge impact on her (and me). Anissa continues to grow and learn about herself she is really getting into knowing other’s spirit animals and she calls upon them when she needs. Anissa continues to use her oracle cards you gave her and she even started to share readings with her trusted friends.

I wish so much they would have showed the work you did with the kids on their episode. I was surprised it didn’t make the show, but what I do know is that what you did for her is a huge part of why she is doing so well and seems to have overcome most of her fears.

Supporting Your Children’s Intuition

This experience gave me some ideas about how to encourage children’s intuitive gifts. All children have intuitive capacities, some stronger than others, yet without support and encouragement, these will either diminish over time or else be tucked away for safekeeping out of fear of being labeled crazy or weird. And frankly, not all children are destined to be gifted intuitives or mediums, yet encouraging these in any child will help them cope with their world more effectively.

I have two stepdaughters, Serena, 8, and Ari, 6, who have a very gifted intuitive mother, Jesseca. We both encourage their listening to that inner voice and recently came up with what we’ve dubbed “the psychic game”. I hide a small stuffed animal somewhere that is visible but not easily seen. When they’re called to come out and find it, we coach them on moving slowly, listening closely to their bodies, and letting their bodies take them to the hidden object. It’s a fun way to encourage the ongoing development of these capacities.

I’d suggest use the following guidelines to support their intuition, especially tuning into their physical sensations, paying attention to their “in-sight”, and listening closely to that still, small voice inside. You can show them how to meditate, starting with just one or two minutes, and definitely support their imagination through any artistic or creative expression.

Our world needs more and more of us to heed the voice of Spirit as it expresses through our intuitive capacities. What better way than to teach your children?

Article source: care2.com

People across the world often ask – Are Psychic Children Real?

In this article written by Joan Charles and posted to express.co.uk, the question is pondered as to the meaning of the premonitions and sometimes baffling sixth sense that children and even toddlers seem to often experience.

AS A leading psychic medium I’ve lost count of the number of times someone has said to me that their children have spoken accurately of ancestors who died long before they were born. They can describe both their character and appearance. It doesn’t surprise me in the least but it can shock those left behind. Children, especially those who are spiritual and attuned to spirit, know so much. One woman told me that her son kept saying he could see a man. He would talk about this man, telling her what he was doing. He called him Joe and chatted as if he knew him very well indeed. In particular the little boy said that Joe had shiny buttons on his coat and this was a point he kept repeating.

It wasn’t until this had been going on for some time that it all fell into place when the woman decided to look into some family history and construct a family tree. She went around all her relatives collecting photos and finding out who was who. When she was given a photograph of her great-grandfather in his army uniform with shiny buttons she was shocked to discover that he was called Joe. Her little boy used to tell her that Joe was singing and he would repeat some wartime songs in a drunken voice, apparently copying what he could hear. There was no way a child would have known these songs.

Also the boy often appeared to be in fits of laughter over nothing. When his mum asked what he was laughing at he’d say it was “the funny man carrying on”. This man was having fun and sharing good times with his great-great-grandchild. The boy would sit for hours playing happily with no one his mother could see and he continued to talk about the happy man and sing his songs. Given that I was a child who possessed psychic gifts and that some of my own children and grandchildren have also been blessed I have never doubted the many tales I have heard or cases I have witnessed in which children make contact with those they love, whether on this plane or on the other side.

In America there are reportedly even Psychic “camps” to help and nurture Psychic kids and children who display psychic abilities.

In America, the home of the summer camp, there are even programmes for psychic children to take during the school holidays. Since 1999 camps have been held in the Appalachian mountains for those endowed with psychic talent. During these weeks children are encouraged and helped to develop their spiritual intelligence in a loving, nurturing environment and their inner senses are brought out. But I believe that every child – and therefore every one of us – has the ability to communicate with spirits and, when they pass, to retain contact with those they love who have been left behind.

Many children who have passed over become guardian angels or spirit guides to the family they have left behind. In one case I was doing a reading for a woman called Laura who had lost her daughter Sophie many years earlier. She had kept her room exactly as it was before she passed away and it was having a very bad effect on her and her family. When I started to read for Laura I got a very strong sense of Sophie being with me in her bedroom where I was doing the reading. The corner next to the window buzzed with spirit energy and Sophie was desperately trying to get my attention.

Laura told me that every night she could feel Sophie in the spot I told her about. As I connected with the girl she told me: “My mummy is very sad. I try to let her know I’m here but she can’t see me.” I asked Sophie if she was there for any reason and she quickly replied: “Yes, she’s not well. Mummy needs to go to the doctor – she needs to go very quickly.” Sophie was very agitated when she said this and added that she’d tried to get Laura’s attention by knocking things down and breaking them but it wasn’t helping. She also revealed that Laura was in an abusive relationship which was getting more violent and that there had been many times she had watched her getting hurt very badly.

This was a tricky situation for me. I had to weigh up the consequences of telling Laura that I knew something so private but felt I had a duty to encourage the woman to seek help. Fortunately she did agree to visit the doctor the very next day, where it was discovered that she had diabetes. When I met Laura again two years later she was a changed woman. Her health problems had been addressed, she had left her abusive relationship and she was training to be a bereavement counsellor for parents who had lost a child. Her guardian angel Sophie had done a marvellous job.

What is your opinion – Are Psychic Children Real? Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think.

Recently featured by lifestyle.inquirer.net/wellness, a psychic reader answers reader questions regarding the Heredity of Extra Sensory Perception ability or ESP, and if your children will receive this gift.

The first one asked if ESP ability is hereditary or runs in the family.

“Do children also become sensitive because of experiences they have with a parent who is sensitive, like they adapt or learn to become sensitive? I use the term ‘sensitive’ to refer to the ability to feel the presence of spirit or entities, the emotions of people around them and the emotions of spirits they meet. ‘Sensitive’ also refers to knowing events that are happening or about to happen.”

Well, Flora, in the first place, I want you to realize that everybody is psychic or sensitive. However, some are more highly developed psychics than others. Therefore, everybody has the innate or inborn capacity to sense the presence of spirits, emotions of other people and even foretell the future.

In the same manner, everybody can draw or sing. But not everybody can draw like Amorsolo or sing like Pavarotti. However, those with just average talent in singing or painting will definitely improve if exposed to an environment of good painters or singers.

This is the same with psychic ability. Psychic power, or what I prefer to call inner mental faculty, is possessed by every normal person without exception. But if exposed to people with highly developed psychic abilities, a person may, by sheer exposure or osmosis, become a good psychic sensitive also. This does not mean that psychic ability is hereditary, because we all have it. But it is true it can be developed.

Everyone is thought to have the ability to tap into their inner psychic abilities which many Psychic Readers feel that we all have; however this article is saying that due to exposure, almost as a student in apprenticeship, a person can develop psychic ability faster when exposed to their family members abilities.