Psychic Kids and Intuitive Children

Pets with Intuition

coachingparents — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:13:26 +0000

by Tara Paterson

I have heard stories from people I know, some intimately, about how they were pulled toward a certain pet, sometimes even when they were adamant about not having another one until thus and such time; I can now say with experience I understand what that feels like, because I was adamant I would never have a dog. Ha ha, little did I know the Universe and my family had different plans for me.

My daughter has always had a very commanding energy. I use the word commanding, because she is not a demanding child who sits on the floor and kicks her feet until she gets her way, but a child who has a presence of energy that can move people without saying a word. Unless you have experienced it, words cannot describe the feeling or the sparkling nature of her presence. Like all children, I have certainly noticed her attraction to puppies and every other animal she sees. We sit on the porch each day and she is aware of the birds, she communicates with our cats, and has a love for nature. Her nickname at birth was “Tinkerbell” and if you are familiar with fairies or other elemental creatures, they are the “protectors” of nature. Nothing unusual for a child, but my intution spoke to me very strongly and clearly about this need for Kaylee to have a puppy. It was almost a pull inside of me that would not let up until I acknowledged the message and began my search.

I called my oldest son down one day as I was searching the internet to help me look for this puppy. I showed him the pictures and about 4 pages into our search he spotted her. Up to this point, my husband had responded to a few of the ads to get the specifics about their puppies, but once he saw the puppy our son found, he agreed she was the one. She’s about 12 weeks old and had recently been reduced in price, because her ears turned out. Her face is about as sweet as they come and my son looked at me and said- “mom, her name is Sparkles.” I sat there in disbelief. Not only did we all agree she was the one, but we also felt intuitively this was Kaylee’s puppy and “Sparkles” could not be a more perfect name for the puppy of a girl who has sparkling energy and a nickname of “Tinkerbell.” My heart was overflowing not only at the beauty unfolding around this puppy, but my son’s intuitive connection to this dog as well.

Later that night, my husband was researching the web about how to raise beagle’s and couldn’t wait to tell me that beagles are considered to be a very “intuitive” dog. Go figure! No surprise to learn that not only did a shift occur within the entire matrix of our family, but the animal we are about to bring into our home is considered “intuitive” by nature. My mother in law asked my husband why we would take on the responsibility of a puppy right as we are about to move and his response was quite profound. He said- “we have experienced a lot of changes in the past few years and are about to embark on a few more in the very near future. This puppy will aid the kids with the transition into a new home and welcoming a new baby,” not to mention our son starts middle school in the fall. I couldn’t have said it better myself!

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The Intuitive Family Pet

coachingparents — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:10:55 +0000

by Tara Paterson

I have never been a dog person. I say it this way, because people who are- get it; I would consider myself more of a cat person. My logic has always been that cats are independent, spirited, intuitive and require a whole lot less maintenance. Dogs on the other hand are very dependent, needy, require a lot of time and effort, and you can’t go away without finding a puppy hotel or lodging for their care; not to mention I have 3 children, one on the way and a husband, who are all high maintenance in their own way; my plate is full.

Things are about to change however and the entire process came through my intuition and that of each member of my family. We are experiencing a lot of new changes in our household. Next month we are moving into a bigger house to accommodate another baby and our goal is to have at least the most basic of our stuff settled before school starts. Earlier this year, my mom came to live with us; our son’s baseball team has won their All Star championship, are in the middle of playing in the state’s championship, and will most likely be going to regionals in early August; and now we have decided to add a puppy to the mix. Why this would occur at this already hectic time of our lives I can only leave to the higher powers that be.

About 2 weeks ago I was observing my 2 1/2 year old daughter at play on the porch. I can’t really say what it was about her movements that grabbed my attention, but for some reason the way she was moving about caused me to envision her at play with a puppy and not just any puppy, but a beagle puppy. I grew up with a big dog (a siberian husky) and my husband always had golden retrievers around so where the idea of a beagle came from I couldn’t say except that my intuition spoke to me. I presented the idea to my husband who was shocked at first (because I swore I would never have a dog), but immediately joined in with the idea. We began searching the internet for a local breeder and came across a web site with 1000’s of puppies for sale; 100’s of which are beagles. I scrolled several pages for a few days and decided to let it go and wait. After all, we are moving in 6 weeks and could wait until then to get a puppy. This would not end up being the case however. The rest of my family is about to join in on this process as this puppy pulls us all intuitively toward her.

Next I will share how my oldest son becomes a lead in finding our family puppy!

Intellect & Intuition

coachingparents — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:10:50 +0000

The mindbody system has three functions:

1. Fosters homeostasis

2. Keep information flowing

3.    Regenerates the system
How homeostasis works? Fostering homeostasis means that your body tries to maintain balance and equilibrium. For example, if you are in pain or trauma, the body will flood you with stress hormones, screaming, “Alert! Alert!” The stress hormones heighten your awareness and give you strength. All of your senses are sharp, and your enhanced intuition guides you to necessary action. When the situation called for action, the mindbody responded.

