Anyone know about the A&E Special on Children Remembering Past Lives to air in 2012?

Last September, I saw Bruce Leininger speak. His son James is the one famous for remembering a past life as a WW II pilot. Well, Bruce mentioned that A&E has done a documentary on children remembering past lives which will include interviews of children who remember dying in 9/11. Bruce said that A&E intended to air this documentary sometime later this year (2012). I cannot find any further info on this documentary, and I really want to watch it. Does anyone have any details about this documentary and when it will air in A&E?

This is news to me. I was a big fan of the A&E "Psychic Kids" show which ran for three seasons. Several of the kids on that show talked about past life memories. I think the reruns are still being shown on Bio. I think people find it harder to dismiss what children say when it can be verified. They will probably air this show around the holidays. Then someone will probably post it on YouTube. I gave up cable/satellite service three years ago so I have to find them online, even if I have to wait awhile.

I know nothing of it except a member of this forum, Luniara, posted in April saying she was contacting by someone from A&E about this special.

Well that sounds encouraging. I assume A&E asked Carol if they could contact some of the members here. They came to the right place. Maybe this will be a "pilot" for a new series. And it will be controversial. The "Psychic Kids" show was under constant attack from skeptics and disbelievers. The critics said the kids all had mental problems, the parents were just doing it for the money, child exploitation, etc. Some of the critics even accused A&E and the parents of child abuse.

Update- the show will air TONIGHT on the Biography Channel!


Ah, I was just told by a friend that the show will be on the Biography channel, not A&E, and it airs TONIGHT:


The show "Ghost Inside My Child", where families are interviewed about their child who remembers past lives/reincarnation, will air on the Biography Channel on Friday, November 23, 2012, at 10:00 PM ET (check your local tv guide for the correct time for your area). The show will repeat at 11pm, and then repeat again on Saturday, November 24, 2012, at 2am and 3am, and again at 11pm.


The show is a pilot, if it does well, then it may become a series.

I just signed on to post about this! ;0) It sounds really interesting, I just hate that they refer to it as "ghosts", kinda bugs me. ;0)

Nice! I read this post at 9:59, that's some good timing!

I don't have cable anymore so I'll have to wait until someone posts it on YouTube. The families may have agreed to do it because of the A&E/Bio track record with the "Psychic Kids:Children of the Paranormal" series. That was a groundbreaking show that was on for three seasons. Several of the children on that show talked about past life memories. Maybe that's where the idea for this show came from.

Sunny1994 said:

I just signed on to post about this! ;0) It sounds really interesting, I just hate that they refer to it as "ghosts", kinda bugs me. ;0)

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They do it to jack up the ratings. They did the same with the Psychic Kids show: spooky music and lighting effects.

It came on tonight on Bio 8:00 pm eastern time. Had the boy James that remembers being James Huston WW2 pilot died in plane crash. Also profiled Cade, young boy that remembers dying in 9-11. And a Young girl named Carson that remembers a past life of being a baby and dying in Oklahoma city Bombing and missing the mother she had and wanting her back while telling her present mother that she was not her mother.


Interesting Program.


Footnote. I told my parents when I was three, that I rode horses in the bottom of the grand canyon and was an Indian upon visiting the canyon on a trip once. Told them I had been there before, and which way to turn to get to the canyon. They were a little freaked out. Ask the guides if anyone ever lived or rodes horses down in the canyon and he told them Indians did at one time.

I had been contacted by the producer of the program, but declined because they wanted me to provide a number of cases, and for other reasons.


Aside from the sensational (and inappropriate) title of the show, the spooky music, and they way they chopped up the segments, they made some points. I liked the way they told James Leininger's story, and how he had closure after his trip to Japan.


It seemed that Carson was coming to terms with her memory after seven years. I'm wondering if the mother could have helped her resolve that sooner if she had some help. Hopefully, Carson has some closure now, after her trip to OK City. I think that the mother did the best she could, and did the right thing in taking her to the memorial.


I feel very bad for Cade, who remembered dying on 9-11. I would refer him to a colleague in Florida who has some experience regressing children. He needs it! He is still carrying a great burden from that experience, which I feel could be lifted with proper guidance.


