If my 3-year old daughter says she can see a boy sitting behind her, but when I go to check, there is no one there, is it possible that she is actually seeing supernatural things and if so, what could it be? Is it dangerous?

Hi, Jasmine74!

It's very common for a small child to have big imaginations as well as imaginary friends. That's the first thing that comes to my mind.

Is this happening all of the time or only in certain situations, please?

Thanks!

She may be seeing supernatural things. She also needs to be told that MANY other people including you cannot see them and she should not advertise the fact that she can to others.

Dangerous? Maybe. Non-friendly ghosts should be asked to "follow the light".

I'll leave you with this, for now: New Jersey Ghost Hunters Society (http://www.njghs.net/)

It also could be her imagination.

I'd like to ask:

-what does she watch? Pay attention to what she sees on t.v.
-Does she spend much time watching t.v.
-Do you or your family or friends talk much about super natural things?

T.V. can really "inspire" ideas like that. It's not that she's intentionally lying to you it's just that she's exercising her imagination.

When she sees this other being don't shun her [if you do], ask her about it. Ask her what he wears, if he talks, what his name is... etc.

Children have imaginary friends too. A good friend of mine had a "friend" named Lucy that she could "see".

Best of luck to you!

She also must be told to NEVER be afraid.

You need to ask her about how tall the boy is. You then need to determine if objects in the home moved, especially ones that she can't reach.

You can also try to determine who lived in the house prior to you from neighbors etc. Ask if they had children. If they did, ask are they still living. Then ask how they died. The first way of asking the question is safer.

I just joined tonight but this is something I can relate to & know well so I'd like to share with you if I may?

Sometimes children can see what others cannot. It's their innocence & open mind that draws a spirit to them. It could also be an imaginary playmate, something seen on TV, or overheard in conversation. More attention to events need to be studied before any conclusion can be made.

I'd like to share my own little ones story with you...
We were asked to adopt a little girl just a few weeks after my sons death. He was grown, had his own family, lived in another town. Just weeks after moving in she told us an angel was coming to tuck her in at night. He sat with her, told her he loved her and he would watch over her. We had no photos of him out (it was too painful) and no one had mentioned to her we had a son who died. She could be heard talking to him in her room at night, during the day. She called him her angel brother. She's now 7 & every so often when something "strange" or different occurs she'll say "Oh, that's just brother, don't be scared!" and smiles. She is very happy to live in our haunted house and not afraid of spirits at all.

I hope this makes you feel better hearing a "good experience". Not all sightings are scary or evil. Perhaps your child has a "gift". I hope everything works out fine for your family. Please do question her in a positive manner or have her draw what she sees if that is possible.