Because prolonged fight or flight syndrome damages the immune system and weakens your ability to cope, the body will swing the other direction to maintain balance. When the crisis is over and it doesn’t need to pump adrenaline, the mindbody will flood you with relaxing endorphins. All systems return to normal.

Using intuition and homeostasis: Our society has not honored the intuitive intelligence. Oriental and ingenious cultures pride themselves on intuition and gut instinct. In our culture intellect and mental training is what we have been taught to rely upon. Our schools foster only rational logic. The problem is that it does not work in all situations because of the following differences.

Intellect

is about thought
is dualistic
divides things into compartments
works from past perspective or memory
must protect you from pain
must learn to ask for information

Intuition

is about feeling
is about wholeness
flows like a stream of consciousness
works from present moment reality
has no investment, gives freely
responds to the right question

Therefore when you foster intuition, you are growing into your sixth sense of intuitive adulthood. The adolescent, intellect, may rebel. It may perceive anything beyond the five external senses as a threat to balance. It is going to try to maintain homeostasis. This is where you have to observe yourself: Where is your resistance? What comes up for you? What does your mind do? Take a moment to list a few things that you have observed about how your mind responds.
Here is one person’s perspective:

A forty year old disabled woman describes: When I opened the door to my intuition through TransformBreathing, my feet cramped and I got a headache. I felt pain, and my head was screaming, ‘It hurts. It hurts.’ Actually I was uncomfortable, but not in any intense pain. I had to tell my thoughts to quiet down, so I could listen to the pain in my body. When I heard what the cramping said to me, ‘Put your best foot forward.’ I was thrilled. That was just the information I needed. If I had responded to pain like I always had, I would have cried and sulked for days while wondering what was wrong with me.

For intuition to serve you in a positive way, make sure your intellect and body are in agreement that it is safe to open and now is the time. If you find that opening to deeper levels of intuition throws you out of balance in some way, work with your mindbody system to restore homeostasis. Don’t fight it!

When you use intuition, the mind honestly may not understand the sixth sense if you haven’t had a lot of practice. Remember the mind only processes five senses. So show the mind how to ask intuition for the right question.”

Using your Intuition

coachingparents — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:34:39 +0000

by Tara Paterson

I use many techniques to strengthen both my intuition and that of my children which may seem silly to some, but I have found many of these practices to be extremely useful in trusting the initial gut reaction to something. They are also techniques you can use with your children without having to invent your own or buy something additional.

I have been watching House Hunters on HGTV for over 10 years. Now it’s not unusual for anyone who watches the show to guess which house a couple will choose to buy out of the three choices they are offered. The twist for me however, is to guess which house they will choose before the show begins. Based on the immediate hit I receive about a house, I have been 98% accurate in guessing the one they will choose. In a similar fashion, I quiz my son about who sings certain songs on the radio purely for the purpose of teaching him to tune into the sound of a voice. I am aware his intuitive strength is the use of his clairaudient ability so by training him to listen to the sound of a person’s voice he strengthens his acute sense of hearing. I also trust what my children say about things they otherwise wouldn’t know. For my son’s 7th birthday, we gave him a baby iguana as his gift. Shortly after, we had to leave town for a family emergency and while we were away he said- “my iguana’s dead.” At first I reassured him his iguana was just fine, but when we returned, sure enough his pet was gone. From that point on I never questioned another statement he or any of my children made about something. It simply was his inner voice telling him something factual and as parents we often question what our children say, but who better to take our cures from but a child who hasn’t been taught to mistrust the advice they are given?

So in the end, the simple advice is this- trust yourself. Trust the voice inside that is waiting to be activated by you, and the answers to all of your questions will be answered for the highest good of all involved. Initially it may not be easy. You will want to revert back to the support of outside sources to confirm what you know and if you remain aware of the intention someone has when they offer you their advice, you will begin to either see people showing up to support you in finding your intuition or people will show up to challenge your faith in yourself.

Either way, the real expert is you and the only person who can guide you to making the right decisions for you in your life is, you guessed it- YOU!

Intuitive Children and Parenting

coachingparents — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:35:59 +0000

By Tara Paterson

What changes did I feel my intuition nudge me to make for my children’s well being?