I felt that the program probably left many parents feeling that remembering past lives is a bad thing, and there is no way to help their children. I know that one of the producers I talked to fully understood that children can be helped with traumatic memories. I wish that had come through more clearly--even in one of the texts that they flashed about "paranormal researchers say...";

All lot of what Carol has brought up was also true about the Psychic Kids series. I think the main problem is these things are so new that most parents don't know where to turn for help. Many of the families take the children to "old school" professionals who refuse to "think outside the box" and consider the possibility. Other families are very religious and find it very hard to accept. But change is coming, just slower than we would like. It takes generations. I'm the same age as Carol and I remember first reading about reincarnation back in the 1970's. It was the first explanation or theory that made sense to me. I will say one thing for the TV programs, it exposes many people to something they knew nothing about previously. I never thought I would live long enough (in this lifetime) to see a TV program where more than one child talked about their past life memories as if it were a normal thing. This happened many times on the Psychic Kids program, also on A&E/Bio. I wonder if this new Ghost in My Child program was made by the same producers? I think if they made the programs the way WE wanted not as many people would watch.

Argonne,


"Psychic Kids" was done by another production company.


You're right: it's incredible seeing any coverage of children's past life memories on TV. And there have been some excellent shows on this topic. I suspect that sensationalizing these shows gets audiences, some who will be searching for any information on this phenomenon. So that's a good thing. But I hope that this "spooky" slant on these memories doesn't scare people, or make it seem as if their child is possessed, has a ghost inside, or is psychotic.


I'd like to hear others' opinions too. Thanks.

gibbeline said:

Ah, I was just told by a friend that the show will be on the Biography channel, not A&E, and it airs TONIGHT:
The show "Ghost Inside My Child", where families are interviewed about their child who remembers past lives/reincarnation, will air on the Biography Channel on Friday, November 23, 2012, at 10:00 PM ET (check your local tv guide for the correct time for your area). The show will repeat at 11pm, and then repeat again on Saturday, November 24, 2012, at 2am and 3am, and again at 11pm.

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Glad you posted this! I will see it I can catch the repeat tonight...


It's really a shame TV shows add the fear & drama factors. But on the other hand, I think it's at least a good thing reincarnation is being more noticed/talked about on common TV channels, for everyday people to hopefully use as a stepping stone to start learning more.

One more thought - I think other researchers like Brian Weiss will also want to reach out to these families. Maybe the family friends can point them in the right direction also, like to this blog. Too bad Roger Wolger is no longer with us.

Sunny1994 said:

I just signed on to post about this! ;0) It sounds really interesting, I just hate that they refer to it as "ghosts", kinda bugs me. ;0)

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I had to laugh when I heard the title because it reminded me of a conversation I shared with my own Mom when I was 12 about my childhood memories. We tried to utilize humor as much as possible when the 'past life' subject came up. She got very upset when it resurfaced again at the age of 12 and her emotions were worked up and that is what she said,


"I am tired of my son being haunted by another man's ghost."


It bothered me that she was looking at me like a walking, talking ghost. My Mom didn't want to believe in reincarnation due to her religious beliefs - as well as opening the door for her other children to put her through what I had put her through. My Mom and I had a heart to heart talk and she tried to get me to see it from her point of view - and she was very intimidated by the whole idea.... so it was very scary to her.


There is a segment where Cade's Mother echo's my own Mother's sentiments about the hardship it is to see her child as anything more than her child.


The title brought back pleasant memories of the humor between my Mom and I dealing with a very painful subject.


There was another point expressed in the show when Carson's sister stated she felt the 'memories' were an act to get attention. My own siblings often expressed this to me when I spoke about my past life memories.


I like the way the show focused only on the families and didn't have 'experts' injecting opinions. (Usually when they do this, they have to present both sides of the coin and have someone who is opposed and biased against reincarnation talking about hallucinations or some sort of subliminal expression of things heard as a baby and stored away in the unconscious or something to that degree.) So, I liked the way the program focused on the testimony of family members and how they were coping with it.


Another segment about one of the children not wanting to refer to their current Mother as Mom - rang a bell to me as well. I went through a phase around 5 to 7 were I wouldn't refer to my current parents as "Mom" or "Dad" and only wanted to refer to them by their first names. I didn't realize it at the time but it hurt their feelings a great deal. In hindsight, it was more out of respect for the memories I did walk with of the past life parents. I felt it was disrespecting their memories. I eventually couldn't bear to see the tears well up in my current parents and got through the phase. Years later, my Mom still talked about her hurt feelings from that phase in my childhood.


