How do I introduce my baby to ghosts, and vice-versa?

[wolf]

My Mom's house is 200 years old. She has lived there for 20+ years, and is the third owner of the house. Most of my childhood was spent there. We know the house is haunted, with 3 individual ghosts. Even know the names and stories of 2 of them. Never could find information for the third. The first is an older woman whom the house was originally built for. The second is an older man whose widow my Mom bought the house from. Both of those we have their life stories. The third is a little boy, looks about 5 years old. We don't know his story and can't find any history of a little boy ever living at the house.

All are friendly, and not at all a threat to anyone. I grew up in this house, I know all 3. Even think of them as part of the family in a way. The little boy can be a bit mischievous sometimes, but he's just trying to play. My younger sister was just a baby when we moved into the house, she would play with the little boy all the time. And the other 2 do the basic lights on and doors opening and closing stuff, but that's about it.

I now have an 8 month old son who seems to be afraid of these ghosts. I can't put him in his jumpy seat or playpen and go more than 5 feet away from him. If he does let me put him in one or the other, or on the floor, he'll be contentedly playing with his toys then will start screaming for no reason. The only way to calm him being to get him away from that spot for a few minutes. Then he'll be fine and go back to playing. He doesn't do that anywhere else. He's normally a happy baby, content to play and explore the world around him.

He'll even wake out of a deep sleep, crying his little eyes out. Yet he's been sleeping through the night since he was 3 months old. And when he wakes from the night, or from naps, he's a happy baby, amusing himself for a little while before calling to myself or his dad while anywhere but at my Moms.

I know he's seeing these spirits, and they are most likely trying to play with him. And I know they mean him no harm. Yet they scare him, he's not used to them.

He's been going to my mom's at least once or twice weekly since he was born, even spending the night a few times with no issues. This is all a recent development.

My Mom is in need of help and I will be moving back in with her in just a few months. I need to somehow get my son used to these ghosts, and vice-versa. I'm not sure how to do this. I don't want to get rid of the ghosts. Just make sure my son knows they are not going to harm him, and they know not to scare him.

Anyone have any advice? I'd like to get everyone used to each other before I move.

 

[Beautiful_Creep]

dress as one or play pac man

 

[Dr.Nice Guy]

Why would an 8 month old think of them as ghosts? Toddlers, I doubt could grasp the concept.
What you could do since you have it, is prove to the world ghosts exist. Your son will not only have ghosties for playmates his folks will be rich.

 

[wushuboy001]

If I had a dollar for everyone who had a baby and absolutely no understanding of infant development and attributed normal infant behaviors to ghosts, I would be a rich man.
Before you ruin your child, read a book about babies. There are tons of them out there. A baby who sleeps through the night would be expected to hit one of a number developmental obstacles and start crying through the night. It's normal, not paranormal.

There are no ghosts. The ghosts are all your imagination. for your child's sake, at least consider that the logical and rational answer might be the truth.