For me it began with a feeling about certain things. When my oldest son (who is now 11) was little, I felt very strongly about eliminating any foods with preservatives, dyes, hormones or antibiotics, or artificial ingredients (including sodas) from our diet. I couldn’t really say what made me feel so strongly in opposition of these items, but something inside encouraged me to make these changes and so I did. Today we are aware that most of these things impact the health, weight or behavior of our children. I had similar feelings about vaccinations, antibiotics for treating ailments such as ear infections or colds, and the impact of video games or other pop culture media on the minds of children. Believe me when I tell you to stand in a doctor’s office and decline a vaccination is difficult, because they will attempt everything to convince you why they know what’s best, but in the end I stuck with my gut feeling. Since that time there have been several cases of autism linked to certain vaccinations and although a majority of the medical community and the pharmaceutical companies will do their best to discredit these findings, our intuition says otherwise. Today I have found a holistic doctor (who came from a traditional medical background) who strongly opposes vaccinations and treats ailments using homeopathic methods. Now this is not to say I haven’t vaccinated my kids for certain things and that I won’t do so in the future; I will however, pay attention to what my gut tells me with regard to each individual choice I make.

Here are some of the ways your intuition may appear for you (these aren’t all of the ways it may appear, but a few I have observed based on a person’s style for receiving information):

A feeling in your body. It may come from your gut or somewhere else in your body. You may just have an icky feeling or a really good feeling about something and not understand why. (A perfect example would be a person who decides not to get into an elevator with someone because a feeling shows up and doesn’t feel really good.).
An inner voice. Some people actually hear a voice that speaks to them and may or may not sound like their own. Tune in and pay attention to what it says. If the advice is safe and would benefit you in the situation it is most likely coming from a higher source. If it ever advices you to do something that would harm yourself or anyone else, it is most likely not your higher self.
A vision or dream. Some people are visual and may actually see an outcome for a situation they are uncertain about. Look for other visual clues which may align with something you already became aware of.
A feeling outside of your body. You may experience a tingly sensation that comes out of nowhere and may feel really warm or may cause goose bumps. This is often the presence of a guide, angel or your higher self reassuring you your decision or feeling is an accurate one.

In the next post I will share some of the techniques I use for myself and with my children to work on strengthening our differing intuitive styles.

Parents Guiding Intuitive and Psychic Kids

coachingparents — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:35:54 +0000

By Tara Paterson

So what do our children show us and how can we build on this knowledge to strengthen our own intuition?

An example most parents may see in their child is the reflection of determination or confidence. As parents in today’s world, we are often discouraged to use our natural abilities because we are surrounded by people, experts, books and media which tell us we need what they are offering; what better way to strip one of their confidence? The truth is, our children are really the only text book we need and our internal nudges are the guide to reading it. It sounds simple, but in most cases it is. In an article I wrote, I explain how our children’s characteristics are the mirror reflection of the work we need to do in our own personal lives or the evolution of a dream or idea we once had for ourselves. The same is true for the development of our intuition. Would God simply have put us here and handed us his most precious gift, without a handbook, if he hadn’t perfectly installed a mechanism within each one of us that would act as our own personal compass for raising our children? God is perfect and the creation of each one of us is perfect, so guess what? He did leave us with a handbook only it didn’t come in the form of a booklet, but rather a voice or gentle nudge from within.

How many times have you had a feeling about a person or situation and rationalized all of the reasons you were wrong to think that way?
How many times have you wished you trusted your initial gut reaction to something?

We have all at one time or another wished we had trusted what that feeling was telling us. So how can you begin to recognize and trust your first instinct whether it’s with your child or any other situation you find yourself in?

I will share in the next post the things I began to realize about my own children’s needs and how it triggered my intuitive knowing to alter our lifestyle for healthier living. I will also share some common ways people receive intuitive knowledge.

Accepting Your Intuition

coachingparents — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:00:42 +0000

“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be yourself.” –Alan Alda

I am often asked how I know the things I know. For most of my life, I would come up with explanations to validate how I came to understand certain things whether it be with parenting or for my own personal experiences. I would often be challenged because I didn’t necessarily have a credible source for my knowledge. Growing up in a left brained world has always been a challenge for me because it has caused me to question much of who I am and what I know. Unfortunately, there isn’t a text book for explaining what intuition is or how it shows up for each individual person, it just is and its high time we step into our truest self and trust the built in mechanism we each have that can lead to our greatest source of guidance in this experience we call life.

So how have I come to trust what I know and how can you develop the inner knowing for yourself?

My greatest confidence for trusting my intuition has been in the upbringing of my children. In fact, I recently signed a contract with a publisher for a book I am co-authoring titled- Raising Intuitive Children. Where does my knowledge for this information come from? You guessed it, my intuition. As I apply these intuitive nudges with how I parent my children; the evidence of what I receive reveals itself.