I loved the focus on the family aspect of it - and felt I witnessed Andrea Leininger (and Bruce) presented their story in a more down to earth way without appearing they were being 'interviewed.' So - I liked their presentation in this production as opposed to others where they seem 'scripted' by an interviewer.


Sincerely,


DKing

I think we have to thank the political types who repealed the media "fairness doctrine" back about 1988. The Fairness Doctrine required both viewpoints had to be treated equally. Also cable channels have more leeway on these matters. It bothers me when a major network like ABC tries to cover a paranormal type story and then has a "skeptic" try to explain it away with a ridiculous explanation.


This is very interesting about your PL memories at age 12. I would like to read more stories like this from older people who had past life memories when they were older than 6 or 7. Maybe start a new blog section here? Maybe Carol or someone else could collect stories and write a book? I have a friend who is older than 70 and had PL memories as an older child. This shows that it's not a new phenomena and not limited to Asia.

I was also touched by the parent who kept the identity of the victim from the twin towers tragedy (her son's former identity) from the public. I was reminded of a thread started here by a relative who lost her sister on 9/11 and the hardship she expressed in accepting the possibility of reincarnation from a producer from A&E who contacted her. . Thread. I have been curious about updates concerning her story. Through an Internet search I found she has written about it on her own site as well - but stopped sharing about the subject the same time she stopped posting here. A very delicate matter. I feel it was a wise choice the parent made to keep the identity of the past life shielded from public view.


Sincerely,


DKing

Unfortunately we don't get the channel....

Hi Carol


Sadly, I missed the show. I hope it hits reruns soon. I would love to see it.


I, too, was contacted by the producer of the show but decided to take a different avenue. My daughter is an adult now and is fine with the memories.


I spent many hours helping Cade's mom discover the identity of the victim and helping her in other ways. I found her to be an amazing woman with her thoughts on two very important things. Those things are helping her child deal with his memories by finding the identity of the victim and not causing the family of the victim any more pain by contacting them or letting anyone know of our findings. I can understand that.


One thing that really touched me was when she told Cade the man's name he got tears in his eyes and said, "See, I told you he was real. I wasn't lying" (or something similar) It seemed to me like just the knowledge of the name was a big part of his healing. There, of course, is more to the story but that is not mine to tell, that is hers to do with it as she wishes.

Did you invite her to join this blog site? I think she will find a lot of support here.

Because I am not a professional I can only share my personal experiences. Finding the victim's name was a bit of detective work, listening to what the child said for my clues. There were hindrances but I am certain he has the proper information now.


I hope to catch the show soon, maybe even online. Maybe my conversations with his mom can give me some insight. We did not discuss his fear of tall buildings.


DKing,


I am sure that the postings of the relative here had something to do with her decision not to reveal the name of the victim. To her it is about her son today, not the victim.

I agree that our goal is to provide information and support to the parents who are helping their children who remember past lives.


There is a wealth of information on the Forum that has been accumulating for almost 15 years. I hope more and more parents come to the Forum and share their own stories, so we can all learn about these memories.

Thank you, Carol, for starting this site. And, thank you Mods for keeping it a safe place to share. I know it is a major reason I still have my sanity after all I have gone through with my eldest daughter.


By helping Cade's mother I was returning the favor, using what I have learned over the years to help her deal with and learn from his journey.

I see they are getting ready to make more episodes of the Bio channel program "Ghost Within My Child". I hope they are not as spooky as the first episode was.

I'd like to see that.


It hasn't been put up on YouTube yet. Which is kinda strange since it seems like practically everything else has, although often only in short segments.


If it does get put up there, and somebody here notices, hopefully they'll let us know.


Philip

There used to be a lot more on YouTube. I think the TV people are cracking down and forcing the clips to be taken down. With the TV audience continuing to shrink as more people watch online, I guess I can't blame them. But I think the internet IS the future of television. Remember when the record companies were trying to have .mp3 banned? It was hurting CD sales. That fight suddenly ended when Steve Jobs decided to use .mp3 for the Ipod.