How do I soothe my 20 month old who sees a ghost or something?

Question

My son is 20 months old and was moved to a different bedroom almost a year ago. We were in his bedroom and I corrected him in alow tone of voice (not my normal tone) and he suddenly looked over my shoulder into the hall with a scared look on his face. I actually thought someone came into the hall behind us and even called out for my husband. I realized he was looking at the ceiling light fixture outside his bedroom door. He had a look of fear on his face and continued to be afraid even as I tried to distract him. He had the same type of reaction the other day in a different part of the house. I was scoldinghim in a lower tone of voice then my own when he looked right past me and got a look of fear on his face. He was very scared even though I tried to reassure him things were okay. He continued to be afraid for over 45 minutes even though we had moved out of sight of that area. He continued to look that way and be afraid. He ended falling asleep. What should I do????

Answer 1

MY DAUGHTER DID THE SAMETHING SHE WOULD ALWAYS LOOK DOWN THE HALL WAY TO HER ROOM.I DO BELIEVE THERE ARE ANGELS AND GHOST THAT ARE AROUND.I THINK YOUR SON DOSE SEE SOMEONE LITTLE BABYS AND KIDS CAN SEE THEM AT THIS AGE THEN WHEN THEY GET OLDER IT GOES AWAY.I ALWAYS HAD SOMEONE OR SOMETHING PLAYING WITH MY HAIR.

Answer 2

That tone of voice is obviously frightening him.. he won't focus on you because you are scaring him. Stop that type of correction if he is doing something wrong just give him a slap on the hand and say no in a normal voice. It's one thing to be disciplined; its a whole nother issue when you put a scare into your own child.

Answer 3

He most likely was just scared of your voice. Of course children need to be disciplined when they misbehave; you were right to do that. But maybe just using a stern/serious voice will suffice. Also, the "ghost" might have been a shadow (my toddler still calls shadows ghosts sometimes), which, along with the change in your voice, might have been scary to him. So try using a different tone with him, make sure he has a good night light, and he should be fine.

Answer 4

Your son is confused by the lower voice you're using and is supposing it belongs to someone other than you. If you stop using this voice, I believe your son will stop feeling afraid. If you accidentally let it slip, make sure you get close to your son and say "That voice is just Mommy Honey!" and even do it again while he's looking at your face so that he sees. Best of luck to you!

Answer 5

Seems like he doesn't like to you change your voice. If you are changing your voice on purpose, then don't do it anymore. If you aren't controlling it and it changes on its own, you may want to have someone come look at your house. I am a believer in ghosts and spirits, however, I am not convinced that they would be effecting you in this way. Your son may be more sensitive to the changes that spirits bring with them. Good luck, maybe it is a phase he is going through.

Answer 6

I believe that because you were talking in a different tone on both occasions, he thought that someone else was talking. As he couldn't see anyone but you, he was startled and fixed his gaze on the first thing he could see. Perhaps he's a bit young to receive severe corrections in a low tone.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

Bless Him

Keep the door open, Night Light, Story Tape.
Ask/nag him to tell you what upsets him so much..

Gd Luck xx

Answer 8

Ask him what he saw be on the same level maybe its the house haunted ??? ask him change his room or something he's maybe lonely when hes scared go and talkto him

Answer 9

sleep with hem, he is a little too young in my opinion to sleep alone. have hem sleep in your room with you. Even if you have to bring the mattress to your bedroom.

Answer 10

don't change ur voice it obvisously scares him