Each of my children has a different intuitive style for how they interact with the world around them. I have largely taken my cues for how to parent each of them based on what I know about their personalities and style; and what I intuit their needs to be. I also see much of my own internal knowing reflected back at me through the way my children behave, react to things, and express their emotions. While taking a class for my parent coach certification, I learned a great deal about the buttons our children push as a result of our own parenting inheritance. It was a great education; because I began to see myself in the actions of my children and would come to learn that each button was an internal intuitive nudge either to change a particular parenting habit or strengthen a characteristic I may not have been aware was one of my own to develop.

Stay tuned for how our intuition can be cultivated to meet the needs of each of our children.

Aha Moment: Natural Intuitives and Psychics

coachingparents — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:43:24 +0000

by Tara Paterson

I pride myself on being a natural intuitive. For years, I have studied my profile through various mediums such as- numerology, Myers- Briggs, Creative Wellness, individual work, books, mentors, etc…you get the idea. I have come a long way in trusting what I know and relying on my intuition to guide me. I have even stepped out as an intuitive parent coach and lead with my intuition as a parent to my three children. Recently however, I went against my own intuition which leads me to this aha moment.

I had gone on a trip to upstate NY with my mom for a couple of days at the beginning of the week. I knew I had work to do when I got back home, but when I settled back in the next day, I heard my inner voice say- “take the rest of the week off.” I felt a surge of emotion which I convinced myself was a result of my being tired. In my haste to stay on track and keep the deadlines I established for myself, I ignored my intuition and moved forward. Exercising that week, I was reading the book- the Astrology for the Soul, which is a detailed analysis of individual traits and characteristics based on the day you were born and under which sign..yada, yada. The details this woman gives for my personality and gift of being an intuitive would reveal itself even more by my blatant disregard for what my feelings told me that week- take the rest of the week off. In the book, she emphasizes the need for intuitive people to listen to their intuition or things will go from “knowing” to worse.

My ignorance couldn’t have been more obvious as emotional flare ups occurred every time I attempted to do work. I felt so much pressure and stress by the end of the week; I broke down in a flood of tears on a business conference call. At that moment, I realized all of the feelings I had and the emotion I created for myself was a direct result of going against my intuitive knowing- to take the rest of the week off. If only I had listened to my inner voice earlier in the week, I would have saved myself a lot of frustration and discomfort for the people I interact with. In the end, it pays to listen to our authentic selves and trust there is a reason for everything. I could have avoided the emotion that kept me from accomplishing anything in the first place! We spend a lot of time pushing ourselves because we believe we have to keep moving or we aren’t accomplishing the things we need to. The next time you feel the urge to stop and take a break, trust yourself. Don’t make the same mistake of brushing away what your inner voice is telling you.

Intuition and Body

coachingparents — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:47:19 +0000

By Dr. Caron Goode

“Intuition means to get in-tu-it. The new science of the mind and body connections has shown us how the neurotransmitters of the nerve cells communicate signals or send energetic communication that you need to be aware of. “

From our experience, most people feel intuitively in several ways:

Hair stands up at the back of the neck and arms
Gut signals
Tingles and chills around the shoulders and heart-we call them heart flutters.
Feeling in the heart – like a flutter

Your intuition is a key for getting in touch with deeper awareness and knowing. Getting into the feeling of your energy can help you make appropriate personal and business decisions. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of life decisions are made from emotional and intuitive feelings, not rational, logical thinking. A combination of the two is a winning dynamic.

Psychic Children: Seeing the Signs

coachingparents — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:24:02 +0000

By Tara Paterson

So what kinds of things might you notice with your child’s behavior or body as a shift takes place in his/her pyschic or intuitive awareness?

With my son Caden, the early signs were in how he would handle situations that upset him. In school he was really great about keeping his composure when things around him were affecting his energy, but once at home he would release his pent up emotions. We worked on the technique of continually surrounding himself with his bubble, but being an empath, the feelings of others would deeply affect his being.

Things that showed up physically were:

increased fatigue;
upset stomach which often resulted in diarrhea;
and sometimes a fever.

The onset of these things was sudden and gone almost as quickly. Emotionally, he would have meltdowns over small issues as a result of holding in the feelings he felt about the things happening around him. The way it was communicated was an entirely new experience for me in parenting a sensitive child.

When Caden would spiral into an emotional outburst, it would take a few minutes to calm him down and ground him. Once we were in a focused space, I would start asking him questions about what caused him to become upset. He would often tell a story as if what happened had happened to him. My intuition would always lead me to asking if it really happened to him or someone in his class (or a friend on the playground). This was always the magic question that would lead to what happened and to whom. What I came to understand was Caden’s empathic nature actually absorbed the energy of the situation and he felt the experience as if it had actually happened to him. This can be overwhelming for these highly intuitive children and great measures need to be taken to move the energy from their body or the physical manifestation of these emotions can become a greater health issue.

If you have an empathic child and would like to share your story or need some advice about how to handle or manage your child’s energy, contact me through this post!