Slightly spooky subject here - honest opinions required of those with knowledge either in early child development or in ethereal matters

[lisalisa]

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I really do think it's an over-active imagination. My DS2 was very imaginative and verbal at that age. I absolutely do not believe that it's a spirit dog.

HOW SCARY!

Sorry have no sensible answers. i doubt anything physical can actually be caused by this. I would be brisk and dismissive to the children so you can be sure they are not subconciously picking up from you that you are scared/suspect something creepy going on. A friends husband is always going on about "projecting" ie young children picking up feelings/opinions from us that we are not aware of giving out.

Also thought all this sort of thing a load of nonsense but had such a terrifying experience over the summer whilst staying at a delapidated (sp) old chateau in France that I have had a rethink!

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Hey bit of a thougt for you.

If it is over active imagination then your DS can be taught to "control" (hate the word) his play dog.

If it is a sprit dog then as a spirit it can not infringe on your or your sons free will (infact anyones free will)

In short the solution to this is the same weather it is a spirit or imagination. Tell your DS that he is in complet control and all he has to do to stop the doggie do anything is to very politely but firmly say NO! or STOP IT! It will work, and boast his confidence.

Hope that helps,

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I know I'll probably get leapt on for suggesting this but can you put a baby-cam in his room to see if he's awake or asleep when it happens??

I'm not sure if I'd agree with your worries about 'feeding' his imagination as much as giving him coping strategies...

I don't see why babies couldn't have this, my dd is 18months old and sometimes she seems to be dreaming about something and some people do have recurring nightmares so I don't suppose it'd be impossible, has he had a bad experience with a dog that could be playing on his mind?

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Does no-one you know have one you could lend? (babycam) or look on ebay.

It's often the tiniest little incident that upsets kids that you don't remember anyway, so maybe he saw a dog in the park that turned and looked at him funny or something random like that!!!! You just don't know how their little brains work at this age...!

LisaLisa

I echo what justaboutdrippingblood is saying. I have family members who have been part of such prayer networks. Doesnt matter if you are Jewish, you can still call upon Christians to help in this matter.

StaryNightSky (you have almost my name, did a double take for a moment)
From the "transcript" of conversation between toddler and imagined/spirit dog I would say the toddler was already following this approach.... It was not working.

The dog, whether imagined or not, is inflicting pain on the child. I would swap room with the child for a while, if possible.

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How can you be sure that there was never a dog in the house?

Do you believe that this is a spirit dog?
Why can you not teach your ds to 'manage' the situation such as him saying 'naughty doggy go away' or similar?

LisaLisa, I am not here to argue, it seems what I said has irritated you, that was not my intention. But I read what you said in your OP, the 2 year old already (possibly) by instinct told the dog to stop. The toddler did not like what was happening. It is normal to say stop if somebody is hurting you, isnt it? The dog did not stop, from how I read it. Sorry if I have misunderstood. I did not say that your 2 year old was trying to "Manage" the situation. That would be ridiculous.

hey lisalisa

we had a ghost boy in our house, that me, DH and DD could see.

we have no rabbi in our area, so i contacted someone from the spiritualist church, but said we were jewish and did not want any holy water, crosses or anything like that.

my dad said to check our mezzuzas were ok, and if we were missing any to get them put up.

the 'presence; was definitely in DDs room, she was not talking , but one very spooky afternoon, she was looking behind me, waving, smiling, and pointing, and trying to show me something that i could not see, the room was very cold, and felt odd.

we had the chap come round, who took about 20 minutes to clear the house, and we have had no problem since. lots of other spooky stuff had been going on, which all ended too.

And no, LisaLisa, spirits don't have to be bound by places they "lived". Some stay where they used to be. Not all.

Good Luck.