My granddaughter will be 5 in January and she has made statements about her past life before. About six months ago I was looking for her something to watch on t.v. when she told me to stop on a cooking show. She said she wanted to watch it. I thought it odd so I ask her about it .. She said Oh Nan I use to always watch these cooking shows all the time. About a week later she was in the bedroom with her Aunt and they was standing by the bed folding clothes. She told her Aunt that she use to be a Mommy when she was here before. Her Aunt ask her what else she did when she was here and she told her that she cooked all the time. Her Aunt then asked her what she cooked and she said Oh I cooked everything, I loved to cook. She has been obsessed with helping to cook since she was about 2 yrs. old and she is always wanting to cook something. She wants to watch cooking shows over watching children's programs. She has referred to cooking terms that really was mature for a child of her age. She is very matter of fact with what she says about this stuff .
Granddaughters past life memories
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Ailish
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Welcome Ddot,
Thank you for sharing your granddaughter's story. She sounds like an intersting little girl!
Have you read Carol's book Children's Past Lives? I'd highly recommend it if you haven't. You can read chapter one here.
You may also find the following thread to be of interest:
The Four Signs of Children's Past Life Memory
How can you tell the difference between a child's fantasy and a true past life?
How do I talk with my child when she talks about her Past Life?
Please keep us posted on your little chef!
Ailish
Thank you for sharing your granddaughter's story. She sounds like an intersting little girl!
Have you read Carol's book Children's Past Lives? I'd highly recommend it if you haven't. You can read chapter one here.
You may also find the following thread to be of interest:
The Four Signs of Children's Past Life Memory
How can you tell the difference between a child's fantasy and a true past life?
How do I talk with my child when she talks about her Past Life?
Please keep us posted on your little chef!
Ailish
Hi Ddot,
Rest assured your granddaughter is normal. I think a lot of kids say things like this but they are dismissed as having good imaginations. She's lucky you are listening.
I also think that kids that say things like this are probably really talking about past lives. Especially the kids that say the same things or types of things over and over and also have interests that go along with what they say.
Asking what else she cooked or did was a good question and it is open ended which means there is no yes or no answer to the question. This invites the child to elaborate.
I bought a special journal when my son started talking and wrote down the things he said in it. I believe it will help in the future and it has already helped. Rarely do kids tell the whole story all at once. In fact, I believe they don't even remember it all at once. The journal has helped me to go back when he says something new and see where it fits in with the rest of the story.
Good luck to you.
Vicky
Rest assured your granddaughter is normal. I think a lot of kids say things like this but they are dismissed as having good imaginations. She's lucky you are listening.
I also think that kids that say things like this are probably really talking about past lives. Especially the kids that say the same things or types of things over and over and also have interests that go along with what they say.
Asking what else she cooked or did was a good question and it is open ended which means there is no yes or no answer to the question. This invites the child to elaborate.
I bought a special journal when my son started talking and wrote down the things he said in it. I believe it will help in the future and it has already helped. Rarely do kids tell the whole story all at once. In fact, I believe they don't even remember it all at once. The journal has helped me to go back when he says something new and see where it fits in with the rest of the story.
Good luck to you.
Vicky
Welcome to the forum Ddot,
Your post reminded me of something that happened 14 years ago - when my son was seven. I had gone along on a school field trip with him and 30 of his classmates. At lunch time, the children all sat on the picnic benches eating their lunches. I had finished mine and was just sitting near by .... listening to them talk.
One little boy got up from the table and yelled to his friend at the other end. He said - Come on Brian....let's go play. We have our lives to live all over again."
I was speechless, but smiling from ear to ear. I could hardly believe what I had just heard. Yet , there was no doubt - it was as clear as day.
Your granddaughter is lucky to have you, you're listening. Write it all down for her. She will thank you in the future and you will be glad you did.
Your post reminded me of something that happened 14 years ago - when my son was seven. I had gone along on a school field trip with him and 30 of his classmates. At lunch time, the children all sat on the picnic benches eating their lunches. I had finished mine and was just sitting near by .... listening to them talk.
One little boy got up from the table and yelled to his friend at the other end. He said - Come on Brian....let's go play. We have our lives to live all over again."
I was speechless, but smiling from ear to ear. I could hardly believe what I had just heard. Yet , there was no doubt - it was as clear as day.
Your granddaughter is lucky to have you, you're listening. Write it all down for her. She will thank you in the future and you will be glad you did.
